I believe the 6 chassis balanced unit was called the KRS and was in the $8000 range. The 3 chassis unit (power supply transformer was the third piece so you can separate from phono section) was the KRS-2 which sold for about
$4500 in 1987. Stereophile writers loved it, for whatever that's worth to you.
It probably was the first preamp with a really neutral line stage. It's contemporaries were so colored, they provided inspiration for the passive line drives of that period, which had their own serious problems. As previously noted, the phono section is excellent.
One obsolete feature, however, is the CD input. Players were so bad in that period that the KRS-2 routed the CD input through an adjustable phase correcting filter. Krell provided settings for various makes of players in their owners manual. You should use the aux input with todays CD players for flat response.
$4500 in 1987. Stereophile writers loved it, for whatever that's worth to you.
It probably was the first preamp with a really neutral line stage. It's contemporaries were so colored, they provided inspiration for the passive line drives of that period, which had their own serious problems. As previously noted, the phono section is excellent.
One obsolete feature, however, is the CD input. Players were so bad in that period that the KRS-2 routed the CD input through an adjustable phase correcting filter. Krell provided settings for various makes of players in their owners manual. You should use the aux input with todays CD players for flat response.