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Any merits of getting a Krell FPB 200 C with my existing KRC

Hi just wondering about the merits of upgrading my old KSA 200 S to a FPB 200 C but matching it with my old KRC - the current KCT is just too costly. Are there any merits to getting the Cast tchnology for the FPB 200 C when my preamp doesn't support it?

My other option is to plonk dowwnwards and trade in the KSA 200 S and the KRC for an integrated KAV 300iL - will I expeience a significant drop in sound quality that I'm used to?

Speakers are Acoustic Energy AE 1's which could be a tad bright.

Any feedback much appreciated.
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lev335
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Two very good points made above. I would say go for the cast version. This is your hobby and you just like me and every other nut out there is always going to upgrade. So I say get the best you can get for the money and build your upgrades around that. Yes there is a diffrence between the ksas and the fpbs the fpbs sound much much better. I had a ksa 150 which was a nice amp. Then I had a Levinson 331 Another nice amp Then I went to a Levinson 335 one of the best amps I have ever heard Now I have a Krell Fpb 200c and that is one of the best amps I have ever heard. Not as layered as the levinson but it sounds great. The Levinson had more space between musicians than the krell but the krell brings the music in your home.
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