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Anybody happy with high power Krell?

I've been strongly considering a higher power upgrade to my JRDG 9Ti's. One amp I haven't cosidered has been Krell. I once heard a Krell 600 fbp with a Krell CD player and Wilson Maxx speakers and it drove me from the room. Yet, I'm really intrigued by the thought of all that Class A power. There seem to be some decent used Krells around, and although I take reviews with a grai (or a bushel) of salt, 650 M monos are now "in" at TAS. I'd like to hear from people who are happy with Krell. As an aside, I'm also going to audition the Clayton M200-, another Class A power amp.

Thanks,
David
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These are very rare; 2 versions - KAS-1 and KAS-2. They were the first Krell amps to use the Auto-Bias circuit and could drive anything, including Apogees.

The KAS series amps, to me, sound much better than their current line. The current line of Krell amps are not as tough as they used to be, because the trend in speakers these days in high impedance and easier to drive (ie, Avantgard Horn vs Apogee ribbons).
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