Aragon versus Krell

There is really not much comparison. The Krells are much better. But, the larger Aragons are still good amps and should be able to drive the B&Ws.

I used an Aragon 8008BB with both B&W N805's and N805Sigs and was very happy. This amp has power to spare and loads of detail. I've never owned a Krell.

Good Luck,

I'm using an Aragon 8008MkII with B&W N803's (both in theater mode and as 2 channel, pre/processor is a Stage One), and the combination is great. I have not compared the Aragon with any Krell amps.

I used an Aragon 4004 MkII with B&W 802's and sold them both as they both seemed to harsh in the upper mids and highs to me...

I agree with Kennyt. The Aragons have a peculiar grain (sounds wiry) in the upper-mid that detracts from tonal colours throughout the mid-range compared with better amps. But the larger B&Ws tend to need the high damping factor of speakers like the Aragon to be fast enough in the bass. The Krells are less easy to categorise as different Krells sound different. But generally you can get better tonal colours and less grain from Krells than the Aragon, and still have that high damping factor.