Not a big fan of Krell, but the bass on those amplifiers rule no question. We ran a real muddy pair of Kef Reference Model 2's with a small Krell amp. That amp did wonders for the bottom end of a pair of speakers that used a crappy bandpass configuration with very poor bass drivers to begin with.
If money is no object, Ill vote Krell as #1.
A very close 2nd for 100% total bass control would be the Aragon Palladium's(not the 8008BB). For pennies on the dollar your getting 99% of the Krell's bass performance for less to alot less money.
Parasound alos makes SS amps with killer low end punch and detail. Ill put them in the top 5 category.
A few others I think are worth mentioning are Pass Labs and Linn.
Linn makes a killer pair of super efficient monoblocks that are just awesome sounding from top to bottom with no weaknesses.
Pass labs may be the most "refined" sounding of em all, could be a bit too refined for some people though. I have heard a pair of x600's powering a pair of Revel Sub 15's through a custom external xover.The monitors were powered by a pair of MAC 2102 tube monoblocks to a pair of Aerial 5B's. I was completely blown away is all Ill say no matter what disc I put in the CDP(BAT VK-D5). This guy had his room dialed in too. It was awesome.
If money is no object, Ill vote Krell as #1.
A very close 2nd for 100% total bass control would be the Aragon Palladium's(not the 8008BB). For pennies on the dollar your getting 99% of the Krell's bass performance for less to alot less money.
Parasound alos makes SS amps with killer low end punch and detail. Ill put them in the top 5 category.
A few others I think are worth mentioning are Pass Labs and Linn.
Linn makes a killer pair of super efficient monoblocks that are just awesome sounding from top to bottom with no weaknesses.
Pass labs may be the most "refined" sounding of em all, could be a bit too refined for some people though. I have heard a pair of x600's powering a pair of Revel Sub 15's through a custom external xover.The monitors were powered by a pair of MAC 2102 tube monoblocks to a pair of Aerial 5B's. I was completely blown away is all Ill say no matter what disc I put in the CDP(BAT VK-D5). This guy had his room dialed in too. It was awesome.