Best Class A amp with SLAM

Maybe I should have kept them and had them recapped. They were almost 25 years old and it was time for a change. As far as speakers go, I have Wilson Maxx II's and am amazed each and everytime I listen to them. As far as amps go, the Pass Labs are smoother and I'm not in to only slam, but I do miss that attribute of the Krells. My X100.5's will suffice for now. They're great amps. As I said, perhaps I'm remembering the Krell's through rose textured ears.

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...ditto what Map said.
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"why did you sell them if you were pleased with them"

Isn't that what audiophiles do? IE get rid of stuff that already sounds good in hope of getting something better? :-)

OR sometimes of course things just break or need service to perform well again and people just decide to move on. Audiophiles are picky listeners and when the sound seems to change for the worse, even slightly, it can be very hard to figure out why and easier to just move on. It's an in-exact science in many ways.

The ability to weld and sound sweet are not necessarily mutual qualities!

If the Krells were working for you how about find another set??

Sounds like you would be happier with new speakers, not new amps. Smaller woofers = quicker bass = slam……

Have been to a lot of live venues and never heard much slam.

Same thought as Unsound, why did you sell them if you were pleased with them?

Clayton M300 monos. 300wpc into 8 ohms, 600 wpc into 4 ohms, all in class A. With latest power supply upgrade, these seemingly never run out of steam. Can't say how they compare to Krell, and if slam only is your goal you should probably go back to Krell, but for the texture, naturalness and dimensionality that good class A can provide, as well as tons of power to drive a pair of Aerials, I have found these suit me well.

Why did you sell the Krells then? Those were amongst my all time favorite amps.

Maybe more powerful than what you are looking for, but I'm extremely happy with my Symphonic Line Kraft 250 monos. Big transformer plus big capacitance means big current available to fuel big dynamics, even on inefficient speakers like my Salon 2s. Fast as hell too!

accuphase

I actually have the XA100.5's. They're really good, but seem to not have that slam the Krells had. Perhaps I'm remembering them better than they were.

Pass Labs XA100.5 or XA160.5