Best sounding Krell ?
What about Krell build quality? |
Perhaps when the ears are used instead of the eyes, the secrets of the KRELL can truly be realized. "But the Krell forgot one thing! Monsters! Monsters from the id!" Subconscious minds acting out their darkest urges, fueled by the machine's power. The audiophile machine/merry-go-round fuels the subconscious mind to a point where the machine's power amplifies everything. Amplified by the machine, a mere "magic pebble" causes huge impact to the soundstage. One piece of wire sounds radically different from another! A farting flea can be heard across the continent. And the amplified hubris of grown men inevitably draws them into heated arguments to defend the machines they worship! "Don't you see, despite being civilized, this is what ended up destroying the Krell! All we have now are their machines" |
Steve, LOL. Yes - glad you get the picture! It does me good not to be taken too seriously. More seriously - is it true that the Krell do not use Op-amps? Wow that is some serious cost - most line level devices (pre-amps and input stages of power amps) would all use op amps even if they were mounted discretely (no chip packages). That would explain serious cost of a product built that way...Krell build quality! Anyway I doubt they could do this except on their top of the line... |
They put it in a nice chassis and made a monster profit. This is most likely your best selling Bel Canto - admit this. Yes and No. Much as I don't want to jump in and defend high priced items. The reality is that the packaging on most audio gear is the most costly part. Machining nice knobs - a brushed steel fascia with neat details and curves all add significant cost. Veneer and wood work finish is the most expensive part of any audiophile type speaker. This gear is meant to be looked at by a proud owner - and everyone knows the placebo effect - if it looks great then one will be predisposed to expect it to sound great. For example, in a Benchmark DAC1 the front fascia and knob are more expensive individually than the selected critical components that make the sound. Bel Canto products look really nice - a very high quality finish - they also probably sell less volumes than cheaper products and that is probably why they cost so much. It isn't always "monster profits" - high quality furniture with high quality finish costs money even if a chair is still a chair when you sit on it. |
