Krell Evo 600 issues/replacement advice
this morning one of the amps kept tripping it self off after the red light on the front glowed for around 5 seconds. I checked all the connections and tried again. This time the red light stayed lit, so I pushed the power button on the front. The light turned to flashing blue (as it the norm) then the light went completely dark. I played some music, and the amp is functioning without issue, other than the light ring around the power button being dark.
I sent off an email to Krell to get some assistance/arrange to send them in for service and discovered their factory is closed with no prognosis for opening. So, I could be living on borrowed time...
I’ve had the amps for 10 years and really like them, but their power consumption while off/standby (red light around the power button lit) is pretty high. If I’m away from home for a day or two I usually turn them of from the back. That’s a minor inconvenience, but still an inconvenience.
I’ve had several dealers tell me their performance is still in the upper ecelons, but there are better options available, so I guess my upgrade journey might not be complete after all. MBL Noble, Gryphon and Krell Solo 575 XD were mentioned as replacement candidates.
There are a couple sets of Momentum 300 mono amps advertised here and on US Audiomart, but a dealer told me that I should get Momentum 400s instead.
Has anybody had the opportunity to compare the Momentum 300s and 400s, or have any recommendations on other mono amps to,consider if I have to replace the Evo 600s?
Thanks
Mitch
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I have heard Boulder amps. While they are not as smoothed over as the new Krell XD stuff, they do still have just a tiny bit of the lush coloration that is typical in some of these bipolar Class A amps. The EVO 600 is still more neutral and uncolored (some people don't like Krell). No wrong answer here because it's all about personal taste. |
Hello everybody, I have a new pair kef reference 5 meta and paired them with evolution 400,s and can,t imagine it any better ..I wanted the krells because -they are the last designs by Mr Dan before he went on his own and the performance is as good as its gets my option . smooth wide open sound stage non fatiguing
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Hi, I have the same thing with my evo 302... What was the solution for your problem? Best regards Marko |
@artcam I would say that most likely Dave Goodman designed your amp, he designed more krell amps than Dan did. |
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