Krell F.B.I.


Krell will apparently introduce new integrated amp.
Here is first pic from Chinese hifi show
http://www.aaa-audio.com/hi-fi-show/002%20(18).jpg

Opinion and Comments!
branimir
I have seen it and heard it - it's real.

I am a US ex-pat living and working in Shanghai. Excel Hi-Fi is Krell's Hong Kong based distributor. This past Saturday I became the very first vistor to their new Shanghai showroom. They had it set up in their main 2 channel listening room. When I inquired what it was they told me it was a new integrated from Krell not even available yet. They hooked it up for me for a listen paired with a Meridian front end and Egglestonworks Rosa loudspeakers. I heard it cold and didn't have time for a proper audition, but my first reaction was pretty good. Tight, powerful, classic Krell sound. It also looks very impressive in person. BIG. I am going back this saturday - hopefully I can spend some more time with it. I am looking to add more power for my own Rosa loudspeakers. I am currently driving them with a Mark Levinson 383. The sound is decent, but could definitely use more power in my large listening room.
New infos from CES:
Price $16500
Power 2x300W 8ohms(600w-4ohms)
Balanced,Cast and SE inputs
Black or Silver finish
17.3W x 10.3H x 20.5D
Really something different then KAV400xi....
Some people like Art Deco, while other prefer french Provincal, which of them are wrong porziob??? Personally I like real Arts and Crafts, shortly after the William Morris influence began on American designers and builders...
I'm with Nrchy. I bet it's over 20k. It would be a conversation piece for sure.

Cheers
The series Krell began showing last year (evolution?) looks a lot like the FBI unit. Their gear keeps getting better and better, but the sticker is too much for most of us...
The face looks like a bank vault door...the rest looks old school Krell.

Dave