JC-1 finicky? That's funny. The JC-1 in my experience is the reference for all amps to be judged, providing seemingly unlimited power to any load.(while doubling as a room heater in the wintertime) That being said, the Krell may have machined aluminum parts and a sexy case, but for me personally I'm gonna recomend the JC-1's. You just can't beat the value there. Nobody has ever accused the JC-1's as being harsh, but from the Krell's I do hear it from time to time. (I'm in the biz, and I hear it from customers) JC-1's are tuned slightly sweet as John Curl would say, and I would tend to agree.
