FPB X amps were my favorite of all the Krell amps I owned from '93. The 750's I had were dynamic, never sounded strained; had fantastic bass control and the improvement Krell made in this amp over the earlier versions was a more refined midrange and high end. Try them! I brought home an earlier Rowland 7 that was rated at 350 watts/ch and it had trouble controlling my B&W801's woofers. Granted Jeff has improved his amps, but based on the above comments, it sounds like not enough.
Krell Full Power Balanced FPB X vs. Rowland
I'm curious about what people think about the latest Krell X series amps, such as the 450Mcx monoblocks, against the latest Rowland 300 series amps, the Model 302 in particular.
Currently I'm driving a pair of Krell Resolution 1 speakers with an old Krell KSA-100 Mk II amp and an Aragon Soundstage preamp. The setup sounds nice but the speakers definitely need more juice, the bass and mid-bass are lacking. So I'm looking into 300 watts or more to drive these units.
I've read that the Rowland 302 lacks bass to some extent but is great in all other areas. The Krell X series is reputed to deliver loads of bass and at the same time sound much warmer than the previous generations of Krell amps. Anyone have any firsthand experience with these amps?
Other models I'm considering are the Gryphon Encore and the Lamm hybrid amps. What do you all think about these?
Currently I'm driving a pair of Krell Resolution 1 speakers with an old Krell KSA-100 Mk II amp and an Aragon Soundstage preamp. The setup sounds nice but the speakers definitely need more juice, the bass and mid-bass are lacking. So I'm looking into 300 watts or more to drive these units.
I've read that the Rowland 302 lacks bass to some extent but is great in all other areas. The Krell X series is reputed to deliver loads of bass and at the same time sound much warmer than the previous generations of Krell amps. Anyone have any firsthand experience with these amps?
Other models I'm considering are the Gryphon Encore and the Lamm hybrid amps. What do you all think about these?