Krell Intergrateds..how come nobody likes em?

If the Pentagon built power amps they would look and sound like Krell.
I had a KAV 300i for awhile. Never fed it anything over 40 Hz and it did O.K. Seemed like cheap junk to me. Macho wrapping around a cheap, flimsy build quality. I think Krell is the penultimate reviewer sell up. There have to be 40 better choices out there.

Pricing is not always commensurate with quality. Many high end audio brands ride their reputations with the support of the magazines and the blind allegiance of the uninformed. In my experience many of the better deals in new equipment come from companies that have yet to achieve reviewer sanction.
For my part, I feel that Krell is masquerading.