No way of comparing these next to one another. looking at posibly up grading my amps to make my C5 sing there hearts out. Basically looking at Mcintosh (MC402 or MC501), Krell (no idea of model - sugestions appreciated) or Pass X250.5.
I've had some great McIntosh auditions lately... The MC402 + C2300 heard at Audio Lab, Harvard Square MA, made the Gallo 3.1 that I recently bought (still being delieverd, can't wait) come alive with amazing authority, dynamics and control. Very musical sound, and I really wish I had the $13k or so to afford the pair.
I haven't the new pass .5 series, but I think the McIntosh would match really well with Dynaudio. I used to own the S1.4s, so I'm pretty familliar with the Dyns.
What about a Plinius Ref amp....never heard them but I can get them here (Australia) alot easier than Pass and Mcintosh. By all accountsd they mate well with the Dynaudios.
Well I don't know about Pass and Mac sstate but in my humble opinion regardless of preconcieved ideas lurking around here I think that the latest Krell EVO gear is outstanding. Very smooth and transparent with excellent musicality. I strongly prefer my Krell EVO 302 amp(list $10500) to the Dart amp now priced somewhere over 20k. I owned the Dart for about a year and I find that it exceeds the Krell in no area that I can find. Also had the Mac MC275. Simply not in the same league. As always your MMV. Until you've heard the latest Krell in your home you shouldn't comment.
Atma-Sphere's MA-1 and M60s are a very good match with Dynaudio speakers.
4425 perhaps the extra watts per channel is what your speakers needed using the Krell 302 at 300 wpc into 8 ohms. People are fools to buy Dartzeel when they could have a Krell 302 for less then half the price....
I'm using the Krell amp with Kharma 3.2's which most people not familiar with the latest Krell would think is a questionable match. It sounds really really good and I've owned an embarrassing amt. of gear over the years to include many big names. Consider that you can buy an as new Krell 402 on agon right now for under 8k. That's crazy imo.
Ive run Pass x.5 amp into my C4s and presently running a mc402 into them..The Mac falls short IMO compared to the Pass amp .The presentaion is darker and less detailed.I would step up to a x350.5 with your C5s
Audiofeil, you are a Pass Labs dealer, so you should not be criticizing Krell without disclosing that. If you continue to send me childish unpleasant personal emails, that will also reflect on your character, and you should not expect them to remain private.
I really like both Pass and Krell. I agree that Krell stuff is much better than people bang on. I have never been impressed with McIntosh and actually cannot believe people actually buy the stuff. It sounds in my experiences no better than a receiver. Krell and Pass are my two favorite SS amps. Pass gets the nod for musicality and Krell the nod for bass extension, control and slam. Both are very musical and have amazing bass, just one beats the other slightly as mentioned. If you need power, try Krell, if you dont need as much try Pass. Both are outstanding.
Audiofeil, your response is disingenuous. Since this thread is comparing Krell with Pass among others, you clearly have a horse in this race. In your opinion, it's unethical to say good things about Pass without a disclosure, but OK to trash Krell?
Having made a career yourself impugning the character of others, you should know better.
Personally, I went with Pass, but Krell was a very close second, and I have not heard the new "e" line.
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