Krell Moves to new location

@hgeifman 

Hopefully you're jesting with that AI hallucination.

Why on earth would that Buehler guy provide detailed updates to hgeifman but not to the company's own customers like a normal person would?

Chances are some small-time investment fund is buying the Krell name and trademarks as we speak, and brainstorming a relaunch. What will future Krell gear look like?

a. Home theater components made in Cambodia to avoid Chinese tariffs and sold by Best Buy and Costco, or

b. Legend revival - a modern-day KSA-250 with $2,500 worth of WBT binding posts, a platinum-veneered front fascia and a $65,000 sticker

Such a load of mealy-mouthed, condescending tripe. What a train wreck. Has anyone sued to get their gear back yet?

Assuming the principals even intend to resume business in its current form.

The Buelher character blames Krell’s prolonged closure on some judicial process and claims the court’s permission is necessary to reopen the doors (and start returning gear to owners).

Usually probate courts aim to maintain the value of assets winding their way through the process. For instance, if the asset were a chicken farm, the court would allow the chickens to be fed, the eggs collected, etc. all actions necessary to maintain the asset value of the business.

But here, we have Krell allegedly being kept under court-ordered closure, allegedly forbidden to get anything into or out of its premises, ensuring its income is reduced to zero and severely jeopardizing its value as an ongoing concern. Makes sense.

OK folks, please take the following with a grain of a kilo of salt.

I just bought a vintage Krell from a guy who works in the industry. We got to talking gear and shooting the breeze, and at some point I said good thing I can fix that Krell myself if it needs fixing, what with Krell being out of business and all. He said that's not the case, he knows folks at Krell and Krell is not out of business.

He was not interested in elaborating so I left it at that... No warranties expressed or implied.

who is ultimately responsible for returning everyone’s equipment and where is the money to do it going to come from?

Owners will likely receive a freight bill payable upfront.

Another unexplored item is Krell's board and who sits on it

Notorious offenders include Apple, Tesla, and Krell. None of them makes cheap throwaway stuff. Not Krell and Tesla, anyway.

The main point is that you and I should decide what we do with our stuff, not a manufacturer we paid in full for the product we own.

if Krell would release their service schematics to third party technicians, servicing Krell products would not be an issue. 

Absolutely, one hundred percent. It is time Right to Repair laws are passed in all states to give folks back the control over how and where to have their gear maintained - gear they paid for and own. It is time rogue companies are put back in their place.

@willywonka I see your point, but that essentially makes you a Harman / Bose customer

Maybe it's time for yall who've got gear held up hostage to start shaming Wm. Buelher on his personal social accounts. Get the grandkids and their friends to do it, whatever. Just sayin

Gotta hit the one I highlighted or you get a site that looks like Arabic.

That was Thai.

Unfortunately, our old domain, krellhifi.com, and related emails have been hijacked, and are no longer under our control.

If Krell had paid the $25 domain renewal fee maybe it would still be under their control? Also, whoever owns the domain name now is probably more than happy to sell it back for a fee, since that's the business they're in - selling domain names. But, no; instead:

Remedies are being pursued.

Hahaha sure

I just hope folks get their gear back soon.

@hgeifman don't forget this part:

Also involved, perhaps as an adviser to Kristofer, is Steven Javaherian, Krell dealer and proprietor of Florida–based dealership High Performance Stereo. In November, Javaherian set up a Connecticut limited-liability corporation (LLC) called Krell Audio.

JF Bricking has lost the battle for controlling ownership.

I think it's JF Bicking, but considering what they've done to Krell JF Bricking seems perfectly appropriate 😂🤣

Assuming the Delaware Probate Court makes a decision allowing Krell to re-open

@hgeifman do you have it on good authority that Krell was shut down by court order in the first place?

@piebaldpython I'm confused. The facebook posting @bulldogger shared may look dodgy as heck with all the smileys and caps and exclamation points, but absolutely nothing in it suggests that that Willie Barnett person is setting up an indie repair shop rather than a factory service department. To the contrary. Sorry if I missed something.

It was @piebaldpython who suggested that Willie Barnett was setting up an indie repair shop as Krell is being taken apart.

I merely pointed out that nothing in his post suggested that. In fact he was directing folks to contact the putative new owner of Krell, Steven Javaherian, about getting their gear fixed and returned to them.

I don’t believe Steven Javaherian has a website

His business does

That website smells like death. So that's it then, the end of the road for Krell?

Let's hear it from the folks who had equipment sequestered at Krell. Has it been repaired / serviced and shipped back to you?

The dog ate the trust.

If you don't like taxes, consider Washington (no income tax) or Oregon (no sales tax).

The two states are separated by the Columbia River. 

If you live north of the river and shop south of it, it's a win-win, tax-wise.

Requiem for Krell. They made stellar, world-class gear in the 1980s and 1990s.

RIP

@invalid 

has Krell started manufacturing yet, and are they reestablishing a dealer network?

@bulldogger is looking for that information. He is going to let is know as soon as he finds out.

Facebook, sure! When you're a manufacturer of high-end audio equipment, that's where the action is. Definitely.

What's Krell's official website again @bulldogger ?

also, @bulldogger purchased, I quote, "a used Krell KSA-i400 from High Performance Stereo, Steve’s other business, today. It’s at the Krell factory."

High Performance Stereo is in Miami. Krell is in Connecticut. Does that mean High Performance Stereo is selling used gear out of the Krell factory?

I just interpret the signs as they appear. Taken together, they don’t paint a pretty picture, I am sorry.

If I had to hazard a guess, I’d say that if Krell ever resumes production it will start remaking old icons like KSA-100, decked out in audiophile wire, RCA connectors and $300 binding posts, and sell them for $25,000 or $30,000. They still own all the schematics and gerbers (one hopes), so restarting small-batch production is an absolute no-brainer (ie it really takes no brains at all). All the IP was buttoned down 45 years ago.

By the way, to anyone's knowledge, has Dan d'Agostino ever publicly commented on this whole dumpster fire? It must chafe to see what happened to his once-revered company.