Krell Moves to new location

"PS: Thanks to all who have "held on" this far!!! 😃”

What choice did they have?

Krell Electronics: High-End Audio & Amplifiers for …

For those who didn't already know this (like me).

So where are all their new products physically located and where are they shipping them from? How come they're not part of the probate process?

@analog_tiffer ,

It's 'OH', not 'O'. Also, it's SPELLCHECKER, not SPELLCHECK.

Also also, there's no need to shout.

I've never had dealings with Krell, but if one were to casually come across these threads pertaining to them, one could get the impression that they care more about selling new product than they care about honoring their repair commitments.

@analog_tiffer ,

1. It was a joke playing on what you responded to.

2. I’m still correct. You wrote ’USE SPELLCHECK’. ​You don’t ’USE SPELLCHECK’. You ’USE SPELLCHECKER’ TO SPELLCHECK. You are referring to a program you are running by that name, not the act of doing it. Also, it’s nice to see you’re using your inside voice. Sometimes a little sense of humor goes a long way around here. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go run around in a room saying really smart things. I bid you a good day.​​​​​

Not hard at all and that's exactly what they should have done.

I don't have a vested interest in the company's status,  just curiosity of proximity as I'm up here in CT. I just sent a message to the Orange Chamber of Commerce.

We'll see if they can offer an any insight...

• I’m not sure if you knew that the president of Krell passed away suddenly in the summer.
• The company closed and the building was sold and bought by another company.
• That company is not allowed to do anything with the building, i.e. lease it out, etc. because the State of CT has a hold on it and its contents.
• No one can enter the building, it’s in the court’s hands.
• State attorneys are handling the situation.
• I spoke with the new owner of the building and he’s gotten many calls from others like you and has all their contact info and will call them when he finds out anything from the state.
• I gave him your name and number so that when things are settled, he can call you.

 

I’m sorry I don’t have better news for you. If I get any new information, I’ll let you know.

 

 

Warm regards,

 

Annemarie Sliby

Executive Director

That’s from the Executive Director of an Economic Development Corp.

Don't know how she got confused with me being a concerned customer and she doesn't have my number, but there ya go. Maybe sheds a little more light as to what's going on.

@roxy54 , +1.

Radio silence on such an important aspect of their business is a dead wrong move.

They're doing irreparable harm to the customer relations aspect of their business. I know there's a ton going on behind the scenes, but a note of reassurance to their repair customers is a very quick and easy thing to attach to their new website.

What makes sense is your astute observations.

Very insightful!

I guess if it comes down to it, you would have to physically go to where your gear is, show proof of ownership and personally retrieve it to get it back. Sure hope for everyone's sake this is all speculation.

@lynn_olson ,

I give up, what's an LEM?

This stuff gives me a headache...

You bring up the good point of who is ultimately responsible for returning everyone’s equipment and where is the money to do it going to come from?

The plot thickens!

Any of you guys hear anything out of Krell  yet?

If you go to their website, they have an update on opening that was updated on the 9th. About 3 — Your Site Title - krell.industries. Gotta hit the one I highlighted or you get a site that looks like Arabic. Update once again tells you absolutely nothing that hasn’t been said before, but allegedly it has new e-mail addresses for everything.

It is just flat out stupid and senseless business wise to have not specifically addressed this. 

You're welcome.

It simply boggles my mind that they haven't uttered a peep about the status of everyone's gear in for repair or that it's even a concern. As was stated previously, irreparable damage.

@devinplombier ,

Ah, thanks.

Oh, my...

Whose paying the rent on the building where everyone's gear is stored?

@piebaldpython ,

At this point, yeah, pretty much. Hope not for the guys who've got gear there, but right now it doesn't look promising. 

If you go to Orange, CT. to check out their 'new' facility, go to the Pez factory.

It's the sole one and where all the world's Pez is made.

Pretty sure he meant 'paramount', and not like an extinct Eastern cougar.

I don't know much about Conn., but leaving Florida to go to any northern state is real dedication "in my book."

@bulldogger ,

Take it from someone extremely familiar with both states, bluntly-

Florida is a sh*thole compared to Connecticut.

In retrospect, my Florida comment was too blunt and too harsh.

Florida, particularly the northern part, actually has a lot of pretty cool things to see and do. I happened to write that when I was still angry about having to deal, long distance, with yet another dishonest, incompetent company down there. Unfortunately in my experience, that's more the rule than the exception. I spend part of my time down there because I have unseverable ties to one particular area.

I should have said, between the two states, I'll take Connecticut every time.

For me personally, it's better by every measure. In Florida, everyone has to habitually spread poison on their yards in their ever continuing battle with fire ants. Then there's rattlesnakes, black widows, brown recluse spiders, armadillo's tearing up your lawn,  mosquitos, Palmetto bugs, poisonous caterpillars, etc. etc.

The air is so humid and thick, it's like someone already breathed it in before you. The water is undrinkable unless your house has an elaborate filtration system, the soil is so poor if you want to plant something you have to dig a big hole, get rid of what passes for dirt down there, and buy dirt to fill the hole you just dig. The heat is unbearable, so forget any extended outdoor activities most of the year. There's no change of seasons, so everything looks pretty much the same year round. You get this instead- soul crushingly hot and still too hot. It's nice for about a month. Storms and heat just keep getting more severe, and anytime a few shingles get blown off someone's house anywhere in the state, my insurance goes up. Wages are chronically  low, yet gas and groceries are more expensive. My auto insurance is ridiculous because I apparently have to subsidize all the horrendous drivers and high percentage of uninsured vehicles bumping into each other. I could go on, but I bet few of you have read this far.

Suffice it to say Connecticut, as well as the rest of New England has that beat in every way. Natural beauty, the magic of the ever changing landscape of the seasons, simply spectacular. The air is better, the water is purer, the soil can actually sustain life. Wages are high as this is a very wealthy state. For me personally, the quality of life is better in every way. Restaurants, parks, beaches right there, mountains a half days drive, a Broadway show two hours west, historic Boston an hour north. Beautiful colonial hamlets, history everywhere you go. Ok, Im done. Could go on and on. If you live in Florida and love it, I think that's great. It's simply not for me.