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Krell Restoration

Want to restore my FPB-200. Works fine, but must repair my 802s and thought I should have the Krell caps checked out and replaced as needed. It's been 15 years of hard use. Should I send it to Krell, or use a local, highly regarded specialist located near me on the West Coast? Got the Krell carton, but shipping could be deadly. Any experience with third party repair?
dderham1948
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ct0517
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Appreciate the comments Audiolabyrinth

I don't like open questions so I asked Patrick at Krell about the impedance load wpc power ratings above 8 ohms.

Hi Chris,
This is a question I do not get asked too often so I am not quite as knowledgeable in this area. I do know that if the load of the speaker goes up then indeed the power output of the amplifier does indeed go down so your figures below are accurate (in this case 600wpc @ 8, 300wpc @ 16 etc).
Hope this helps.
Patrick
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audiolabyrinth
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Ct0517, yes, If patrick does not know an answer, he will get it from from tech or engnr, patrick has been a joy to work with and talk to concerning my amp, cheers.
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sabciu
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dderham1948, I know this thread is over 4 years old now, but I figured I would reach out and see if you ebr had your Krells Re-Capped? Who did it? Was it worth it?

I just picked up 2 of the Krell FPB-250Mc Monoblocks that I am looking to see what it would cost to recap in the not too distant future!

Tks!
aquamax
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Older FPB-200 and KCT-3 were re-caped by Krell.Sounded wonderful.  New caps are faster, cleaner, and quieter.
Big threat is a Large cap cracking and meltdown ruining your circuit board.
Upgraded to KCT and 400cx.  KCT was re-caped by Steven Leckrone (no one better).  Too difficult for Krell.
Have not looked at this thread in years.
Have a new Krell Illusion ($16,550) for $8300.

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