Lamm M2.2 instead Krell EVO 302


Hello!

My current set up consists of Wadia 581 SE, ARC L26 preamp, Krell EVO 302 power amp and B&W 802d loudspeakers (biwired). All wiring is silver made, Sumic Audio from Croatia. I somehow have a feeling that B&W 802d are power hungry and that Krell EVO 302 cannot drive them sufficiently unless listen on higher volumes. Therefore, I am considering to replace the power amp with Lamm M2.2 monoblocks. Do you think it is a good idea?
I LISTEN to all kind of music, but jazz and r'n'r are "my favorite things" :)
Thank you in advance for opinions!
makedonac

Showing 1 response by branimir

My good friend own setup similar to yours: B&W 802D, Krell EVO402, ARC REF3 and Ayre C-5xe. All Audioquest cables. He replaced ML335 with Krell EVO402 and results were much better. I agree fully with David crossover on 802D seems to really sucks the power up...
About Lamm M2.2-nice sounding amp but, also less powerfull then your EVO302. If you feel that EVO302 is not up to the task you will need to DOUBLE the power.

Just one thing-you said the you feel that there is not enough power at low level listening(if I am not wrong?)? That is more specific speaker problem(not enough low level dynamics and reslolution) then amp problem IMHO.