Don't be fooled by different amp designs. Some Class A amps sound terrible, some Class AB sound wonderful. Those are not the only designs out there. And there are a lot of variations to those designs. You need to listen to specific amps in your system to determine what you like.
What is very important is the matching of the amp to the upstream and downstream components. The amp MUST have a sufficiently high input impedance to allow the preamp to drive it. Give yourself a chance to upgrade to a high output impedance tube preamp if you want.
The amp must be stable into the bizarre loads presented to it by the speakers. Give yourself a chance to change speakers without creating an issue with speaker matching.
Good amps will have high input impedance and run stable into a very wide range of resistive, inductive and capacitative loads.
Not trying to start a flame war, but I personally don't think the Krell is a particularly good amp, certainly nothing to write home about. IMO, certain speakers might sound OK, but the speakers have to cover the Krell's shortcomings. Just my opinion. YMMV.
What is very important is the matching of the amp to the upstream and downstream components. The amp MUST have a sufficiently high input impedance to allow the preamp to drive it. Give yourself a chance to upgrade to a high output impedance tube preamp if you want.
The amp must be stable into the bizarre loads presented to it by the speakers. Give yourself a chance to change speakers without creating an issue with speaker matching.
Good amps will have high input impedance and run stable into a very wide range of resistive, inductive and capacitative loads.
Not trying to start a flame war, but I personally don't think the Krell is a particularly good amp, certainly nothing to write home about. IMO, certain speakers might sound OK, but the speakers have to cover the Krell's shortcomings. Just my opinion. YMMV.