Thoughts on Krell FPB series? 600 in particular.

One has to be careful when justifying the cost to performance difference.
I mean that going from a ksa 250 to a fpb600 is not only a big step in amp output but also a different sound.
But going from a fpb 600/c to a evolution 600 is not a apples n oranges of a difference but the cost factor soon kicks in.

I had a Krell FPB300 many years ago and thought it was a sweet sounding amp with a warm, if not slightly dark tonality. It sounded a tad grainy when compared to my Rowland 8TiHC.

While researching new Krell amps recently, I often hear that the cx and mcx series of amps are some of the best of that generation. More extended in the highs, but still the same dynamics and bass slam.

@Audiolabyrinth, you will likely get Evo internals in your 700cx (that's what a Krell dealer recently told me). I recently had the 900e monos and they were dead silent, totally neutral, extended at both ends and with the typical dynamics and control Krell amps are known for. The sound is a little leaner than what I remember of my FPB300, and just a shade leaner than my Rowland, but still a great sounding amp that could drive any speaker.

Fox -600 if your playing it load you need a 30 amp. I told my electrician I want a thirty. I pop it the first day and had him come back and put in a thirty.it was one of those 30 year olds that knows everything.

Krell is a great match for Thiels. I had a recently re-capped FPB 300 matched with Thiel 2.4's and was very pleased with how the Krell took over those 2.4's. Pronounced bass, good separation, just absolute control of the speaker. The 300 wasn't quite enough for the extremely demanding cs5's, but I really think you would be in good shape with the FPB 300 and the 3/6's, as they have a tough load, but not approching the cs5's.
I sold the Krell & replaced it with a CAT 600.2, a beast with 1200 wpc into 4 ohms; it brought out the bass, but doesn't have the defined middle and highs of the Krell.
Just my experience!

Michael,

IN connection with your Krell re-capping, was this done by Krell? What effect -- pro or con- on the amp's sound did the recap have?

Thanks,

Neal