What's Wrong With the Krell Kav 300 Cd Player??

My opinion is that the KAV-300CD wasn't particularly noteworthy in the first place, and time hasn't improved it's standing. I listened to one in my system for a couple weeks and was thoroughly unimpressed, especially given it's retail price. At $1000, it's nicely built and, especially if you like the look or have other Krell gear from the same line, looks nice as well, but I'm sure you can get at least as good performance and likely better for the same price.

I'd disagree with Abstract7's assessment of the complete KAV line on at least (and possibly only) one point - the KAV-250a is an excellent 2-channel amp, IMO, especially at the used price you can readily get it for right now. It's gotten many rave reviews. I'm certain that Krell's costlier amps exceed it in many ways (including price), but if you like the Krell sound and need the current, but don't want to deal with space heaters in your listening room, I wouldn't hesitate to go with it as an amp. I've been tempted to try one of the bigger pure class-A Krells, but I just think I'd hate all the heat generated, etc. Many of the other KAV series components have been, as Abstract7 indicates, reported to be less than exemplary, and most of the discontinued models can be had for a big discount, though they're still not particularly tempting. -Kirk