Krell primer?

I own a Fpb600 that has served me very well, not a single problem for almost ten years. Before that I had KAV series amps, but they were nowhere near the 600. Subjectively I even wonder if it sounds better over time (but this may be due to various accumulated tweaks). I especially like the layered deep soundscape with several things going on at the same time. A separate mains line is very much worth it. Also, the Aesthetix Io with volume, direct (balanced) to the Krell, is a great match, much better than with the KAV preamp I had.

I use the following Krell amps with great success: 2 pair of KSA 250 & 1 pair of MDA 300s. They sound great with Signal Cable Silver Resolutions interconnects, Ultra Speaker cables & power cords. I like the KSA series better than the FPB series. I do like the EVO series. You can always count on the KSAs to bring you themusic. Now I'm using thr ARC REF 3 preamp, Legacy Helix speakers, and the PS Audio Perfect Wave DAC and transport along with the Power Plant Premeir. They do heat up the house a bit. Even if you have to rebuild the amps the KSAs are a great buy as you would have to spend lots of $$$$s to get better sound . As for the sound, very liquid, nuetral, and of course solid. I don"t think you"d regret the puchase.

Hello All. Is the KSA-250 fully balanced from input through output?

Many Thanks!

I have been using a Krell FPB 300cx in my Main System since early 2003 and have never found a reason to "upgrade," if that is even the proper word. The amp has never even had a hiccup, much less given me a problem; sounds excellent on all types of music; and is very powerful, provides deep, taut bass, is full-bodied and sweet musically; Plays well with diverse pre's and cables. The speaker terminals are the best in the biz -- big wing nuts easy to use and providing tight connections.

Does run a bit on warm side so you need to give it room on top. Only other downsides are that it,(i) provides only balanced inputs, so I have has to use adapters because my Wyetech Opal pre has only RCA outputs (Cardas and BAT make excellent ones) and (ii)has a captive PC so you cannot experiment, of course with no assurance you would do any better. I run it through an Audience AR6 conditioner and it sounds grand.

As they say in the infomercial: Set it and forget it!

Neal

Hi guys
I have a KSA freshly recapped a year ago and was using it mostly on the lows but find I could use more power.
I am looking for a FPB 600(non c)and sell/trade 250

or
can a KSA 250 be put into monoblocks(at what cost)-there is some for sale now but they have never been serviced and at $2300 plus service/change to mono,I dont know if it is worth it.Love the Krell bass though.