Krell KAV-280p/KAV-2250 pre-/power amplifier

摘要

There is no single supplier that owns the high end, or even a small group of suppliers of whom the same could be said. The audiophile community tends to prize individuality, and often looks for components with a particular personality, which on the whole is not something that mainstream products have in abundance. This said, the one high-end name that always comes up in discussion with almost monotonous regularity is Krell. Such is Krell's ubiquity at this end of the market that this in itself has for some become a matter of criticism, almost as though by aiming and often hitting that sweet-spot beloved of audiophiles, it necessarily cannot be regarded as being entirely credible. My personal take on this matter is that Krell started on a high note with its original amplifiers, the KSA-50 and KSA-100 in particular, and then went through a dip in subsequent product generations before recovering in style with classic products like the (now sadly discontinued) KPS-25 - which is one of the finest CD players ever developed as well as being a world class pre-amplifier - and of course the FPB series of heavyweight power amplifiers.