Have you ever heard a Krell KSA 50?Originally Posted by struth
Absolutely unlike ANYTHING approaching any valve amp I have ever heard.
I appreciate I was abrupt but it's total codswallop.
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Have you ever heard a Krell KSA 50?
Absolutely unlike ANYTHING approaching any valve amp I have ever heard.
I appreciate I was abrupt but it's total codswallop.
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Wasn't me who said they sounded the same
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Nope.
Suggested why you thought they could do, though.
Take 40 lashes.
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Nope. I just stated a fact. NerNope.
Suggested why you thought they could do, though.
Take 40 lashes.
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Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
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I've got 3 class A amps here, one valve, two solid state and none of them sound alike.
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TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
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A Krell, or ML, may have some qualities shared with a single ended tube amp. The smoothness is the top, or air around instruments? Similar, I won’t say they are identical. But those similarities end when the bass drum kicks, and the Solid State class A amps kick you in the seat of your pants! Class A amps are such an expensive endeavor, all parts must be overkill, it consumes terrible amounts of power, and runs hot. They are most inefficient and not cost effective, but they are totally worth it! They make and sell these amps for a reason, because they are worth it. This my own humble opinion of course, for what it’s worth.
Good luck with the Levinson, a fine amp indeed!
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Thanks Russell I do indeed think it's a 'fine amp indeed'... so far I can't fault it...
Bev
Mark Levinson N°390s CD Through:Atlas Elektra XLR's To: Mark Levinson N°383 To: Magneplanar .7's
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I think it will be a keeper.
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Can't let you get away with that, Bev. There's something that can be criticised with everything. Every amp has a quirk or personality.
Fess up. It may take another month to really nail it but there will be a quality that isn't so appealing.
It's hi-fi and getting everything is impossible.
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