I fail to read anything negative about the KSA 100, aside from the weight of course - but who’d buy one to use as a portable headphone amp?
So, tell me about your Krell. Why on earth should I buy one?
Thanks!
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Talk to me about the Krell KSA 100
I fail to read anything negative about the KSA 100, aside from the weight of course - but who’d buy one to use as a portable headphone amp?
So, tell me about your Krell. Why on earth should I buy one?
Thanks!
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I have an agreed sale of one from a member of this parish, though I can’t pick it up yet for obvious reasons. Been doing a fair bit of research and there does appear to be little criticism about. I plan on going through the amp and recapping it, should be good for another 30 years then.��
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great build quality so dont see why not if looked after.. can only go up in value too
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Visiting civilians will think you are insane.
On the negative side they weigh a ton.
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On the positive side any burglars will probably put it straight back down if they try to lift it and just look for your phone, laptop and car keys.
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My opinion is and will allways be " If it's heavy it's Good "
Made from huge transformers ,heat sink's ,Caps etc
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This is mine on the inside:
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Nice. I love the heatsinks on the capacitors and inside the fan cowls; that's attention to detail.
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That's a mark 2 so the fans blow upwards, not down as in the mark 1. Puts out 650 watts of heat through the top vents so also functions as a fan heater.
On the really hot days in summer I had to swap it out of the system as it was just too much.
I still think the later 'S' series are better amplifiers, from a strictly hi-fi angle, but that's a minority view amongst the Krell cognoscenti. Much harder to find a 'S' in Europe though.
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Is this a different model ?Originally Posted by Macca
I was just looking to see if there were any for sale
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