Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
Hi Mickey, welcome to AoS.

I read somewhere on this forum recently that Krell amps do not like mains blocks/conditioners etc as it strangles the sound or something (can't remember who said it). Anyway, if you're using any such thing it may be worth plugging the Krell directly into the mains and see if that helps.

Ste
Quite right.
In my experience with Krell power amps any sort of mains conditioning or filtering will result in the compressed sound that you seem to be describing, Mickey. Although I'm not sure what a holdup is.
Plug 'em straight into the wall.