Amazing Class A Drive and Clarity for a drop in the bucket compared to other Krell products. You can drop it on any intruder and kill them instantly!

Haven't compared it to enough products of its quality to accurately say.

This is my first Class A separate amplifier. My stereo history starts with a Harmon Kardon Receiver and a Pioneer VSX-451 Receiver. It wasn't until my father passed on at a very early age of 53 that I was able to own such equipment such as the Krell KSA-100.

The Krell has been in my father's / my possession for 10+ years. It has been back to the factory for custom-cooling fans, so as far as heat is concerned, be just that, concerned! Well ventilated, you should have no problems, however, the fan idea was a spousal compromise my father had to make in order to satisfy my Mom. (Krell KSA-100 out of site is out of mind. Well so my Mom thought anyway..)

This system was played flat through a Nakamichi OMS-7, NAD whatever, Sony whatever & Panasonic CD & DVD players, the Krell PAM-3 Pre-Amp and KEF 107.2 Loud speakers. If anyone were familiar with the PAM-3 you would realize that this setup offers nothing more then flat music via absent Treble & Bass controls. The PAM-3 also offers switch able circuitry to maximize the outputs from various CD reader architectures and a switch able pre-amp impediance in order to maximize pure signal throughput. Which brings me to the next point about the PAM-3. Throughput! This is all it is, so my analog signal from CD / DVD to Amp is cleaner then any $15,000+ DSP system could come close to being at this time.

Frequency response is excellent. For the system described above the Krell KSA-100 breaks into 250 watts per 4ohm KEF speaker. Noise is limited to your neighbors crying kid and the dog barking out back. The KEF Speakers are big, and produce well, and compared to the Pioneer and a McIntosh MC2505 it offered a hugely distinguishable punch to the sound.

I have seen these selling for $1000+ used, and recommend picking one up if you are looking for a very powerful, heavy, clean powerhouse at a bargain price.

Please note that my ratings for this product are based on buying one used for a good price. You will not be disappointed!

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