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Amplifiers
Builds high-current US amplifiers and integrateds in Orange, Connecticut, including the KMA-i800 monoblocks.
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about krell
Krell was founded in 1980 in Connecticut by Dan D'Agostino and became one of the defining American high-end amplifier brands, known for high-bias, high-current class-A solid-state design and the heavy, heatsink-clad chassis that came to symbolize muscular US amplification. The brand built its reputation on driving difficult loudspeaker loads where lesser amplifiers ran out of current. The current line covers power amplifiers, integrated amplifiers, and preamplifiers. The KMA-i800 monoblocks sit at the top of the power range; the K-300i is the reference integrated, with the Illusion preamplifiers and additional stereo and mono power amplifiers filling out the catalog. Krell's iBias class-A circuit is the present-generation expression of the high-current philosophy the company has carried since the 1980s. Krell is instantly recognizable to any serious US audiophile dealer and competes among the established American high-end electronics houses. The KMA-i800 monoblocks and the K-300i integrated have both been reviewed extensively in Stereophile. As a US-based manufacturer, Krell handles its own domestic distribution. Production is in Orange, Connecticut, where the amplifiers are built and tested. Note for catalog purposes: Krell makes amplifiers and is not related to REL, which makes subwoofers.