Re: Hifi landmarks


"François Yves Le Gal" <flegal@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:07:54 -0400, "soundhaspriority"
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wrote:

8. Pick a Krell or other "blameless" design, representing bipolar
amplifiers
of a very high standard.

I wouldn't say that Krell amps are blameless per Doug Self's definition or
of a very high standard by anyone's... They are inelegant, superficially
overbuilt, glitzy and vastly overpriced for their specs and perfs.

Could be. Nevertheless, they have been regarded as an icon of quality.
Perhaps, when the line was first introduced, they were more remarkable than
they are now.


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