Krell KSA50 Mk1 power amp

Vintage original Krell KSA50 - some say this is the best sounding Krell ever.

£700.

Excellent condition for age and works A1.

Will drive pretty much anything. :smoking:

Recent service (with receipt) - very clean inside.

Fan cooled so it doesn't weigh a ton!

Buyer collects (Gloucestershire GL17) or we may be able to meet up.

 

very very nice indeed. I dont know much about this amp. Can you give me any info about how it sounds.

 

How old?
How many outputs at rear for speakers, ie, can you biwire speakers from this?
Ta.

 

I believe it is 27 years young .

Single wire terminals at the rear, so you'd need 'proper' bi-wire - i.e. 2 runs connected to one connector plug.

Happy to demo if you come to collect - I won't be offended if you then don't buy (but I will be very surprised! - it's a very fine amp, indeed).

 

How to describe the sound?!

Clear and lucid without being etched - almost a valve-like sound in its musicality - but unlike valves, it can probably drive most speakers on the planet. These Krells simply double in power each time you halve the speaker impedance - down to 1 Ohm!

I have used this amp on a pair of mini-monitors, among other speakers - the bass the Krell managed to extract from them had me literally laughing out loud. At first I thought I had mistakenly left my subwoofer on - I checked, and I hadn't.

I recall a review from the time (yes, I am that old!) which measured the output at 90 wpc into 8 ohms.

 

was just thinking about its suitability for my focal electras which love amps with a liquid smooth sound, but with a bit of guts behind them.

 

Well, to me that sounds a perfect description of the Krell ... except it has a lot of guts!

You are welcome to come 'round with your Focals for a dem.
Or I could bring the Krell to you - depending where you are of course!!

 

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