Would Vandersteen 5a's be a good match for Krell?

Right on cue, Stevecham marches in to defend Krell.

My comments were not intended to be "anti-Krell" and I don't feel
they read that way. My impressions of the Krell sound over the years are that
they offer a clean and dynamic sound with very good woofer control and
drive. But for my taste, they can be a little sterile and miss some of the tone
and body (dimensionality) of real instruments, something most good tube
components can do. YMMV. I have not heard any of the current Krell
products but I have heard many systems driven by Krell over the years at
friend's homes, at dealers, and at audio shows. The only Krell equipment I've
owned was a KSA-150 and KSP-7B, admittedly many years ago.

I stated "In my experience" and what more could any of us do in
attempting to be helpful to Radrog? None of us has all the answers but
becoming defensive when someone feels a favorite brand is commented on
in less than glowing raves is not really helpful. Steve likes Krell and believes
it works great in his system. Great. I was simply trying to offer Radrog my
perspective based upon decades in this hobby.

BTW, I too own JC-1 amps and believe they could be a wonderful match with
Vandersteens. But then the Parasounds offer more liquidity and less
brightness or glare to my ears than any Krells I've heard (again, my
experience!).

Good luck Radrog but again, at this price point, I believe you will need to do
your own audition.

Thank You for the feedback to my thread. In my opinion it is the best speaker on the planet after all my research. I look forward to buying a set even before auditioning with my associated equipment. I just feel the speaker is superior over other brands even costing three times as much.

I agree with stevecham We have installed Vandersteen wood Quatros and Five series with many solid state amps as well as with a Krell 350 amp and pre and the sound was superb. Many folks will overreact their bias preference predicting mundane results they never really herd. Unless you tested them tuned em in the field its well intended armchair speculation by spectators..
cheers John

Well I audioned them with what they had there Audio Research. It didn't beat my system by no means. Krell and Martin Logan a really good match. I'll keep what I have.

I have Vandersteen 5A's (gorgeous Kowazinga finish) and are using Ayre electronics with them for a fabulous sound. I saw that you have Krell already, and I don't blame you for not wanting to replace them. Krells have always been a high end product, and I am absolutely sure they would work well with the 5A's. If you had the luxury of listening to some tube, some s/s, of the top 5 or 6 manufacturers, you would hear differences that would would only be "slight". Get the 5A's, set them up properly, and be happy.