DTB300
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You are so right in that opinions do vary. I hope you did not take my statement about Krell the wrong way, it is just my opinion on the newer models as I really liked their older stuff.I know you love your Krell equipment, and that is the real bottom line in this hobby so it is great to hear you have found your audio nirvana. I am sorry to say I do not like any of the Krell amps since the days of the KSA and KMA models. To me Krell has tried to get by on their name and cost not performance of the past few years. But again just my opinion.
Opinions do vary ! If I had your reference equipment of choice , I could not get the sound from my CLS that the CLX would produce. Its not equipment or room treatment. " Yes you can buy a German car like a Volkswagen but you do not have a Porsche performance by putting Perellies on it !
I am not saying the CLS is equivalent to the CLX. From all the reports about it, the CLX is probably, except for the Statement, ML's best product. For newer technology and especially the new bass section, which was always a bad point people brought up about the CLS, it is a great speaker and a great foot forward for ML.
But one has to decide "how much better" is the CLX? In my small example versus the CLS, is it worth the extra $14-$17k for them? It is probably easy to say yes, but signing that check is the real issue. This is the same problem each of us faces when we purchase equipment no matter which part of the chain it is for. Is it worth the extra cost???
For myself if I had $20k laying around doing nothing with no other demands on it, and I had the proper room for them, heck yes I would buy them. :music: