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There are so many amps that do the same thing at less than one third of the price. Rotel, Adcom, Parasound, Bryston(well, they're up there, but nowhere near Krell).
As with the general consensus going with power is power I had first hand comparisons with a Rotel receiver vs my Bryston. With the help of my almost perfect hearing fiance and another 3-4 friends they all agree my my Bryston separate sounds better than the Rotel receiver power. I was also able to compare my dad's cheaper Exposure 80w amp vs my old $3000 Rotel receiver and the Exposure sounded much cleaner with more detail. With respect to my findings I do not think all amps are created equal. And it also doesn't mean that more expensive amps can necessarily sound better than a less expensive amp.
