Krell FPB-200

PURE CLASS-A POWER AMP

KRELL FPB-200  (KRELL OEM SERVICE
RECONDITIONED - ALL NEW CAPS)

 

I recently had this FPB-200 reconditioned at Krell and
serviced with all new capacitors, making the sound full and rich.  This
is one of the best sounding amps that I have ever heard.  Full soundstage with great bass, full mids
and sharp highs.

This Krell amplifier power
output specs have always been rated very conservatively, and with both channels
driven, and always operating in full class-A, this guy is capable of 200W into
8 ohms, 400W into 4 ohms, 800W into 2 ohms, and is stable driving even a 1 ohm
load.  This is possible because the power supply is built around a 2 KVa
transformer!  For those unfamiliar with the entire FPB series evolution,
Krell eventually tweaked the biasing scheme on all the models in the line (200,
300, & 600) and squeezed another 100W continuous output from exactly the
same power supply & output devices to create the 300cx, 400cx, and
700cx. 

 

The FPB-200 is fully
balanced, input to output, and also features fully regulated output devices,
meaning each output transistor has its own high-speed active regulator to
ensure that fluctuations in rail voltage cause no sonic degradation. 
These amps changed the way the industry thought about power amplifier
performance, and the big brother of the family, the FPB-600 was proclaimed the
best amp ever built after being reviewed by Martin Colloms for Stereophile
magazine.

 

Carefully maintained and
very much enjoyed Krell FPB 200. Incredible soundstage, and never runs out of
power. A true Class A amp, rated at:

Frequency response: 20Hz
to 20kHz

Total harmonic distortion:
0.15%

Gain: 26.4 dB

Input sensitivity: 1.92V

Signal to noise ratio:
113dB

200 watts/Channel at 8
ohms

400 watts/Channel at 4 ohms

800 watts/Channel at 2 ohms



Accepts balanced/unbalanced inputs

Shipping weight: 117.00 (lbs)

 

Shipping Dimension:    25.50in x 25.50in x 16.50in

Condition:            9 - Excellent (?)