在我的正文听感登场前，先来了解一下此次听音的立体声后级krell400cx

我在网上选择了一篇比较详细的关于krell400cx后级文章，我逐句为大家翻译。

Price Paid:  $8500.00

价格8500美金。

Summary: （概要）
Killer amp. Completely invalidates the old stereotypes about Krell amps sounding 'cold' or 'bright'.

杀手级功放！完全颠覆了以前Krell立体声功放给人的冷或亮的听感。

 I had shopped this amp against the top tube amps among others, and the Krell was just as warm, without being in any way dark or veiled like the Mark Levinsons.

我没有选择其他高级胆后级，Krell这台400cx温暖，而且一点也不暗和蒙，就像Mark Levinsons那样。

I had previously owned the well-reviewed 400wpc Classe CA-401 (very similar to their highly touted CAM 350 monoblocks), and the Krell BLEW IT AWAY.

我原来用的是著名的Classe CA-401，400瓦功率的立体声后级。（号称能媲美他们的CAM 350单声道后级）。然而，Krell 400cx让Classe CA-401下岗了。

 I ran the 2 amps back-to-back in my living room, and the Classe sounded small, pinched and anemic compared to the Krell.

我让这两台功放同场竞技，Classe比起听起Krell的声音来得小，收缩，无力。

 I'd enjoyed the warmth of the Classe, but Dianna Krall through the Krell was just as pleasingly absent any solid-state hardness, and was even smoother and more full-bodied.

我喜欢Classe的温暖音色。然而，Krell表现的女歌手Dianna Krall没有任何其他晶体管功放或多或少带有的一些偏硬的感觉。而且，更加平滑，醇厚, 浓郁。

The difference was surprisingly dramatic given that I was starting with such a natural sounding amp in the Classe, but it was like I'd made a switch upstream from a hard-sounding, cheap solid-state pre-amp to a world-class tube pre-amp. And the bass - Oh My God - that's the part about the Krell stereotype that is 100% true. Immense, powerful, super deep yet absolutely controlled.

我感到两者间的区别非常大。因为我当初已经选择了Classe功放中声音非常自然的一台。但与Krell相比，我仿佛是从廉价的出硬声的晶体前级一下子升到世界级的胆前级。低频之强让我惊呼“我的天啊”！这样的低频完全是Krell的绝活。量感充沛，力量无穷，超级深的下潜，还完全掌控自如。

My Aerial Acoustics 10T's had always sounded a little bit bloated and undefined in the low mid-bass (many reviewers cite this as their one shortcoming). Added the Krell - problem gone. No one does it better.

我的Aerial Acoustics 10T音箱在总是在中低频段上听上去有些肥大与不够致密，（许多评论家把这点列为这个音箱的缺点）但是在Krell的驱动下，缺点不复存在，我认为没有机器能做的更棒！

 Here's another thing to consider when shopping for one of these massive power amps that I didn't think about when I bought my Classe: reliability and service.

我在买Classe功放的时候忽视了两点：可靠性与售后服务。

 My bought-new Classe stopped working twice in the 2 years I had it. I had to pack and ship that 120 lb. monster to Canada for repair. Since it had to go out of the country there were long delays at the US border.

我当时新买的Classe两年内罢工了两次，直到两年后我卖了它。我不得不将这重达120磅的大家伙寄到加拿大去修理。由于是要送国外修理，需要在边境滞留很长时间。

 On one occasion it was damaged in shipping and neither UPS or Classe would take responsibility, so I was out $400 for a new faceplate.

其中一次，在运输过程中面板损失了，而ＵＰＳ和Classe都不愿承担责任，于是我不得不花400美金换了新面板。

And dealing with a foreign boutique audio manufacturer was terrible - the first time I got my amp back there were screws rattling around loose in the box from the bottom plate - they hadn't even screwed it back on fully!

与这外国精品音响制造商Classe打交道真是一场灾难。第一次我拿回修理好的功放，听到底盘有螺丝钉吱吱响――他们竟然没有将螺丝完全拧上。

 So sticking with an established, reputable US-based firm with a long reputation for rock-solid reliability (i.e. “built like a Krell”) turns out to be an important factor!

因此，我坚定，这次一定要选择一家稳定的，著名的，具有长期以晶体机闻名的本国（美国）公司，于是，我选择了Krell。

 What amazes me is that the European audio press does rave reviews about the new Krell FPB cx series - calling it the new benchmark in amplification, and the American press seems to pass over it.

令我惊讶的是，欧洲音响杂志对新款Krell FPB cx系列的不负责地胡乱评价，他们称“Krell FPB cx系列为放大器中又一个美国benchmark（制作ＤＡＣ１等器材的公司），美国音响杂志似乎已经无视cx系列了。”

 And worse, there are people out there (I had been one) still chanting the old mantra about Krell amps being cold and bright. The new cx series is as smooth and warm as any tube gear. Makes listening for hours a complete pleasure.

更糟糕的是，一些人（包括曾经的我）仍然在叫喊过时的话语，说Krell功放又冷又亮。殊不知，Krell新cx系列与胆机一样温暖与顺滑。让长时间的聆听成为令人愉快的享受。过售器人

Strengths:（优点）
Warm, smooth, bass control

温暖，顺滑，低频控制力

Weaknesses:（弱点）
kind of industrial looking

比较工业化的外观