Krell Industries Inc.
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Krell Industries Inc., founded by its C.E.O. and chief designer Dan D'Agostino, is one of America's largest manufacturers of high-end audio systems. While most of their acclaim has come from their power amplifiers and CD players, with the Master Reference Amplifier which is priced at some $100K being their top-of-the-line model, they also make pre amplifiers, loudspeakers, subwoofers, SACD players, and more.
Krell Industries derived its name from the movie Forbidden Planet, about a race of aliens called the Krell, who have unlimited power. Krell Industries has been most noted for its incredibly high power solid-state audio power amplifiers. Notably, the "Krell" from Forbidden Planet were from the planet Altair IV. Furthering its namesake, Krell Industries at one time offered an amplifier of the model name "Altair." Founded in 1980, Krell Industries is based in Orange, CT.
Above is the Krell KAV 400xi integrated amplifier.
