Why Krell Amplifiers are out from Stereophile Recommended lists?

[bariko]

Hello

I look at the Stereophile recommended components power Amps (both for 2012 and 2013).
It's very surprising for me , that non of Krell models had mention, among the two-channel Amplifiers.

Is there any explanation for this odd fact?

I apologize in advance, if this topic has been discussed here before

Thanks.

[Still-One]

Have they even reviewed any of the newer products? Only products they have reviewed make the list.

[Josquin des Prez]

Originally Posted by bariko

Hello

I look at the Stereophile recommended components power Amps (both for 2012 and 2013).
It's very surprising for me , that non of Krell models had mention, among the two-channel Amplifiers.

Is there any explanation for this odd fact?

I apologize in advance, if this topic has been discussed here before

Thanks.

They didn't buy enough advertising. Simple.

[New guy]

The latest Krell Evolution series amps are much improved over the older FBP series. It's too bad Krell isn't being recognized by Stereophile and TAS. The 402E has received great reviews from a couple of British reviewers.

Rich

[Apexorca]

They have not tested Evo amps for a while. 2012 they liked Krell Cipher cd very much, but it's a bit strange that not the 402 och 402e is tested.

Read this from the Evo-series amp test:
"The Krell Evolution 202 preamplifier and Evolution 600 monoblocks are superb bits of kit." and "They may be the best-engineered components I've ever experienced—and I thought I'd had some experience in that arena."
"By Wes Phillips • Posted: Dec 17, 2006"

So it's probably not that they don´t like them.

If I'm not wrong, I can be, please correct me if that is the case, but wasn't it a little dispute between Stereophile and Krell some years ago?

[Kal Rubinson]

Originally Posted by Josquin des Prez

They didn't buy enough advertising. Simple.

Nonsense. Disproven by data many times.

Also, it always surprises me how often questions about why Stereophile does (or does not do) something are posted on forums like this one rather than on Stereophile's own forum where the editor will likely respond with an answer, rather than with speculation. In this case, Apexorca's speculation, that it is due to there being few Krell reviews lately, is probably true.

[bariko]

Thanks for the responses

There is no need to convince me that KRELL Company is among the leaders in the field.

Their products are so high quality, which it's difficult to compete with.
That's why I was so surprised to find out, that Stereophile completely ignore
their amplifiers, which are simply pure perfection (at least in my opinion)

[Elberoth]

They were deleted because they are not current models anymore.

[Antonmb]

The Krell Evolution 707 is listed as Class A under Surround Sound Components in the current Recommended Components, and the Cipher is listed in Class A+ under Disc Players. I would say that's a pretty good showing.
Stereophile does about a half dozen formal reviews each month, and covers a few more components in the various columns. That covers everything from speakers to isolation devices. If you think of how many brands there are these days, let alone individual models within those brands, it's not surprising that they may not get around to covering something from a particular company for a few years. I believe we are truly in the golden age of audio now, with a dizzying array of options from classic SET tubes to cutting-edge digital, much of which never makes it to the pages of Stereophile or TAS.

[bariko]

Probably I do not really understand how things works at Stereophile.

I especially looked at the power Amps section, because this is what interest me for now…