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Krell Industries

Premium audio equipment manufacturer

Krell Industries Inc., designs and manufactures high performance, high-end audio and video equipment such as power amplifiers and preamplifiers. Since June 18, 2024, Krell Industries closed, following the death of its CEO. Its service operations resumed in March, 2025.2 It was founded by Dan D’Agostino.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1980Founded1
  • Industryconsumer electronics industry1
  • HeadquartersOrange1

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Krell Industries Inc., designs and manufactures high performance, high-end audio and video equipment such as power amplifiers and preamplifiers.2

The story

Founded by Dan D’Agostino in 1980.1

Krell Industries was founded in 1980 by former Mark Levinson colleagues Dan D’Agostino and Rondi Halling (later D’Agostino after the couple married).

In 2009, co-founder and chief engineer Dan D’Agostino left Krell to found Dan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems.

On June 18, 2024, Krell Industries closed following the unexpected death of owner and CEO Rondi D’Agostino.

On March 19, 2025, it was announced that Krell’s service operations resumed and that Krell is planning to bring manufacturing back sometime in 2026.

From Wikipedia’s article on Krell Industries, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Leadership

Who has led Krell Industries, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Dan D’Agostino1980–2009
1990200020102020

Products and brands

  • high-end audio

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1980New chief executive Dan D’Agostino becomes CEO1
  2. 1980Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$404.1K 2020–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2021: $404.1K in all. PPP loans $404.1K.$0$100K$200K$300K2020 · PPP loans: $202.0K20202021 · PPP loans: $202.0K2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2021$202.0K$202.0K
2020$202.0K$202.0K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 29, 2020$202.0K PPP loan (first draw) from Celtic Bank Corporation4To KRELL INDUSTRIES LLC, Orange CT; $204.1K forgiven May 3, 2021
  2. Jan 30, 2021$202.0K PPP loan (second draw) from Celtic Bank Corporation4To KRELL INDUSTRIES LLC, Orange CT; $203.1K forgiven Aug 25, 2021

Sources

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