Krell Interface Dock (KID) for iTouch/iPhone is on sale...Future of high-end Digital?

polkatese
polkatese Posts: 6,767
edited November 2011 in Electronics
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?HomeTheaterReview.co/88c3d5fdc8/4393bc82d5/3dee0f2f18

Anyone?

It would be an awesome setup with a pair of LSiM 703, I bet.
I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited November 2011
    Hmm I remember the last time I read about the kidd it didn't strip the audio out of the iPod and bypass the internal DAC like the wadia system would do. I'm sure it can still sound good but not as good as not using the internal iPod DAC. They might have changed it though but didn't see anything to show that.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited November 2011
    I'd LOVE to check that out.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited November 2011
    cstmar01 wrote: »
    Hmm I remember the last time I read about the kidd it didn't strip the audio out of the iPod and bypass the internal DAC like the wadia system would do. I'm sure it can still sound good but not as good as not using the internal iPod DAC. They might have changed it though but didn't see anything to show that.

    If they aren't using the digital out and are using the iPod's DAC then it doesn't matter how much money it costs since it will only sound as good as a $5 DAC can sound.
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,650
    edited November 2011
    BlueFox wrote: »
    If they aren't using the digital out and are using the iPod's DAC then it doesn't matter how much money it costs since it will only sound as good as a $5 DAC can sound.
    They are'nt they are just buffering the analog output.It amounts to a lost oppurunity to make a truly excellent all in one dock IMO.
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,804
    edited November 2011
    Seems like a waste of an amplifier. No other inputs, so the ipod would be the only source connected to the speakers.
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