Return of the Krell!
nooshinjohn
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Today I climbed back in the Krell rabbit hole and picked up a good deal on a Krell Evolution 505 SACD player. I have yet to give it a spin but it appears to be in very nice shape and has an upgraded transport. Looking forward to giving this another go.
The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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That will be my last upgrade....
The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
Oh
My
Gawd
Becky
Look
At
His
SACD player
It
Is
SO
BIG!
P.S. Does it have that Krell bass??
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On a side note:
Look at the quality of the manufacture and design of the Krell, and...
... now look at the Monster Power... 🤮Alea jacta est! -
Good grief, John. Could you not place it in a more inconvenient spot? It looks like you load the tray 3" up from the floor!
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
Given that I have 5 pieces of Pass Labs goodness in the center of my rack, computer audio to the right side and HT on the left, I was lucky to squeeze it in at all.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
Good grief, John. Could you not place it in a more inconvenient spot? It looks like you load the tray 3" up from the floor!
Tom
Speaking as a person with an FM tuner nearly on the floor myself... looks fine to me!
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nooshinjohn wrote: »Given that I have 5 pieces of Pass Labs goodness in the center of my rack, computer audio to the right side and HT on the left, I was lucky to squeeze it in at all.
Once I had a Pass Labs amp... I miss you X250.5 😢
Sh**e @nooshinjohn you must have a city power generator all to yourself! 😄CD Players: Sony CDP-211; Sony DVP-S9000ES; Sony UDP-X800M2 (x2); Cambridge Audio CXC
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Yes, but do you have a remote? You don’t have to boogie on down to the floor for an FM tuner, but an SACD player? Even if you open the tray with a remote, you still have to load the disc... 🤔mhardy6647 wrote: »Speaking as a person with an FM tuner nearly on the floor myself... looks fine to me!
John is just naturally sporty, though, so such matters are trivial to him! 😁
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Yes, but do you have a remote? You don’t have to boogie on down to the floor for an FM tuner, but an SACD player? Even if you open the tray with a remote, you still have to load the disc... 🤔mhardy6647 wrote: »Speaking as a person with an FM tuner nearly on the floor myself... looks fine to me!
John is just naturally sporty, though, so such matters are trivial to him! 😁
That's right Kex. I put it on the floor because I know how much you like staring into my plumber's crack. The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
Guess he just like being on his knees...
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
Dang John, that hunk of metal is bigger than Dolly Parton's you know what. .HT SYSTEM-
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nooshinjohn wrote: »That's right Kex. I put it on the floor because I know how much you like staring into my plumber's crack.
Yikes! 😳Alea jacta est! -
Besides that is why rugrats are so great. They want to help and are just the right size for the job.
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Finally have it set up, and letting it get up to operating temp. Like the Pass Labs gear, the Krell appears to like to have a long warmup to perform it's best. So far I have been listening to The Beatles "Abbey Road" (1983 EMI, Japan) on it and it is sounding very good indeed.
I will level match my PS Audio/Hard Drive setup and compare over the weekend. At this point, the Evo 505 is quite a bit better that I remember the Evo 525 being. It is still very clinical sounding, but with more nuance and texture. I am liking it so far, except for the gaudy blue display that I cannot dim enough to be palatable.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHXfMjp2zqI
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nooshinjohn wrote: »Finally have it set up, and letting it get up to operating temp. Like the Pass Labs gear, the Krell appears to like to have a long warmup to perform it's best. So far I have been listening to The Beatles "Abbey Road" (1983 EMI, Japan) on it and it is sounding very good indeed.
I will level match my PS Audio/Hard Drive setup and compare over the weekend. At this point, the Evo 505 is quite a bit better that I remember the Evo 525 being. It is still very clinical sounding, but with more nuance and texture. I am liking it so far, except for the gaudy blue display that I cannot dim enough to be palatable.
You try the dimming stickers?
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I just turned the display offThe Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
What is that strange goiter growing on top of it?
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Nice looking unit!.Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's.
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All digital sources sound the same - just 1s and 0s, right...? JK
Seriously, I look forward to hearing it this weekend:-)"Conservative Libertarians love the country, progressive leftists love the government." - Andrew Wilkow
“Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
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So far the biggest differences between the PS Audio setup and the Krell is that the latter appears to be a touch faster in it’s presentation, and it cuts right to the music. The PS Audio seems to take the edge off just a bit. Both are enjoyable, but the Krell seems to pull ahead in the side by side comparison.
Now I need a selection of SACD’s to play with.
More to come.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
