Is a Krell Standard upgraded to MKIII reliable

Stereophile magazine gave the MKI model an A+ rating, the MKII & MKIII models have also received excellent reviews - it is well known that the MKIII is the best of the Standards by a good margin. As far as Krell's Customer Support/Service is concerned, as a long-time Customer, it has been among the best that I have experience.

Thanks Tusa
As you already aware,I'm a little scared regarding the reliability but love the way it sounds. How does the MKIII compare sonically to the II? It is supposed to be better, any thoughts?

Montejay - I've had my MKIII since last October - so it is well broken-in by now. It was a MKII Unit upgraded to MKIII specs. The Krell Evolution Players also use this Transport, they've been out for a couple of years now and have also proven to be very reliable.

Hi,
I had many problems with my Mark II and sent it to Krell twice for service. The problems continued so I called Krell and complained. I was given a return authorization to return the player for Mark III upgrade.
The upgrade took six weeks,but it was worth the wait.

Do a search on this subject. There are a couple treads that talk about this issue with the SACD Std. MK3 (III). Personally, since I had my unit upgraded last year it's been working with no problems at all... And sounds a LOT better than the Mk2 (II).

Hi Tusa,
How many hours do you have on the cdp? Is yours a MKIII or a unit brought up to MKIII standards?
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I purchased a Krell SACD Standard MKIII last year, and it has been working like a dream - the new Transport is fast and quiet - the new Display reflects the Disc Title, Artist and Track Title on SACDs, which is a nice feature. A great sounding & nice looking Disc Player that I found to be among the best in its price range ($6K). An SACD Standard upgraded to MKIII, is identical to new one, from what I understand.