Krell's new direct i-pod connection.

It's useful and feature packed but fell short in ultimate musicality compared to the 400xi so I sold it. Mine had a few glitches as well, but I'm sure they have worked the problems out by now:O)

then listened to the new s-300i. i could hear no difference between the two. maybe it was the aerial 7b's or the cardas gold ref ic being used?. maybe my ears aren't what they use to be?. regardless, both sounded identical to me. couldn't even detect the slightly higher stated output of the 400xi. sounding identical made the i-pod feature the deal maker. having access to the over 3k tunes on my i-pod made it a pretty easy choice in the end.

when i talked to krell on 5/15/09 about the china thing and any teething problems....i was told the bugs had been worked out (but then what did i expect them to say =)). mine has been flawless but then i've only had it for about 6 weeks.

it appears that lots of folks are down on krell for the often quoted "clinical" sound. i suppose they can be, but when matched correctly, i just don't hear it.

but back to my original point....the i-pod connection really does sound good.

cheers

That's great Levy03, if it's working fine after 6 weeks then your good to go! At my dealer I couldn't tell much of a difference either (probably because of the patchbays and low quality cabling). I did prefer the 400xi in the end at home because of it's warmer and more textured sound...then again, I use a $4000 power cord and $6495 IC's left over from my previous setup. Both units are great sounding...enjoy!!

10k in cables?. i'd venture to guess that really helps sort out the details when comparing components. thought i was a bad-*ss with my cardas ic and audioquest speaker wire lol!. we all gotta start somewhere right?. can't wait to run with you big dog's some day. i gotta find a way to make more money!

cheers

I learned the hard way that sometimes more money isn't the answer, but for some things it don't hurt:O) Enjoy!