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Krell 400Xi integrated amplifier

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I've owned the best of ARC, Levinson, BAT, Krell, Wilson, B&W, Martin Logan, Magnepan, CJ etc...plus all the cables you can imagine (one rig was over $20k just for cables)...Ouch ~!!! Anyway, all the best recordings of classical, jazz, pop etc.. Recent events have put me in temporary quarters of the smallish variety so...I put together a small system to complement my high end tastes while in an average room. The Krell is the heart, the Totem Forests are the soul and a Sony DVP-NS999ES player does the front end duties! Cabling wound up being Monster M2.4 and M1000i's with a Harmtech AC-11 on the Sony and a Stock Krell power cord...it sounded the best!! I feel as though I have given nothing up..in fact I feel more connected to the music on so many levels that it blows me away!! Time in this game has shown me to follow your ears and not the reviewer..what a pack of sh-t they spew out on a monthly basis..practically useless!! Anyone interested in High end audio would be transported directly there for the $8000 I spent on the rig..it sacrifices nothing in the appropriate size room! It connects with the soul like few other systems at any price can...IMHO!!!
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bcmike100
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I don't have a headphone jack on my SACD player so have been using the preamp output from a Classe which is connected to my headphone amp.

If I buy the Krell is there a way to listen to the earphones without the signal going to the amplifier output. I don't see a headphone jack, and if I use the preamp out the signal will still be present at the speakers I assume.

Does the volume control take place in the preamp - so then that's no solution.

Looks like the 'mute' disables the signal at the source so that's no help either.

Any workaround you can think of - really like the unit otherwise?
jjmali
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You forgot to mention the MC-501's you owned. You sure have owned alot of very high end amplifiers. What did you do with the the 501's and the 400cx Krell? Just curious.
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dave_b OP
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Sold all of it and went evo 402, 202 and 505..didn't deliver what I needed so I recently purchased ARC ref 3, HD 220 and picked up a Krell sacd std. What a great synergy..so organic and lifelike..also got Krell res 2 speakers (sold C4's).
mechans
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I have newly refoamed * Cerwin Vegas in preemo condition. I got them from a person who knew what she was selling , a DJ so no bull please. I can give you a great price!
No really your system looks like you are living the dream. Fantastic. If I could only stop spending my money on crap I may, some day be able to buy, that level of Audio.
*(by Millersound a master of his craft)
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