I have a Krell HTS2. It was at least 5 years old when I bought it in July of 2008 (eBay). It blew a fuse just this September. I sent it back to Krell and it took about 4 weeks to get it back. They are quite proprietary which is both good and bad. Good: they want to fix their own stuff. Good: they loaded more recent software into it. Bad: it takes forever to get back. Bad: I called their tech support for help in setting it up. Person was sort of impatient, didn't understand my question, and told me to RTFM (see Urban Dictionary). Bad: shipping from CA to CT is not cheap. Bad: $1 for the fuse, $120 for the labor, and about$60 for shipping.
Still I like it a lot and it is plenty for my needs. I would buy it again.
I use it with a 5.1 setup. As for your current needs, you won't need to upgrade the processor since it already has some great features that you may need to use in the future.
I have a blue ray and a HDMI which feeds directly into the tv. The audio is through a coax digital audio cable into one of the digital inputs. I don't have any HDMI going into the processor but am very happy nonetheless. I use my system very often just for CD, iTunes, and phono. For that, I most often use Music Mode which provides afaint reverb from the back speakers giving it a theatre stage feeling. If you want purity, you can choose stereo mode or preamp mode which is probably all you will need for now.
Oh, and well priced. It dropped since I bought it.
Still I like it a lot and it is plenty for my needs. I would buy it again.
I use it with a 5.1 setup. As for your current needs, you won't need to upgrade the processor since it already has some great features that you may need to use in the future.
I have a blue ray and a HDMI which feeds directly into the tv. The audio is through a coax digital audio cable into one of the digital inputs. I don't have any HDMI going into the processor but am very happy nonetheless. I use my system very often just for CD, iTunes, and phono. For that, I most often use Music Mode which provides afaint reverb from the back speakers giving it a theatre stage feeling. If you want purity, you can choose stereo mode or preamp mode which is probably all you will need for now.
Oh, and well priced. It dropped since I bought it.