Krell SACD Standard question....

I have the MKII version but it has the same problem with the transport.Have sent it to Krell to fix the prob,as far that i know they going to change the transport to the same they have in the evolution series.

No,man,go with the Krell.Get version 2 used,no transport problems there.The Cd playback is outstanding.

Krell is not the only company to fall prey to Bad Phillips Drive Syndrome. Or BPDS.

The only Philips transport based cd player I would purchase is one that uses the CD PRO mechanism. Otherwise, your better off with Pioneer or Sony based players. This is based upon my own personal experience.

The turn-around time with Krell is usually 2-weeks. I have owned both Ver.1 and Ver.2 Players, and sonically, both are excellent on CD & SACD, and in my System, compared very favorably to top-of-the-line Esoteric and Wadia machines. Krell, Musical Fidelity, Marantz-reference and others have used this current version Philips CD-ROM Transport since 2005, yes it is prone to failure, but if you buy the SACD Standard new, you'll have a great source component at a great price with no worries for the next 5-years. After that, Krell, as with all of their past components will continue to support this machine (at your expense). The current Evolution and Showcase Players use DVD-ROM Transports. The new Standard will be out in 2008 and will also use a DVD-ROM Transport.