Krell's new direct i-pod connection.

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!

since you know the krell integrated so well, any advice regarding power supply and/or upgrades?. good idea or am i drinking the kool-aid a bit?.

just posted a question on the tech forum about installing a dedicated line, porter ports and a surge protector. currently have base $1 outlets and a monster sp.

thanks and cheers
Lev

Quality AC lines and recepticles are always a plus. Surge protectors just plain suck! They rob a system of low level detail and alter certain frequency domains which effects tonality, dynamics etc... A great power cord, IC and speaker cables will do the most good however:O)

I listened to this integrated today with the B & W CM9 loudspeakers. They sounded warm and amazingly crisp, minus the 50hz drop off that the loudspeakers cut out. I couldn't believe how sonic-ally awesome the recording of the MGMT album sounded! I was giggling with amazement since I sold all my good audio gear since I've been an apartment guy for the past 5 years and got tired of lugging it around. I haven't heard that level of music in awhile.

The thing I didn't like about it was that the Krell froze up when I plugged my iphone into the cable. That was a red flag. The other was that the amp had noise in it in IPOD mode, while hooked up to my iphone. My Iphone was transmission disabled (in airplane mode) and I still heard weird noise not in the music while listening to a lossless piece of the first track of Darkside of the Moon. The dealer said probably, a bad cable. Really?! The other thing I didn't like was that the amp had a lot of noise when the music was paused and stepping up or down the gain. The guy at the store said that was common with the digital integrated amps. He said that when a little ESD affects the outside of the case that it can mess it up.

Is that true? That would mean bad grounding right?