What Ever Happened To The Krell SACD Standard?

Yes, what I meant is not having any video circuitry inside the box. You need that to be able to select from the tv menu to play most DVD-A discs. Just makes the design more complicated than need be. There are not too many DVD-A titles around. And the format appears to be on "the way out" anyway. CD/SACD players tend to due a better job on cd than the Universal designs.

Unfortunately, you can't get DVD-A without getting DVD-V since this (DVD) is an Audio/Video Format, unlike SACD & CD which are Audio Formats. All universal (A/V) players start- out in development as DVD players, which doesn't go over well in the Audiophile community. Though it is well known that the Krell DVD Standard as well as the Linn Unidisc 1.1 are excellent CD players.

Hifimaniac - I don't think Reb is confused. DVD-A pretty much requires video to be useable. It is a video-oriented audio format.

I play DVD-A without ever turning the tv on using meridian 800 with 861 sound is very good.

It is still in production as per a conversation with one of their people today. I stopped in to get mine back today after having the transport replaced after a reading problem. They have an update for the defective transports. I am glad to have mine home again.