Krell New Pre-amps?

Matjet, you are full of suprises, I will look into your site you posted above, not sure of getting a good sound would warrant such a costly system, the dimishing returns are very small after $75,000.00 total investment in the entire system to me, I enjoy talking to you very much, you have taught me alot here, I will put the 707 on my bucket list for sure, a worthy target to grace my system, I will be getting one, how long it will take me all depends, currently, I am going after the new on the market, Tara labs Evolution Omega speaker cables 6ft pair, after that, I will get the matching new Evolution Zero interconnect, currently, I have the original Tara Labs Zero Gold Interconnect with HFX grounding station which was the latest version of this interconnect, mated with the Omega Gold speakers cables and the Tara Cobalt power cord with oyaide terminations done at the Tara factory that is on my digital temporary player, Even with the up-grade to the better cable, I will not sale what I have, there keepers, to profound to me on my Krell amp or in general, when I said I envey your system, I am serious, your system is Awsome!, this may be a bit of news to you, did you know that Esoteric is coming out with some new players?, The K-01x and the K-03zx, they are saying that the technology is trickled down from the flag ship digital top seperates,there may be up-grade availability to current K-01 players, I am not sure yet, worth looking into, cheers.

Hi Matjet,

Just wondering whether you heard the Krell 7.1 hts and whether it was a good product ? Have the chance to get one here in UK for very little.

Cheers

Matjet, where are you, I appreciate your input, you know quite alot here, if you can find time to respond to both of us here, I would be gratefull, Thankyou.

How would a Krell Evo 202 pre-amp compair to a krell EVO refence 707 processor?, or the phantom?

C2300mc275:
I have never listened to the Krell 7.1 hts, so I can't comment on it's performance.

Audiolabyrinth:
I never directly compared the Evo 707 to the Evo 202. I haven't listened to the Evo 202 in many years, and have limited memory and experience with this piece. I would expect the Evolution 202 to be a great pre-amp. It is probably the second best pre-amp ever built by Krell, the Evolution 2 is their best pre-amp to date. The two chassis Phantom is probably also a great pre-amp (it may be a repackaged Evo 202). I suspect the Evo 707 performance would fit someplace in between the Evo 2 and Evo 202, or possibly equivalent to the Evo 202.

Unfortunately these great products have been discontinued so it is difficult to find a store where you can compare them.

My discussions with Patrick Bresnahan have been very informative. He knows Krell equipment as well or better than anyone else. Try calling Patrick at Krell, he can elaborate on sound and technical comparison of these products.

When it comes to electronics, it seems most people prefer to discuss power amps over pre-amps. Great power amps are very important to sound reproduction, but it has been my experience that pre-amps can have a greater impact on sound than power amps. It is well worth spending time researching and auditioning pre-amps.

I am glad you enjoy my comments. I am out of town this week and have been pre-occupied with my daughter's wedding, scheduled this weekend.