Krell Begins Shipping The SACD Standard

20-Jun-03

Krell Industries Inc. has announced that the SACD Standard stereo and multichannel SACD player has begun shipping. The SACD Standard marries the Krell high-bandwidth, high-dynamic range approach to circuit design to the Super Audio CD platform.""SACD and Krell are a perfect fit,"" said Dan D'Agostino, Krell CEO and Chief Designer. ""Krell components have always been sought after because of their ability to convey more of the source material to the listener. As a source, SACD offers more information, more music, plus it is a music-only platform. We favored this format from the outset because, like Krell, SACD is focused on advancing the art of music playback. Our Current Mode circuit architecture is tailor-made for the extended bandwidth capabilities of SACD.""The SACD Standard's chassis-in-a-chassis design provides stable disc drive operation, while damping induced vibration from the electronics. Separate power for the digital and analog circuitry is said to maximize the performance of both sections. A custom-wound toroidal power transformer offers substantial current and low-noise operation for the analog circuitry. Several stages of regulation are designed to insure steady power to all gain stages for optimized dynamic range.Mr. D'Agostino added, ""For years, we have realized the benefit of circuits with the capability to perform in the upper reaches of the audible spectrum. We understand how much the information above 20 kHz contributes to the vitality and impact in music reproduction. A typical Krell current mode preamp has a usable bandwidth that exceeds 1 MHz. This approach allows us to make a circuit with very low distortion, and that is phase-coherent all the way up to 100 kHz.""The SACD Standard features the Krell Current Mode output stage, as well as both balanced stereo as well as single-ended multichannel analog outputs. ""I firmly believe that SACD has the potential to improve the sound of every Krell customer's system worldwide,"" said Mr. D'Agostino. ""Our new SACD Standard marks an exciting time for Krell source components.""The SACD Standard has a suggested retail price of $4,000, and is available in black or silver.For more information about Krell Industries, Inc., visit www.krellonline.com.

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