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Originally Posted by Toyz
Nostalgia reading threads about the Mark Levinson no 40,Denon AVP-a1hd, krell 707 and krell 1200
Seems with today’s modern home theatre processors the apples really have fallen far from the trees
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I agree. I had the S1200 and now the 707. Most of the new processors are about bells and whistles. I tried the Krell foundation and didn’t like the sound quality. I was hoping that Krell would replace the 707. I think the return on investment is not there for most of the smaller high end companies. There is all sorts of licensing and loyalty fees. Chip manufacturers such as cirrus logic obsolete their product lines which forces manufacturers to redesign with limited engineering resources. Obsolescence in the digital world happens quickly and often.
The other thing that I have noticed is that more contents are released as streamed which in my opinion has poor sound and image quality compared to Blu-ray. I guess in the end a high end processor will be processing low quality content.
Rich