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I currently have Phantom III as preamp, and I feel it is much better than C50, C2300, and C2500 - all of which I had owned. Maybe it is just "different" but I like Phantom better. I did A/B between Phantom III and C2500 and the difference was pronounced.
I have been thinking of consolidating HT and 2ch with Foundation, but my dealer tells me Phantom III would be better than Foundation, and even maybe better than S1200 for 2ch. But from what I hear Foundation seems very good. No bells and whistles, just pure sonic. I am more temped to get one as days pass by... Last edited by SteveK; 08-15-2013 at 06:50 PM. |
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In my experience,, Marantz will not compete with either C50 and KF in 2 channel listening. KF however amazed me on HT presentation, soundstage is great, vocal is so crystal clear and bass was accurate. KF brings a new level of my home theater experience. It was the first time I saw my wife jolt from her seat after hearing a unexpected gun shot firing during the scene, it was that good! Not to mention, the color is more vivid and sharper thanks to its new and improved HDMI technology. I can assure one thing that KF may surpass the S1200, is its HDMI technology. It was confirmed by krell tech staff that KF HDMI is better. But can't agree more that the s1200 performs better in 2 channel set up. I'm so impress with krell foundation, now Krell Phantom III is on my target list. Furthermore, KF is so easy to configure and the ARES was helpful and really cool feature.
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AV7005. I have no experience with 8801 almost bought one but glad I picked the KF.
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I use PS Audio MKII with bridge. I'm not a big fan of built in DAC... |
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Interesting. They made a big deal about the new advanced HDMI technology they employ in the KF, so I assumed the HDMI would be better. Perhaps it is only better in functionality and responsiveness as opposed to SQ, which would make sense.
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