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Originally posted by steves:
I ... heard a setup featuring a Krell CD player, Krell preamp and Krell monoblock amps .... The hiss was very noticeable, even at a low volume setting, from several feet away. Does this mean Krell makes inferior equipment?


If it sounds good and measures well, it's good. If it measures poorly or sounds bad it's not good. Just IMO and YMMV, of course.

My point of view is simply that instruments and ears both have strengths and weaknesses, so to ferret out issues with equipment one, IMO, should use both.

'If your only tool is a hammer all your problems look like nails'.
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Charlie