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Originally posted by opieie:
Hello, I am about to buy a new or used AV processor and have narrowed it down to the Krell HTS, Lexicon MC-1 or Outlaw 950, I would like some feedback from all of you on these three products, my usage will be 80% movies and 20% music, please let me know what you guys think. Prices for the Krell and the Lexicon are almost the same and the Outlaw is about $650.00 less than the others, 5.1 vs. 7.1 is not a big factor for me just the absolute best in sound quaility, the one thing that concerns me about the Krell is that I am by nature a tweaker which you can't do much with the Krell which I could live without if the sound quality was there, also ease of use is very important for my wife, my problem is that I have no way to audition any of these in my home with the exception of the Outlaw via there 30 day trial so I need feedback from people who actually own these products. Thank You for your help.




Shoot. I just typed a long post that got nuked. Drat drat drat.

In summary: Lexicon MC-1 is absolutely the best pick of the bunch provided that you don't need a 5.1 input for SACD or DVD-A.

I haven't used the Outlaw, but judging by the quality of other Outlaw gear I've used, I imagine it's quite a nice piece. Not as good as the MC-1, perhaps, but pretty darn good just the same.

As for the Krell, avoid like the plague. From what I've read about it, it's a piece of junk that delivers worse performance than a $100 Sony receiver, and sells on name recognition alone. (A lot like Bose.)

Check out the following review: http://www.homecinemachoice.com/testbench/frame.html?http://www.homecinemachoice.com/testbench/Processors/Krell/KrellHomeTheater.php

Jeff