I'm surprised that you haven't gotten a reply - I have found Krell customer service to be very responsive in the past.
As for "modular and upgradeable" - once bitten twice shy is the right attitude, but don't think any other manufacturer is going to have a different tune or a different outcome. Everybody wants to believe that what they're buying is "future proof", but there's just no way. The best you can do is buy one of the high-end Theta, Meridian or Lexicon units, where there is at least some hope that they'll bring out add-in boards for future functionality. Better still, start viewing a pre/pro as a computer and realize that you're going to have to spend money every 2-3 years to remain at all current. Companies like Lexicon offer fairly attractive trade-in value to buy their new models, which is the only "upgradeable" claim I believe from anybody any more.
As for "modular and upgradeable" - once bitten twice shy is the right attitude, but don't think any other manufacturer is going to have a different tune or a different outcome. Everybody wants to believe that what they're buying is "future proof", but there's just no way. The best you can do is buy one of the high-end Theta, Meridian or Lexicon units, where there is at least some hope that they'll bring out add-in boards for future functionality. Better still, start viewing a pre/pro as a computer and realize that you're going to have to spend money every 2-3 years to remain at all current. Companies like Lexicon offer fairly attractive trade-in value to buy their new models, which is the only "upgradeable" claim I believe from anybody any more.