I've had my Krell SACD Standard since 2004. I run pure-silver balanced interconnects into a Krell KAV-400xi and out to a pair of B&W 803s. I bought this player primarily for Redbook CDs, I own only 10 SACDs. As far as CD playback is concerned, this is a very, very good player, it's among the best that I have heard south of the Classe Top-Loader @ $12K. In my opinion Krell should rename it the "CD Standard" since this is what most owners use it for. I haven't heard of any owners modifying this Player-it's near perfect as is.
Krell SACD Standard redbook playback improvement
Has anyone experimented with improving the regular CD playback sound ( not the SACD, which I think is excellent) ? Specifically, has anyone tried hooking up an outboard DAC for this purpose? If so, what DAC has worked well? I am currently looking for an excellent DAC for my SACD Standard. I am very satisfied with the SACD playback........I just want to improve the redbook sound only. Thanks for your input.