The cabinet was a long searched for purchase so given my 1300 sq-ft house with two kids under 2-1/2 there are just limitations. I would have to justify $800 that I don't have in the budget and then force the Krell into my system. I am making the adult choice to walk away. In the future we will likely end up in a larger house with older kids and a few more options will be open to me.
MUSICAL FIDELITY - M1 PWR vs Home Theater Receiver
This past Friday I had the opportunity to listen to a system that included a Krell S-300i integrated and Focal 807v speakers and it sounded fantastic. The speaker cables and CD player were much higher priced items generally used with the Focal Utopia speakers.
The Krell S-330i is sort of my dream integrated and I was offered the demo unit for $1,200 which is a fantastic deal, but it simply doesn't fit anywhere in my system/cabinet/house. It is really painful to walk away from it, but I don't really have a choice.
My current system includes an Integra 50.1 receiver and Focal 836v speakers. The temptation of the Krell cause me to do some online research/shopping and I ran across the Musical Fidelity M1 power amp for a great price.
Does anyone have any idea if there should be any real improvement in quality between the Integra 50.1 by itself vs.the addition of the Musical Fidelity M1 power amp with the Integra as the preamp?
Open to all thoughs and opinions. Please provide you reasoning for your opinions.
The Krell S-330i is sort of my dream integrated and I was offered the demo unit for $1,200 which is a fantastic deal, but it simply doesn't fit anywhere in my system/cabinet/house. It is really painful to walk away from it, but I don't really have a choice.
My current system includes an Integra 50.1 receiver and Focal 836v speakers. The temptation of the Krell cause me to do some online research/shopping and I ran across the Musical Fidelity M1 power amp for a great price.
Does anyone have any idea if there should be any real improvement in quality between the Integra 50.1 by itself vs.the addition of the Musical Fidelity M1 power amp with the Integra as the preamp?
Open to all thoughs and opinions. Please provide you reasoning for your opinions.