Krell Industries, long known for manufacturing monstrously (can we say that without getting sued?) large power amplifiers and audiophile electronics has jumped on the iPod bandwagon with the introduction of the $2500 Papa Dock power amplifier to compliment their $1500 Kid Dock iPod dock. Shouldn’t $4000 buy at least one auxiliary input, like for a turntable or something?
Discuss "Krell Introduces $4000 Worth of iPod Overkill" here. Read the article.
I can completely see the advantage of having separated circuits for each channel of output. This balances out the closeness produced by the iPod, at least in regards to sound. Think about it, the iPod is very small meaning the internal left and right output channels are very near one another. It's readily apparent this is the case when you just look at the dock connection (which thankfully uses gold plated connectors for the best transfer quality). With all that in mind you would have to put each channel of the amp as far from the other without making the thing look horribly ugly. Not even Bose could achieve such caveats.
Great review, but I wish you'd gone in to more detail. Which power cords would work best with this? I'd like to get a deeper sound stage and improved resolution. Also, you completely skipped over details on how to hook this up with Bose 1-2-3 speakers.
PS: Do you know if there are quantity discounts available?
My respect for Krell just dropped a little bit. If an audiophile truly wants to integrate the iPod into their system, the Wadia iTransport seems like a much better alternative than this thing.
Krell Introduces $4000 Worth of iPod Overkill
I guess that's aimed at "true audiophiles"....
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