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Shane, any of the krells will do. I don't think the Strads are hard to drive per say, it's just that they really come alive as a fast amp like krell sharpens their transients, tightens up the bass and brings out the very best out of them without destroying their musicality. I prefer the newer Krell's though. I heard the strads with Evo 900's and the 400, equally good.
As far as treatments, would triangular bass traps work better than tubes for your room layout? RealTraps - MegaTraps |
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Serge
Not without moving almost roof high lp cabinets that hold 400 lp's each |
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I have found that when listening to CDs on my LS27 that I am often forced
to use a very low volume setting (8-10 or less) on the low gain setting of the pre-amp, or it is just too loud. No doubt this is due to many CDs being mastered too loud. Also, I am using a balanced connection from my CD player (Ayre C5XE-MP). Will the sound quality be compromised by using such low volume settings? |
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Should not be compromised. I used the low gain setting most of the time when I had the LS27 several years ago.
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It's an interesting question. I assume the tubes run hotter at higher volume settings and there must be an optimal operating temperature ? Perhaps this isn't the case. 8-10 on low gain must be very quiet even using CD. I also use low gain with a Krell 302 and typically dial in 30-35 with CD.
If higher gain is superior (as suggested in the manual) why is the ref 5 set at low. I find high gain far too loud with my set up. |
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