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Krell Showcase 7 channel Amplifier ReviewedThe Krell Showcase is a nostalgic piece that doesnt include HDMI functionality but offers solid analog audio and video performance. Its sleek lines are classic and its sonics are well respected. Bring a little bit of Dan Dagostino into your home theater system today. ***** FIVE STARS ACROSS THE BOARD.Krell Showcase 7-Channel AmplifierModel #: KRE-SC7-AMP At a Glance Manufacturer: Krell Model: Showcase 7Description: Pre-owned 7-Channel Amplifier Condition: Excellent (MINT) Retail: $5,500 THE ONLY OTHER ONE WE COUD FIND FOR SALE ON E-BAY IS 3K obo plus shipping Our Price: $2400.00 obo fair offers only please. OBVIOUSLY, we have well over $2400.00 invested in the beauty. Original MSRP $5500.00 PLUS SERVICE COSTS. LOW BALLERS WILL BE IGNORED! Manual: On-line Or we would be happy to provide one if asked. Shipping is fair because it will be double boxed and extremely well insulated and insured. Please understand we want it to arrive in the same condition it leaves in. This has been a cherished amplifier. Also, an amazing value considering the soundstage quality of build and performance it offers. Had 2 at one time and sold one to a friend and he could not be any happier with this amplifier. He calls it a best kept secret that an amplifier meant for home theater could be an audiophiles dream amplifier cost wise. Thanks for looking. ANY QUESTIONS or COMMENTS PLEASE ASK OR ADVISE. WE STAND BEHIND THIS AMPLIFIER 100%. WE TAKE OUR REVIEWS VERY SERIOUSLY. If YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A MINT CONDITION KRELL SHOWCASE 7 AT A GREAT PRICE THIS THE AMPLIFIER FOR YOU. Also below is the blue book pricing for a SC6 amp. Insider pricing if you will. That requires a monthly subscription fee.« Krell Showcase 6Introduced:2002 > Multi-Channel AmpsNotes:125w, 6chRetail Price:$5,000.00AveragePrivate PartyTrade-In$2,244.00$2,457.18$1,907.40 Showcase 7Introduced:2002Category:Amplifiers & Receivers > Multi-Channel AmpsNotes:125w, 7chRetail Price:$5,500.00AveragePrivate Party $2,281.26$2,440.95$1980.00Get to know this product. REVIEWS BELOW. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN.The Showcase 7 Amplifier is a flexible design that delivers seven channels of amplification. The Amplifier provides 125W per channel at 8 ohms, and 250W per channel at 4 ohms. It has both balanced and single-ended inputs for compatibility with other components. The Krell Current Mode is a proprietary Krell circuit topology in which the audio gain stages of a component operate in the current rather than the voltage domain. This unique technology provides the component with exceptional speed and a wide bandwidth. The amplifiers can be operated using the 12 VDC power on/off (12 V trigger) signals from other components. The Showcase Amplifier is versatile, fitting a variety of installations including rack-mounted and inside cabinetry.SpecificationsChannels:7 Watts RMS per Channel (4-ohms):250Watts RMS per Channel (8-ohms):125 With the Showcase pre/pro-and-amp combo, Krell hits a new low—price point, that is. Much is made of the intense competition that goes on in the receiver game, and understandably so. For the most part, these are companies that have piles of money to spend on advertising, have the resources and inclination to bring out new models every year, and have hordes of accountants and marketing types to keep watch on things like market placement, pricing, competitor activity, and so on. But what about the healthy (and growing) competition in the separates arena, especially at the lower (all things being relative) price points? It may not draw the receiver wars headlines, involve a fraction of the corporate expenditure and model turnover, or feature dueling laser shows from multilevel booths at industry trade shows. But, make no mistake, the competition here is no less intense, no less important to the industry as a whole, and no less beneficial to its particular crop of potential buyers. The number of quality pre/pros and multichannel amplifiers in the $3,000-to-$5,500 range has increased dramatically in the past few years, a fact that hasnt been lost on Krell and other traditional high-enders who arent, as a group, known for affordability. While many people will no doubt wince at the thought of calling $3,000-to-$5,500 components affordable, remember that relativity is the key. Youre not going to find a lot in the separates world under $3,000—thats just the way it is. So, when I talk about something like Krells new 7.1-channel Showcase pre/pro and seven-channel Showcase 7 amp being more affordable at Preamp price $4,000 and $5,500 for the showcase 7 amplifier, respectively, understanding the context will hopefully keep most of you from thinking Ive gone mad. Performance should always hold the final sway, but theres no denying that features wield considerable influence in a competitive market. Like much of its competition, the Showcase pre/pro is appropriately loaded. Processing starts with the Dolby (EX, Pro Logic II Movie and Music, Digital 5.1) and DTS (ES Discrete and Matrix, 5.1 Movie and Music, Neo:6 Movie and Music) contingents. Theres also THX postprocessing and THX Ultra certification, but no Ultra 2 processing. The Showcase supplies no less than nine proprietary music-processing modes, with a number of different channel configurations and sound profiles. Other Showcase tricks include balanced outputs (not particularly common at this price), Burr Brown 24-bit/192-kilohertz digital-to-analog converters on all channels, and a selectable throughput mode for the analog inputs (including the multichannel inputs) that bypasses all DSP, conversion, etc. Theres also an interesting room-equalization feature that lets you use three discrete parametric bands to adjust frequency response. The four adjustable parameters are filter type, frequency, shape, and level. The current system operates on the seven main channels, but Krell is due to add sub control, as well. Four EQ setup memories will save every parameter for every filter on each channel. You can adjust the filters globally or individually and save configurations for different source materials. The systems effectiveness for you naturally depends on your stance on equalizers: Some people swear by them, while others avoid them religiously. Either way, the Showcase has you covered. The Showcases inputs and outputs are comprehensive. Joining the eight balanced (XLR) outputs are eight unbalanced (RCA) jacks. Theres also an eight-channel analog input, several two-channel analog inputs (including a balanced pair), and two analog outputs. Four coax and four optical digital inputs are included, as well. Video connections include three high-bandwidth component ins and one out, four S-video ins and two outs, and four composite ins and two outs. There are also four 12-volt triggers and an RS-232 jack that you can use for, among other things, flash software upgrades. Notably absent are accommodations for extra zones, which the Showcase processor doesnt support. Balanced capability highlights the Showcase 7 amps back panel, as well. Theres also heavy-duty five-way binding posts and unbalanced RCA connections. Power is rated at 125 watts per channel into 8 ohms, doubling to 250 watts into 4 ohms. A 1,500-watt toroidal transformer and 80,000 microfarads of capacitance handle the juice, while Class A input, pre-driver, and driver stages handle the signals. For this review, the Showcase combo spent time in two different systems and environments: an Energy Veritas speaker system and a Philips SACD1000 SACD/DVD player in my slightly more-realistic living room and a Canton Karat speaker system with Krells Standard DVD player in our treated listening room at the studio. At home, the first thing that grabbed me with two-channel material was these components highly dynamic, immediate nature. Between the Energy tweeters uncompromising nature and the Krell gears unwillingness to artificially soften sources, poorly recorded material—especially on CD—had nowhere to hide. If you demand fidelity above all else. If you can afford it. BUY IT! You will not be disappointed. FIVE STARS *****
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