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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- January, 2001 -- Krell Industries, Inc., Orange CT 06477
NEW KRELL COMPONENTS FEATURE UPDATED TECHNOLOGIES
AND DRAMATICALLY ENHANCED STYLING
Las Vegas -- Krell Industries, Inc., unveils five new audio components - all featuring the latest technological advancements and "a dramatic change in cosmetics" - at the 2001 International Consumer Electronics Show. Slated for introduction are an updated home theater surround preamp/processor, a new compact disc player, a new stereo integrated amplifier, a new five-channel power amplifier, and the first Krell DVD player. Together with the new Lossless Acoustic Transducer loudspeaker systems - also debuting at the CES - these components highlight Krell's 20th anniversary as a high-end audio manufacturer.
"Our first KAV Series product, the KAV-300i Integrated Amplifier, was introduced five years ago," said Dan D'Agostino, Krell CEO and Chief Designer. "And while all our KAV Series products and home theater processors continue to be leading performers in their respective categories, our ongoing engineering effort has produced significant advances in areas such as circuit topologies, feature sets, and component interface design. Our newest components not only incorporate the latest technologies but also feature an entirely new chassis design that, I believe, will appeal to a broad audience of discriminating audiophiles. It's a new look for Krell - one that ties our past with our future. And it makes a bold aesthetic statement that complements the outstanding performance of our KAV Series and home theater products"...
New DVD Standard
The DVD Standard is the first DVD player from Krell. It is also the world's first stand alone DVD player to incorporate Faroudja Laboratories' newest high-performance digital video chips--the FLI2220 Digital Video Enhancer and FLI2200 Digital Video De-interlacer/Line Doubler. The former employs Faroudja's patented adaptive nonlinear luminance and chrominance processing technology to significantly enhance the reproduction of image detail and sharpness. The latter implements Faroudja's award-winning de-interlacing and post-processing algorithms to provide the highest-quality progressive-scan video output.
The Krell DVD Standard features an advanced transport compatible with DVD, video CD, audio CD, and audio CD-R media. It reads both single- and dual-layer DVDs. It incorporates a modular design with a motherboard and plug-in circuit cards that can be easily upgraded to accommodate future formats, such as DVD Audio and D1 Digital Video. The player's firmware, moreover, can be upgraded via the disc drive.
Superb audio performance is assured by the use of 24-bit/192kHz ultra-high-resolution digital-to-analog converters. These are implemented in a differential current output configuration, which facilitates the interface with Krell Current Mode, discrete Class A, direct-coupled, fully complementary analog output circuitry.
The Krell DVD Standard provides both Toslink optical and coaxial digital audio outputs. Video output is optimized for solid-state video display technologies, including plasma, LCD, DLP, and DILA. The progressive-scan output employs triple 11-bit DACs and provides a choice of RGB or component interfaces--the former via BNC connectors and the latter via RCA-type phono or DB-25 connectors. A component output, employing 2x oversampling and a 10-bit video DAC, is provided for interlaced-scan video output, as are standard composite and S-video outputs.
High-End Audio For The New Millennium
"We are celebrating the start of our third decade as a high-end audio manufacturer," said Mr. D'Agostino. "We are extremely proud of our accomplishments in these past twenty years--our products have established Krell as 'The Leader in Audio Engineering.' Together with our exciting new line of Lossless Acoustic Transducers, our new KAV Series and Home Theater Standard components are a great way to launch our next twenty years. Yet, they provide but a glimpse of what we hope to accomplish in high-end audio in the new millenium."
About Krell
Krell Industries, Inc., is America's premier manufacturer of high-end audio equipment featuring award-winning amplifiers, preamplifiers, compact disc players, surround sound processors, and loudspeaker systems for serious music lovers and home theater aficionados. CEO Dan D'Agostino designs all components.
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