2000s Home Theater

You’re Krell has surround sound analog inputs (7.1) from what I can tell.

Those inputs were made so that your Krell wouldn’t become completely obsolete.

Now is the time to utilize those inputs (in my opinion).

You would need a Blu-Ray Player that performs internal decoding and that has analog outputs.

Looking at Crutchfield.com here is one option: The Panasonic DP-UB820

You should be able to connect the analog outputs from the Panasonic to your Krell 7.1 analog inputs and get the latest surround sound format, like DTS HD-Master and Dolby True HD (except for Dolby Atmos).

If by chance you are interested in Dolby Atmos, you would need to get a new AVR and additional Dolby Atmos Speakers.

That is probably the cheapest way to go that I can think of.

Hope that helps.

Jay

What % do you use this system for HT or 2-channel, and which is more important?

Amazing guys thanks for the help!!!

Could go 4k with the Panasonic UB9000 which has analog outs for sound and a separate output for video. If you don't need 4k, you could go with a higher-end unit like the Sony BDP S5000ES. That's a $2000 player you can pick up for a couple hundred bucks these days.