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Krell Stealth DAC v Krell KAV 300 CD

Hi guys,
could anybody tell me about the differences between these two units? In terms of sound quality of course.
Why is that? 'Cos I own the 300 CD and I'm very happy using it but I need a DAC for computer music reproduction. I've tried several DACs between 1500 and 3000 Euro (higher priced DACs I can not afford at the moment) and no one can beat the Kav 300 IN TERMS OF SOUND QUALITY!!! So I decided to buy a s/h DAC (preferably KRELL) and to limit myself to 16/44 red book standard for a while (no HiRes through old DACs of course...).
So, would I get the same or even better "type of sound" (fast and big bold bass performance, wide and open soundstage, lots of details...)through Krell Stealth DAC or not? Have anybody ever did this comparation?

Thanks in advance!
The King :)
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knghifi
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I would stay away from any Krell CD players with the old Philip drives.

I bought a Krell KPS30i, in span of ~ a year, it was replaced by Krell 2 to 3 times with new units and finally 2 KAV 300CD because they cannot fix the faulty drives. It sounded good when working but never for too long.

Krell's customer service was superb. I asked Patrick why use Philip drives and he said for sound quality.
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