Ericbee is correct. Although I have been emailed by a Krell employee that the upgrade for HTS1 will be available soon (2nd Quarter) to allow analog bypass. The degradation of SACD sound is horrible through the HTS. I use an analog preamp to listen to SACD in two cahannel. I am currently looking at getting a KRC3 or KRC-HR to listen to my analog sources. These both offer a "Theater Throughput"(TM) that allows the front channels' outputs to go through as untouched as possible.
BTW, other preamps I've found which have this feature: Sonic Frontiers, Mark Levinson,Conrad Johnson,Audio Research,Pass labs,and Anthem. If there are others, please let me know. While the HTS is okay at Home theater, it is not the greatest musical preamp, and the bypass would be a better solution for your analog (inc. SACD output) listening.
Also to answer your cable question, I use Synergistic Research cables for the 9000ES on Dig and analog outputs and I am very happy with them. Best Regards, Aaron
BTW, other preamps I've found which have this feature: Sonic Frontiers, Mark Levinson,Conrad Johnson,Audio Research,Pass labs,and Anthem. If there are others, please let me know. While the HTS is okay at Home theater, it is not the greatest musical preamp, and the bypass would be a better solution for your analog (inc. SACD output) listening.
Also to answer your cable question, I use Synergistic Research cables for the 9000ES on Dig and analog outputs and I am very happy with them. Best Regards, Aaron