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DVD

DVD Standard DVD Player

Great home theater starts with a great

source component. And in a marketplace

inundated by unremarkable DVD players,

the Krell DVD Standard has emerged as

an industry reference—a true high-end

home theater source component.

The DVD Standard is the world’s first
standalone DVD player to incorporate
Faroudja Laboratories’ newest high-perfor­mance digital video chipset. Faroudja’s
patented digital signal processing technol­ogy delivers unprecedented image detail
and sharpness. The DVD Standard also
implements Faroudja’s award-winning de­interlacing and line-doubling algorithms to
provide the highest-quality progressive­scan video output.

Video output is optimized for the latest solid­state video display technologies, including
plasma, LCD, DLP, and DILA. The progres­sive-scan output employs triple 10-bit DACs
and provides both RGB and component
interfaces.

Both Toslink and coaxial digital audio outputs
are provided. A component output, featuring
2X oversampling and a 10-bit DAC, is provid­ed for interlaced-scan video output, as are
standard composite and S-video outputs.

An advanced transport ensures compatibility with

a wide range of media, including single- and dual-

layer DVD, video CD, and audio CD/CD-R.

24-bit/192kHz ultra-high-resolution digital-to-ana-

log converters (DACs) assure superb audio perfor-

mance. The converters feature a differential cur-

rent output configuration to provide an ideal
interface with the renowned Krell Current Mode,™
discrete Class A, direct-coupled, fully complemen-

tary analog output circuitry.

The Krell DVD Standard is

uncompromisingly engineered

to deliver the highest-quality

video and audio source signal

possible… for today’s high-end

home theater systems and

those of the future. The play-

er’s firmware can be simply
upgraded via the disc drive,

making the DVD Standard

immune to obsolescence.

The crucial final stage that delivers the video signal to
the display device comprises professional-grade circuit­ry. It is classic Krell output stage technology applied to
the video domain—robust, uncompromised circuitry
delivering the most vivid and detailed picture available
from the DVD platform.

The Home Theater Standard 7.1 is THX Ultra

certified and is fully compatible with the lat-

est surround processing modes, including

THX Surround EX, Dolby Digital EX,

DTS ES 6.1, DTS NEO:6, and Dolby Pro

Logic II. Additionally, Krell Music Surround

modes provide enhanced reproduction of

conventional stereo music sources.

The digital surround engine features state-of-

the-art signal processors, operating at high

speed and upsampled 24-bit precision, aug-

mented by 8MB of added memory. The

resulting boost in processing efficiency

improves bit stream recognition and channel

steering. Digital crossover circuitry,

offering a wide range of crossover fre-

quencies, operates in 48-bit double-

precision mode for unparalleled

ability to optimize speaker/subwoofer

system performance.Finally, all chan-

nels are processed by 24-bit/192 kHz

DACs, yielding the most accurate

analog signal possible.

HTS 7.1

Home Theater Standard 7.1 Surround Preamp/Processor

The Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 is a full

system control center offering exceptional
audio and video performance, flexibility, and
ease of use. It is the centerpiece in Krell’s
HEAT™—High End Audio Theater—system
concept, which applies the fundamental prin­ciples of Krell audio engineering to the cre­ation of a fully integrated high-performance
multichannel audio/video system. Krell HEAT
makes it possible to enjoy movies at home
with audio quality unmatched by even the
finest commercial theater venues.

The analog circuitry—the most critical stage
in a surround preamp/processor—features the
advanced signal path developed for Krell’s
flagship stereo preamplifier, the Krell Current
Tunnel. All eight channels employ fully bal­anced Krell Current Mode™ topology in a
zero-feedback configuration, delivering a
staggering 1MHz bandwidth. This circuitry
assures the most transparent reproduction of

today’s most demanding

movie soundtracks and

high-resolution audio
formats. In Preamp
mode, the HTS 7.1
operates as a pure
analog preamplifier,
bypassing all digital
ciruitry to ensure the
cleanest, most direct
signal path.

Broadcast-quality all-discrete

video circuitry, providing

bandwidth greater than

80MHz, delivers the most

vivid color and detailed pic-

ture with all input signals—

including composite, S-video,

interlaced component, and

progressive and wideband

High Definition.

With its powerful configuration
versatility and unparalleled sys-

tem interface and flexibility, the

HTS 7.1 is easy to use. Built-in

step-by-step guides simplify

optimal setup.

Krell’s unique software-based seven-channel digital
room equalizer maximizes system performance in any
room. For each of four memory settings, the user can
program filter type (high-pass, low-pass, notch, peaking,
and high/low shelf), frequency,s shape, and level for all
seven channels. This makes it possible to program, for
example, independent settings for stereo music, multi­channel music, movie surround, or even video game
software. Krell’s digital room equalizer can transform
your family entertainment room into a breathtaking
home theater...without hiring an architect.

Controls include bidirectional RS-232 communications,
12V triggers, and direct RC-5 input. The HTS 7.1 is also
Crestron I

2

P certified for use with touchpanel-based sys­tems. The operating system resides in FLASH memory,
enabling software upgrades via the RS-232 port.

HTS 7.1 rear panel shown.