Krell Industries CD Player - Manual (Page 18)

14 Krell SACD Standard
Krell recommends using balanced interconnect cables. Balanced
interconnect cables not only can minimize sonic loss but are also
immune to induced noise, especially with installations using long
cables. Balanced connections have 6 dB more gain than single-
ended connections. When level matching is critical, keep this gain
value in mind.
Connecting the SACD Standard
to Your System
USING BALANCED
CONNECTIONS
Connection
Steps
TABLE 1 Analog and Digital Connections
for the SACD Standard
CD Format Analog Output Digital Output
Balanced Single-ended Optics Coax
L+ R Multi
Conventional CD YES YES NO YES YES
Two-channel SACD YES YES NO NO NO
Multi-channel SACD YES YES YES NO NO
Follow these steps to connect the SACD Standard to your system.
1. Make sure all power sources and components are off before
connecting inputs and outputs.
2. Neatly organize the wiring between the SACD Standard and all
system components. Separate AC wires from audio cables to
prevent hum or other unwanted noises from being introduced into
the system.
3. Remember that balanced outputs use three-pin XLR connectors.
Single-ended outputs use RCA connectors. Maintain the correct
left/right orientation of these outputs.
4. To play an SACD, you need to use analog audio outputs. Digital
audio outputs are only available for conventional compact discs.
For multi-channel (
MULTI
) SACD, two-channel (
SACD
), and conven-
tional compact disc playback, connect the SACD Standard multi-
channel analog audio outputs to the surround preamp/processor
multi-channel inputs. All multi-channel analog audio outputs are
available in the
MULTI
format. The center (
C
), subwoofer (
SW
) and
surround (
SL, SR
) multi-channel outputs are not available in the
CD
or SACD formats. The left ( L ) and right ( R ) multi-channel outputs
are always active.
5. For two-channel and conventional compact disc playback only,
connect the SACD Standard balanced analog audio outputs or
the left (
L ) and right ( R ) multi-channel outputs to the preamplifier
balanced or single-ended analog audio inputs.