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Originally Posted by aZa Kb yaar what u think bout this ? 
kenwood K-CD01 Specifications
I'm planning on a complete SQ setup as a birthday gift for my dad... he hates loud bass. |
Kenwood K-CD01 is from the reference line of Kenwood also know as emotion series. Which has limited distribution in Asia and Oceania hence not available in US and Europe.
It has K-Grade Burr Brown DA Convertors (hence K in K-CD01) which is one of the best in the Burr Brown catalog and they are using independent on Left/Right Channels with offset dual differential circuit. It is very good SQ HU without any bells and whistles. No EQ, fancy display, lights, no MP3 (stupidity to play when have Burr Brown DAC's), Detachable face. Just plain CD Player with Bass / Treble.
The Clarion DRZ-9255 is the only other HU which uses K-Grade DA Convertors, dual 24 Bit, 96kHz sampling along with electronic 0.5dB step Burr Brown volume control which is a treat
(quality of volume knob also plays a very important role in overall SQ).
There is a big difference in the price of DRZ-9255 and K-CD01. But then Clarion can do much more than Kenwood (Parametric Eq, Time Alignment, Configurable Crossover till 4-way active etc.)
If one wants Front + Rear + Sub setup then Kenwood is a very good option.
The other Kenwood HU's has the following :
XXV-01D - 24 Bit Burr Brown (No K Grade), with offset dual differential in front channels, time alignment.
KAC-8529 / 7529 - 24 Bit Burr Brown (No K-Grade)
Has not yet looked in the newer ones.
If SQ is the only objective and the he / she is serious, then one has to be very careful in choosing equipment and HU is very important component.