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Offline snoggle

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How much "better" is the Kenwood Excelon
« on: October 20, 2005, 04:20:47 am »
Other than having VIOT and RCA jacks, and a 20 gig DMS, is there anything else better about the Excelon keg than a Kenwood 710 keg?

I had a 710 keg that I connected and played for a few minutes, and my perception was that my Excelon keg sounds better. Am I imagining that it is better, or is it superior electronically?
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Re: How much "better" is the Kenwood Exc
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2005, 02:20:32 pm »
The excelon is supposed to have better DACs.

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Re: How much "better" is the Kenwood Exc
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2005, 05:06:59 am »
Hmm, my non-excelon kenwood keg has RCA jacks.

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Re: How much "better" is the Kenwood Exc
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2005, 07:46:53 pm »
I think you are right about the 710 having RCA jacks. I only had one for a few days before returning it, and I think my memory of it is not perfect.

The 710 circuit board pictures on this site show that it has RCA jacks.

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Re: How much "better" is the Kenwood Excelon
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2005, 09:41:42 pm »
Can you buy VIOT for the 710 (non Excelon) keg?

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Re: How much "better" is the Kenwood Excelon
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2005, 10:58:15 pm »
VIOT is for any Kenwood Keg. I use it on a 710.

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Re: How much "better" is the Kenwood Excelon
« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2005, 12:05:30 am »
yes, both kenwood models have RCA jacks and support SSA/VIOT