Video Asylum

Posted by chris e. (i) on October 08, 2000 at 04:09:41:

In Reply to: Casablanca II posted by Brian LaCroix on September 20, 2000 at 13:38:14:

Been offline for awhile. I haven't heard the Casablanca II in person but I understand it sounds very musical and is very good. Likely even stronger than the Krell HTS but haven't heard of any head-to-head comparisons. It certainly has MUCH greater flexibility (you can set up multiple subs, 7+ channels, change output slopes, etc.). However, this comes at a significant cost in comparison with the HTS (about double for a reasonably -- not completely -- staffed version). One concern is the shake-out period for Theta -- the original casablanca had a number of glitches and failures in the early days. I would recommend waiting just a bit longer before plunging into it so they get all of the bugs out.

If you are in this type of price range, I'd recommend looking at the Meridian 800 series as well. If you really have an open pocketbook, next year will reveal a Mark Levinson surround processor that will, undoubtedly, do music at a level (and home theater) that will put everyone else to shame (and a price concomitant with such a feat).