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Theta Digital Casablanca III HD preamplifier/processor
The newly released Theta Casablanca III HD preamplifier/processor is one of the industry's first high-performance pre/pros to include HDMI 1.4 compatibility for use within a home theater system with 3D technologies.
Depending on its configuration Theta’s new Casablanca III HD pre/pro will range in cost from approximately $15,000 to $20,000.
For much of the 1990s Theta Digital ranked among the most desirable audiophile manufacturers in the entire hobbyist world.
Fast forward to 2011 and the brand through the leadership of Amplifier Technologies Inc. (ATI) is back and its ready to take a technology leadership position in the home theater category with the release of its Casablanca III HD preamplifier/processor.
The original Casablanca pre/pro was released about 15 years ago and the new Casablanca III HD builds upon the original's foundation and adds a list of state-of-the-art features that includes Dolby TrueHD and DTS Master Audio HD lossless surround-sound processing, four HDMI 1.4 inputs and up to 12 output channels with the company's Xtreme D-2 digital-to-analog converters (DACs).
In addition, Theta is offering previous generation Casablanca III owners the opportunity to upgrade the pre/pro units to Casablanca III HD levels with three new circuit boards, a new power supply and new operating system for $5,000. The other client program the company is offering is a trade-in allowance initiative that rewards Casablanca I and II owners up to $5,000 towards the purchase of a new Casablanca III HD pre/pro.
Fast forward to 2011 and the brand through the leadership of Amplifier Technologies Inc. (ATI) is back and its ready to take a technology leadership position in the home theater category with the release of its Casablanca III HD preamplifier/processor.
The original Casablanca pre/pro was released about 15 years ago and the new Casablanca III HD builds upon the original's foundation and adds a list of state-of-the-art features that includes Dolby TrueHD and DTS Master Audio HD lossless surround-sound processing, four HDMI 1.4 inputs and up to 12 output channels with the company's Xtreme D-2 digital-to-analog converters (DACs).
In addition, Theta is offering previous generation Casablanca III owners the opportunity to upgrade the pre/pro units to Casablanca III HD levels with three new circuit boards, a new power supply and new operating system for $5,000. The other client program the company is offering is a trade-in allowance initiative that rewards Casablanca I and II owners up to $5,000 towards the purchase of a new Casablanca III HD pre/pro.
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Audio · Video · Blu-ray · Digital Media · Home Theater · 3d · Hdmi 1.4 · Dolby Truehd · Amplifier Technologies Inc · Casablanca Iii Hd Prepro · Dts Master Audio Hd · Theta Digital ·About the Author
Robert Archer, Senior Editor, CE Pro
Bob is an audio enthusiast who has written about consumer electronics for various publications within Massachusetts before joining the staff of CE Pro in 2000. Bob is THX Level I certified, and he's also taken classes from the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF) and Home Acoustics Alliance (HAA). In addition, he's studied guitar and music theory at Sarrin Music Studios in Wakefield, Mass.
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