Anyone heard the Krell Showcase yet?

I am trying to decide between the Krell Showcase and the more expensive Home Theater Standard line.Also considering Lexicon.Does anyone know how they compare?Not sure which way to go.
Thanks
Dee

Looking for a processor such as a Krell does it have analog bypass?

I bought the Showcase also after auditioning the Lexicon. I found it to be very musical, and, funny enough, I find myself drawn to well-recorded concert videos. Unfortunately the new Chemical Brothers DVD blew my ML Theater center channel. BTW, speakers are Martin Logan Prodigy and Theater up front, and Script rears. Together they sound so open, clear and ready to romp. I am thinking of bi-amping the stats with the Antique Hurricane. Anyone have experience with these tube amps and bi-amping Martin Logan speakers. Thanks.

I had one in my demo system a month or so ago. It was a far better performer than the Aragon Stage One that I have been using. Home Theater performance was great and analog pass-through (stereo and multi-channel SACD) was acceptable. The stereo performance did not rival any of the better stereo pre-amps, but it should be good enough for most HT based systems. My biggest complaint was that the set-up menu did not play nice with my CRT projector (the menu system seems to only output in Interlaced and not Progressive Scan even though it will pass a Progressive Scan image from the DVD player).

There are better pre/pros out there, but it is hard to beat the Showcase for the price. If you need better stereo performance, then just integrate a good stereo pre-amp into the system. My suggestion is to keep it and be happy.

Julian