Introduction
Home theaters have a come a long way, seriously. Designs have become a little short of exceptional, at times even better than that. This week we got a unique HTS speaker system called Cabasse Cinesound.
This brand hails from western France; their office is in one of the coolest locations, facing the Atlantic. Cinesound is just one of the products in their acoustic stable, plus it’s reached all the way here. So it's fair to say that they deserve a decent listen. Here’s what we heard and saw.
Design and Features
‘Sleek and sexy’ sums it up; anything more would be just details. The system consists of simply a powered subwoofer and a single horizontal speaker, known as a ‘soundbar’ in the parlance. This one speaker contains three speakers in it, each being a two-way system in itself.
The two complement each other very well, with a metallic gray exterior for the soundbar and a regular grey cabinet for the sub. A similar matching bluish grey cloth grille seamlessly wraps the soundbar’s front end. The main aspect of the device's aesthetic brilliance lies in the shape of the speaker. It’s an elliptical cylinder with slanting flat cross-sections, with the grille hugging the front part quite tightly.
The overall finish is quite appealing; the Cinesound has a very 'lifestyle' look. The unit will fit perfectly into a neo-modern décor, with its metallic color signaling the onset of the future of innovative designs. Let’s just say that when I opened the box it was greeted like quite the superstar – everyone wanted to hear it. So was I, but a quick run-through its specs and features was in order.


