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In Reply to: time to sell my theta? posted by mothra on January 6, 2007 at 20:28:01:

If you still enjoy the player, why get rid of it?

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Re: Value is determined by what you think of the player still... - mothra 06:38:30 01/07/07 (7)
well, only because it is hard to tell what you're missing. I think it is a lot better player than most i have heard, but it dopesnt make me run to want to listen to cd's if i have an LP handy. I guess maybe there is a cd playler out there that would do that, or maybe not. Being a poor-ish musican, i cant really afford this hobby and it has always been important for me to sell something to help fund an upgrade. If it gets to the point where the theta is woth 25 dollars and i want something that cost 5 grand, i won't be able to defer the cost with a sale.
- comparing your CD player to your turntable... - kuma 22:02:44 01/07/07 (0)
  can send you to a poor house. :D ( yes. still. )
  Whilst many exotic DACs and up/down sampling/filtering schemes, there aren't many digital players that can go up against a good record playback.
  An analogue playback has that extra something that makes you want to listen to the music.
  That quality is extremely hard to come by in most CD players.
  I don't know what CD players or DAC/transport would do it for you.
  For me, a Naim player or 47Labs Shigaraki DAC ( with almost any transports) would do it but I suspect they sound nothing like your Theta thing.
- Re: Value is determined by what you think of the player still... - TomLarson 15:31:53 01/07/07 (5)
  Sell the transport, keep the dac. The dac won't wear out, the transport will. Figure what you can get for the dac and what you can buy used for that amt and go from there. Im "even" poorer than you and still have my Theta proprimeIIa. Theta made great stuff...
  - A big ditto here... - Audio Pharaoh 16:54:47 01/07/07 (4)
    I agree with you Tom, Theta Dacs still hold their own (ive listened to few of the pre GEN-VIII models) and was always pleasantly surprised.
    Definitely changing the transport is the best way to go.
    AP
    
    # The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men # Jules Winnfield(Ezekiel 25:17)> Pulp Fiction <
    - Re: A big ditto here... - mothra 17:20:42 01/07/07 (3)
      any transport suggestions?
      - Re: A big ditto here... - Audio Pharaoh 18:37:12 01/07/07 (2)
        
        In Reply to: Re: A big ditto here... posted by mothra on January 7, 2007 at 17:20:42:
        
        The best 'low budget' transport IMHO would be a Pioneer cd, dvd or a universal player... Some older Sony ES woud also be good..Depends too on how much cash you're allocating for this move.
        AP
        
        # The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men # Jules Winnfield(Ezekiel 25:17)> Pulp Fiction <
        
        Re: A big ditto here... - mothra 19:36:44 01/07/07 (1)
        
        In Reply to: Re: A big ditto here... posted by Audio Pharaoh on January 7, 2007 at 18:37:12:
        
        well, i have a sony 999es, i could try whatever I suppose. I don't know what transports are good these days. Thanks
        
        Re: A big ditto here... - TomLarson 17:20:12 01/08/07 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re: A big ditto here... posted by mothra on January 7, 2007 at 19:36:44:
        
        While you're deciding, try the $49.95 Toshiba 3990 at bestbuy.....

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