i personally think older theta dacs do rival and outperform many of the current dacs. they are not your typical dac animal and unless you have had one, it is hard to understand that. if you already know you like that sound, go for it...or save up for a gen viii2! i am in a similar circumstance and am pretty sure i will be getting a cb3 next (moving from casanova) but likely preowned with older dacs.
New or Old DAC
I currently have an older Theta front end. Data ll transport & Chroma HDCD. I like it, even though it is old and discontinued. I would like to update my DAC first , I am looking for a Theta Pro Gen va. I know the sound of the older Theta stuff and like it. But, are there any newer DAC's out there in that $1K (used) price range that can really give an equal or better performance than the Pro Gen Va? Do the newer anti jitter (re-clocking) DACS fall into that price range?
thanks, mike
thanks, mike