I know that I talked to you by email, but I wanted to post this for everyone else who might be curious.
IMO, the Stello beats my Theta Data Basic II to death in every area except the soundstage depth. The Theta's soundstage appeared to be say four feet deep, whereas the Stello's 2 - 2 1/2 feet. But through the Stello I'm hearing things that I hadn't noticed before, and all of the instruments and vocals sound much more natural and realistic.
Personally, I miss the soundstage depth of the Theta, but I sold it on Audiogon just the other day (week) because I couldn't listen to it even with the deeper soundstage that I love. The Stello sounds so much better in every other area that I couldn't go back to the Theta.
IMO, the Stello beats my Theta Data Basic II to death in every area except the soundstage depth. The Theta's soundstage appeared to be say four feet deep, whereas the Stello's 2 - 2 1/2 feet. But through the Stello I'm hearing things that I hadn't noticed before, and all of the instruments and vocals sound much more natural and realistic.
Personally, I miss the soundstage depth of the Theta, but I sold it on Audiogon just the other day (week) because I couldn't listen to it even with the deeper soundstage that I love. The Stello sounds so much better in every other area that I couldn't go back to the Theta.