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Theta Miles CD player

I was under the impression that the original Miles was discontinued because of a lack of the Pioneer transport mechanism. I emailed Theta twice and they say the Miles 2 will ship in a few months with Pioneer transport mechanism and new jitter reduction technology. Does anyone have any insight into the new Miles? I am looking for a new CD player to match with my Krell 300i, Dunlavy SC-III's and MIT cables. I have had the Levinson 39 (out of my price range) and the Theta Miles in my system both which I really liked. The balanced Miles is at the top of my price range? Are there any other recommendations for cd players that I should look into. I like a laid back warm sound with good dynamics. Thanks
johnv
ra3070
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I lived with a Miles for a while. It was problematic and I grew tired of it very quickly. If you are serious about the "laid back warm sound with good dynamics" perhaps you should give Linn a listen. You can pick up a good used Karik for $1000-$1400. The Naim 3.5 ($2100 new) is also a wonderful player. Both sound far more musical than the Miles (IMHO).
john_l
782 posts
 
One thing I have heard but never experienced is that Linn equipment is a little hard to match to non-Linn equipment. On CD Player's, the Cal Audio Labs players, the Sony XA7ES (which I own), and the Resolution Audio player's are all very good sounding. The Cal Audio's have more of a laid back, tube sound, the Sony is extremely spacious, and detailed.
tswhitsel
126 posts
 
Unless you are stuck on having a CD player here is another option that will blow away your present recommendations. Look for an Audio Logic Model 34 and any good inexpensive transport in the $500-800 range. I've seen Audio Logic's go for as cheap as $1500 (asking price) recently. These are simply in another league. I've owned 2. Sold one and tried several CD Players and nothing came even close so I bought another one. One thing for sure, you'll be getting much more for your money. Good Luck.
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