You can't control the denon's volume by remote. I owned it but did not hear a big difference over my old player so i sold it. It is made really well and works so smoothly that i loved it just for those reasons. The theta i owned as well. I always wanted a RA cd 55 instead but could never afford one. I would take the RA CD 50 over it. I compared the theta to my mark levinson 37, 36, 380 combo running directly into my plinius and the levinson was much better. So i sold that too. BTW i would really look into the CAL CL 15 that i think would sound great running direct even though it has a digital volume control. I owned this player as well but i never took out of the box and never really heard it, but its supposed to be great. Come to think of it if you can find a used cal cl 15 for around 700.00 i would get that until the digital wars are over or until you can afford a cd 55 or 39 or wadia 830 or something. I think the CAL would be basically a sonic equal to the theta, but not the RA CD 50. These are just my oppions as i have never AB'd these players. - Ian
Theta Miles VS Resolution Audio CD50
I would like to get some opinions of how these two models
sound when run "direct" into a poweramp using the variable
outputs. I currently run a Sony 707ESD direct into a Classe
and really like it. I would like to buy either a used Theta
or a used RA to see if either sounds better than my Sony 707.
Has anyone spent time with both the Theta and the RA and can
tell me about how they differ in sound? My first priority
is the rhythm and pace thing. The NAIM was so good at this
but it doesn't have a variable output. And I dislike cold
sounding or analytic players. (I won't mention names)
Thanks
Tom
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