I listened to all that you mentioned and I ended up with the Theta Jade. I thought it was much better and bought it right away. I use a Theta Gen Va as a DAC and they work great together. Very open and warm but not soft. Good Luck to you!
Which Transport? Theta Jade, Proceed CDD, Sonic F. SFT-1
Has anyone compared these transports? Which one would be your first choice, and how would you characterize their sonics.
Basically, none of them is in production now, but all seem to be highly respected. I was informed by Theta that Pioneer has stopped production of its Stable Platter transport for CD play, although not for DVDs. I believe the Proceed's CDM 12 Pro is still available.
I would be using it with a Theta Pro Basic IIIa, Vandersteen 2Ce Signatures, Sonic Frontiers SFL-2, McCormack 225.
Basically, none of them is in production now, but all seem to be highly respected. I was informed by Theta that Pioneer has stopped production of its Stable Platter transport for CD play, although not for DVDs. I believe the Proceed's CDM 12 Pro is still available.
I would be using it with a Theta Pro Basic IIIa, Vandersteen 2Ce Signatures, Sonic Frontiers SFL-2, McCormack 225.