You had Theta in the past, what did you move onto?
Just a question I’ve been thinking about. I once stumbled across a well equipped Theta Casanova and really loved the sound for 2 channel as well as HT use. Real shame that Theta never released a follow on processor, and the Casablanca units have always been too expensive for me, not to mention, really slow in coming out.
Eventually I’ve settled with Anthem for HT. I’ve certainly had a couple of brands which were a lot worse.
So for any of you who, like me, have beebig Theta Digital fans but have had to move on, what did you do?
Hey @soix That actually is what I'm doing right now. I use my system about 50/50, but that's really not the question I was asking. I just have very fond memories of the Theta digital preamps/processors, which were just excellent for music and movies, and wondering what is out there that is comparable. Even if I got a Trinnov today I'm very likely to simply substitute it for the Anthem and stick to my Luxman for 2 channel. |
@bdp24 - Please elaborate! What Theta gear did you have and why was Esoteric a logical step for you? |
Hey @soix ,
I thought that with technological progress all modern HDMI processors would at least be the equal of the much older Casanova. They were not. |
In my case it comes from experience. The older, pre HDMI Theta was just superb sounding in all formats compared to modern, HDMI equipped Onkyo and Emotiva models which I owned briefly. Even using the Onkyo as a preamp there was absolutely no comparison. The Theta was a far more musical and pleasant experience, especially from the mid to bass range. The closest I got for DVD/BueRay with HDMI was an Oppo to a Halo P7. That also sounded really good. It was a long time until I had a processor (Anthem) which could compare in sound quality to the Oppo’s analog outputs. |
