I have a Va. The V and Va are classics which still hold their own today. I understand the V may be slightly behind the Va. Although it is a 20 bit which doesn't
upsample, it is extremely dynamic, has great bass and midgrange clarity. The highs are extended and extremely clean. Excellent detail, imaging and soundstaging capabilities. The only flaw that I hear is a relatively slightly aggressive quality in the upper midrange spectrum. You should be able to compensate for this by selecting compatible cables and/or with equipment matching, but if your system is laid back sonically, you may not hear this quality at all. It is definitely an alternative to the megabuck flavor-of-the-month dacs which do little, if anything, better than this one. You definitely can build a class A system around a Theta Gen Va. But don't take my word for it. Why not ask the dealer to stick it in his best system on the floor? If the price is right, by all means, pick it up!
upsample, it is extremely dynamic, has great bass and midgrange clarity. The highs are extended and extremely clean. Excellent detail, imaging and soundstaging capabilities. The only flaw that I hear is a relatively slightly aggressive quality in the upper midrange spectrum. You should be able to compensate for this by selecting compatible cables and/or with equipment matching, but if your system is laid back sonically, you may not hear this quality at all. It is definitely an alternative to the megabuck flavor-of-the-month dacs which do little, if anything, better than this one. You definitely can build a class A system around a Theta Gen Va. But don't take my word for it. Why not ask the dealer to stick it in his best system on the floor? If the price is right, by all means, pick it up!