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 ,
I thought that with technological progress all modern HDMI processors would at least be the equal of the much older Casanova. They were not. |
@bdp24 - Please elaborate! What Theta gear did you have and why was Esoteric a logical step for you? |
I've never experienced a Theta pre/pro, but I have talked in depth with several owners that moved from the Casablanca V on to the Trinnov. Per "their" ownership experience, the move to a Trinnov Altitude provided better if not equal sound quality; this using two channel audio as a reference. Many use Roon which the altitude is set up for. |
Maybe I’m just a purist snob, but if 2-channel is very important to me I’m gonna use a stereo amp/pre or integrated and supplement with a good AVR to power the center and do the processing (I assume people here know how easily that’s doable). Put the $$$ where it matters most and let the AVR handle the rest. Unless your absolute priority is HT I don’t see spending huge $$$ on surround channels/processing as they’re just such a relatively small portion of the overall experience and decent AVRs can handle that pretty damn well. I’m sure I’ll get flamed by the HT crowd, but I could live very happily with a separate stereo setup and seamlessly integrate an Anthem AVR handling my HT duties unless I’m HUGE into HT, at which point I’d go another route. But that’s me. |
