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New or Old DAC

I currently have an older Theta front end. Data ll transport & Chroma HDCD. I like it, even though it is old and discontinued. I would like to update my DAC first , I am looking for a Theta Pro Gen va. I know the sound of the older Theta stuff and like it. But, are there any newer DAC's out there in that $1K (used) price range that can really give an equal or better performance than the Pro Gen Va? Do the newer anti jitter (re-clocking) DACS fall into that price range?

thanks, mike
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audiofeil
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I was a pettyofficer in the US Navy years ago and after hours spent a great deal of time drinking heavily as well.

Glad to see the tradition continues.
pettyofficer
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Almarg-everything that you and Jmcgrogan2 have suggested-can only lead to one conclusion. That you and him both believe that there is a serious distinction between the DC Current Supply to the Analog Stage as opposed to the Digital Stage. If not-why then bring up the issue of Vacuum Tubes being used in one or the other, when Vacuum Tubes are being used to supply power to both? Just what the Hell is your point? Mine is very simple, when Vacuum Tubes are used in the Rectifying Stage of a DAC, they become part of the power supply to both the Analog and Digital Stages! Someone is obviously NOT just strictly using Tubes in the Analog Stage as opposed to the Digital. If the Rectifying Stage is Solid State, and Tubes are used elsewhere, then Jmcgrogan2's statement might make sense. Why is this so hard for everyone to understand?
pettyofficer
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Audiofeil- perhaps YOUR tradition continues after you served
in the U.S. Navy years ago. Atleast I can abreviate "U S"! It is that funny looking key on your keyboard with an arrow pointing to your right (your military right-damn it) with a weird little dot just below it. I seem to remember being able to carry my liquor a whole hell of alot better than you. I think you need to sleep it off!
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jmcgrogan2
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Thanks Al, You read me correctly. I gave up on Pettyofficer....either English is not his first language, or he has been drinking excessively as Bill suggests.

Either way, I again apologize to Mikedaniels, and I hope he took my original suggestion to search the archives, as this thread has deteriorated into garbage. If we're all very lucky, the moderators will just delete it. Don't be afraid to ask another question though Mike, but search the archives first.

Cheers,
John
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almarg
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Mine is very simple, when Vacuum Tubes are used in the Rectifying Stage of a DAC, they become part of the power supply to both the Analog and Digital Stages!

Agreed 100%.

Why is this so hard for everyone to understand?

It isn't hard to understand -- in fact no one disagrees with your point. The problem is that you refuse to accept a reasonable interpretation of our posts, and continue to insist that our posts were saying something unreasonable and obviously wrong.

That is my last word on the subject.

Regards,
-- Al
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