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I'm Matt.
FS: Theta Chroma 396 DAC
Theta dac in excellent condition (like all my stuff) bought from a fellow enthusiast about 2 years ago. Only selling as I'm now using another Theta dac. Accepts 1 x coaxial and 1 x toslink, comes with mains lead. Looking for £185 plus delivery or local pickup from Morden, Surrey.
Cheers, Matt
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Theta's are the Dacs bollocks!
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Hi Matt - do you have any pictures?
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Alex mate, Theta's of this period were just plain oblong boxes with barely a flick-switch or tiny LED on the front (think Audiolab power amp without the bling), but with a then class-leading sound quality. Had I the money I think I'd snap it up from the memories I have of the separate matching transport and DAC, it was that good.
I've just realised I may be pre-dating this unit by a year or three. No matter, I don't think Theta ever really put a foot wrong back then, although Krell and ARC had the cachet...
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Hi Dave - thanks for that - the reviews I've read suggest this is a goodie, so nice to hear that supported from someone in the know.
I was asking Matt if he had any pictures more to help with his advert - a photo or two seems to help the For Sale threads methinks
Here's a library picture, which does indeed confirm DSJR's description...
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I'm David.
I'm convinced the earlier ones weren't much different from a current Croft series 7...
Not too far off -
http://www.audiovenue.co.uk/trades-info.asp?id=497
But I got my memories wrong - blame the stress
Great stuff, Theta IMO
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Ah, ok - well I'll amend/delete my post if Matt confirms I've got the wrong one - in the meantime, he's had a few "bumps" on us.
Alex
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I'm David.
You're right Alex, I'm mistaken here. I think I should bump my Techie soon as well...
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I'm Dave.
What, apart fron the Croft being a hybrid power-amp and the Theta being a solid-state DAC ?Originally Posted by DSJR
Very close..
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I thought or is it Theet that you needed more than 2 posts to flog/fence your stuff on here
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