wha's the word on Theta?

nooshinjohn
nooshinjohn Posts: 25,421
edited February 2012 in Electronics
Have a shot at a Theta Dreadnaught for a very good price, but I have zero knowlege of the brand and it's capabilities. Anyone have experience with them or heard one before?
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited February 2012
    If its a theta dreadnaught 1 then snag it because it was the was the best one they made as the 2 and 3 models have higher distortion. Every time i read a thread about them on avs its turns into an argument. I got to hear an intrepid and it was nice and the dreadnaught would be even better I would imagine
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited February 2012
    Theta is a fairly high end manufacturer and has been around for a long time.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited February 2012
    Meh. Heard a Bryston 9B SST back to back w/ a 5 Channel Theta and I liked the Bryston better. 90 day warranty on the Theta, 20 YEAR on the Bryston. Fully independent power supplies on the Bryston, single transformer on the Theta. The theta does look _really_ sexy compared to the Bryston, but I care more about how my gear sounds.

    Also- if you like Carver sound, the Theta is very different.
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