Theta Digital Enterprise monoblock power amplifier Page 2

Theta Digital Enterprise monoblock power amplifier Page 2

Monoblock power amplifiers seem to be moving in and out of my listening room faster than green-onion salsa from Chi-Chi's. Over the past six months I've had the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/amplificationreviews/774">Parasound Halo JC-1</A>, the Halcro dm68, the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/amplificationreviews/1103pass">Pass XA-160</A>, the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/amplificationreviews/104mf">Musical Fidelity kW</A>, and now these 300W (into 8 ohms), $4500-each beauties from Theta Digital. All of these amps sounded as different as they looked, which was no surprise; too bad the "measures the same, sounds the same" dogmatists remain open for business.

Theta Digital
5330 Derry Ave., Suite R
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
(818) 597-9195
www.thetadigital.com

Theta Digital Enterprise monoblock power amplifier

Theta Digital Enterprise monoblock power amplifier

Monoblock power amplifiers seem to be moving in and out of my listening room faster than green-onion salsa from Chi-Chi's. Over the past six months I've had the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/amplificationreviews/774">Parasound Halo JC-1</A>, the Halcro dm68, the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/amplificationreviews/1103pass">Pass XA-160</A>, the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/amplificationreviews/104mf">Musical Fidelity kW</A>, and now these 300W (into 8 ohms), $4500-each beauties from Theta Digital. All of these amps sounded as different as they looked, which was no surprise; too bad the "measures the same, sounds the same" dogmatists remain open for business.

Added to the Archives This Week

Added to the Archives This Week

From the March 2004 issue, John Atkinson finally gets to listen to the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/loudspeakerreviews/304sonus">Sonus Faber Cremona loudspeaker</A> and explains, "it took rather longer than I had expected to set the Cremonas up in my listening room. But, like everything worth experiencing, the wait was worth it."

Hi-Rez PC Audio Announcements

Hi-Rez PC Audio Announcements

Audiophiles interested in experimenting with upconverting the digital data on their CDs to higher resolutions will find a recent announcement from the Netherlands of interest. Dutch company <A HREF="http://www.eximius.nl">Eximius</A&gt; revealed last week a new product tagged "DVD+Audio Creator" for converting CDs to either upsampled PCM or compressed MP2 files.

Recommended Components: the Stereophile Way

Recommended Components: the Stereophile Way

It's a beautiful drive, considering you're on a freeway. You take I-25 north out of Albuquerque, Sandia Peak to your right and the Jemez Caldera and Mount Taylor dimly visible in the distance to your left. As you broach La Bajada hill south of Santa Fe, the Sangre de Cristo range—the "Blood of Christ Mountains" described by Paul Simon in "Hearts & Bones"—appears before your windshield. You take the Old Pecos Trail exit to the City Different, but before you reach town you bear to the left, then take another left opposite St. Vincent Hospital. There, in a cul-de-sac, you peer up at the street sign: "Stereophile Way," it says (footnote 1). "Not just a street, but a philosophy," I kidded Larry Archibald when the city told him that he could name the road where the magazine's headquarters would one day be situated.
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