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Absolute Sound's Editors’ Choice Award2004: Theta Citadel Monoblock
"Theta’s Citadel
is a massive, powerful, gorgeously sculpted solid-state monoblock
with the liquid, musical soul of a tube amp. Based on a zero-feedback
circuit design, the citadel reveals layer upon layer of transparency
with a deep and sensationally focused soundstage. The bass is extended
and powerful, the midrange is pure and naturally resolved, and the
top is extraordinarily clean and detailed. The Citadel sounds pure
and natural and offers no hint of the mechanical sound that betrays
some solid-state contenders. A statement product in every way."
(Reviewed by AHC Issue 138 ofThe Absolute
Sound (October/November 2004)
Six
Shooter robot analog preamplifier now shipping!
This is Theta's solution for the purest
transfer of analog signals from SACD and DVD Audio players, integrating
with the digital signals processed in Casablanca. Description
is here. Press-release
is here.
The
Perfect Vision
Shane Buettner, Neil Gader, Wayne Garcia, Robert Harley, and Johnathan
Valin pick The Best of the Best "...we once
more recommend the nonpareil Theta Casablanca controller" (Casablanca
III Xtreme DAC version) See the Reviews Page
or The Perfect Vision.
Audio
Perfectionist Journal
Shane Buettner says "The Citadels
are the finest amplifiers I've had in my system, period." Download
PDF file from ourReviews page, or go
visit AudioPerfectionist.com.
Richard
Hardesty conducted a thoughtful interview
with amplifier designer David Reich, in the same issue. Read
the interview here.
Secrets
of Home Theater & High Fidelity
Reviewer Steve Smallcombe: "I bought
the Dreadnaught II in a seven-channel configuration while reviewing
it, and it is now serving as my reference amplifier for reviewing
other components..." See why here.
Stereophile
Guide to Home Theater
Multichannel Products Proliferate
Barry Willis talks about
several new Theta multichannel products
Casablanca
III now shipping!
Find out What's
new about Casablanca III Press-release
is here.
Stereophile
Guide to Home Theater Editors’ choice platinum award to Theta
Dreadnaught II
Also in the January
issue: Tom Norton reviews the Dreadnaught
II
Stereophile
to review Generation VIII
See the February
issue for Dr. Kal Rubinson's assessment.
The
Absolute Sound's Editors’ choice 2003: Theta Dreadnaught II
"The trouble with building an instant
classic like the Theta Dreadnaught is coming up with an encore.
Like the original Dreadnaught, the Dread II is fully balanced with
zero global feedback. The new model delivers more power and impact,
along with better low-end authority and control. ." (Reviewed
by SB in TPV Issue 46)
The
Absolute Sound's Editors’ choice 2003: Theta Citadel Monoblock
"Theta’s Citadel is one of
those amps that seem to shine with any speaker or cable. This sculpted
aluminum tower’s strengths include spot-on tonal balance, superior
resolution, tremendous dynamic poser, deep taut bass, and highs
that are detailed without exaggeration. Its overall tonal character
is warm, with a natural midband and realistic soundstage."
(Reviewed by AHC in Issue 138)
(Both
of the above quotes are from
The Absolute Sound, October/November 2003 issue #144)
Athens
Hi Fi Show
November hi fi show in Athens. Links,
quotes, photos on new "Shows"
page.
Generation
VIII Now Shipping!
Theta made the first separate
component D to A converter. Now there is a completely revolutionized
descendant of the famed converterthat first brought the words "audiophile"
and "digital" together. Ugprade your unit to today's standards,
or listen for the first time to how good digital can sound. Product
information page for
the new and now released Generation VIII 2-Channel DAC.
Enterprise
Power Amplifier Just Released
Theta's
new 300 Watt monaural power amplifier is closely related to the
mighty Citadel. It delivers 300 watts into 8 ohms, 500 Watts into
4 ohms, and even more into lower impedances. Exciting, dynamic,
gutsy power pristine enough for the most revealing speakers. Product
information page
Theta
Technical History
A very detailed history
of Theta's products and their development, now in the Museum
section.
Intrepid
Review
Bill
Roberts at EnjoyTheMusic.com
exclaims: "Anytime
you can insert a piece of equipment in the chain and hear something
time and time again that you did not hear before means the unit
is simply passing more of the signal to your loudspeakers. This
is a very high complement for the Intrepid."
"The thing that strikes me with the intrepid is balance. All
of the loudspeakers finally sound 'right'"
"The balance of this amplifier is amazing! The naturalness
of the sounds are really startling..."
"This product is highly recommended for the price..."
Award
for Citadel
Theta's
flagship amplifier wins The
Aboslute Sound 2002 Product of the Year Award in the Power Amplifier
over $3,000 category. The winners were unveiled in the February/March
2003 issue.
TPV
Reviews Dreadnaught II
Hot
on the heels of the Casablanca II with Xtreme DAC review, The
Perfect Vision says, "In my estimation, the Dreadnaught
II unequivocally out-performs its great predecessor with movie material,
offering the pinnacle of multichannel performance...."
Acclaim
for Dreadnaught II
Rob
Report's Home
Entertainment & Design's web exclusive review exclaimed:
"Amplifier sound can be difficult to describe. Perhaps the
simplest way to express my feelings about Dreadnaught II is that
despite the presence of three other well-regarded amplifiers in
my listening room, Dreadnaught II is the one I always choose to
plug in when it comes time to stop reviewing gear and start enjoying
a movie or a DVD-Audio disc."
Casablanca
II Earns Honors
The
Casablanca II with Xtreme DACs wowed The
Perfect Vision,
and was awarded the 2002 A/V Controller of the Year in the November/December
2002 issue. "Not only is the Theta Casablanca II with Xtreme
DAC the best-sounding digital controller I've heard, it's the best
by a wide margin."
CES
2003 Press Release
Theta
unveils the Enterprise
Monaural Amplifier at CES 2003 in Las Vegas. The Gen
VIII DAC will also be available soon.
Casablanca
II Utility Software
A
new version of the Casablanca Utility Software (CBA 5) is ready.
This tool is used for saving and restoring CB II settings, as well
as uploading firmware updates.You can download this software (it
is very large!) Here. Meanwhile,
we've prepared a new version of the RS-232
Control Manual.
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