Head-Fi.org › Forums › Equipment Forums › Dedicated Source Components › Theta Cobalt 307 DAC opinions needed?
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Theta Cobalt 307 DAC opinions needed?

post #1 of 4
5/4/04 at 3:04pm
Thread Starter 
Hi all
Has anyone heard of this DAC?

What is it like in terms of build quality.
How does it compare to something like say the Benchmark Dac1 or the Grace 901


Thanks to everyone for reading adn your input.
Cheers
Kunwar
Reply
post #2 of 4
5/4/04 at 5:43pm
This is an old dac of about 1992-1993 vintage. This was thetas cheapest dac at the time(or ever come to think of it) and it didnt use their special software digital filter. I didnt think it was very good(especially for the $600 price) and there were several dac's from this time period I liked better. With the advances in digital technology in just the past few years, I dont see how this dac could even remotely compete with the dac's of today. I would bet the grace 901 and benchmark dac 1 would completely outclass the theta cobalt in every way.
Reply
post #3 of 4
9/17/10 at 4:03pm

fast forward to 2010 i purchased this DAC really cheap ($100) and was surprised how engaging and musical this DAC was.

Reply
post #4 of 4
9/17/10 at 7:19pm

As was already mentioned, the Cobalt was Theta's entry level dac and didn't sound much better than built in dacs in receivers. The DS Pro Basic creams the Cobalt and many others dacs.

Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Dedicated Source Components
Head-Fi.org › Forums › Equipment Forums › Dedicated Source Components › Theta Cobalt 307 DAC opinions needed?