FS: Theta Jade CD Transport

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. Read 3529 times.

jhm731

FS: Theta Jade CD Transport
« on: 22 Aug 2009, 10:16 pm »
Silver Theta Jade Transport in excellent condition.

The last of Theta's redbook transports with their famous Jitter Jail  technology and the Pioneer Stable Table drive.*

BNC, RCA and XLR digital outputs.

Original box, manual and remote.

Asking $700. plus 1/2 shipping cost.

Will post picture later.

* The Jade CD Transport, introduced in November of 1997, was the first Theta product to take advantage of the intensive digital signal buffering Theta calls Jitter Jail technology, since incorporated into succeeding processors and transports.
Taking advantage of the technology used in the Pearl CD transport, Jade had a massive power supply comprised of multiple high-current, low-flux transformers. Individual, highly regulated voltages were fed to all critical circuits. This separation of supplies kept each circuit noise-free and isolated from spurious signals. While not surprising to see in high-priced components, this kind of quality was not at all common in a component as reasonably priced as Jade, nor was its bi-laminate steel chassis and RFI shielding.
« Last Edit: 28 Sep 2009, 10:16 pm by jhm731 »

jhm731

Re: FS: Theta Jade CD Transport-SOLD
« Reply #1 on: 6 Oct 2009, 05:35 pm »
Silver Theta Jade Transport in excellent condition.

The last of Theta's redbook transports with their famous Jitter Jail  technology and the Pioneer Stable Table drive.*

BNC, RCA and XLR digital outputs.

Original box, manual and remote.

Asking $700. plus 1/2 shipping cost.

Will post picture later.

* The Jade CD Transport, introduced in November of 1997, was the first Theta product to take advantage of the intensive digital signal buffering Theta calls Jitter Jail technology, since incorporated into succeeding processors and transports.
Taking advantage of the technology used in the Pearl CD transport, Jade had a massive power supply comprised of multiple high-current, low-flux transformers. Individual, highly regulated voltages were fed to all critical circuits. This separation of supplies kept each circuit noise-free and isolated from spurious signals. While not surprising to see in high-priced components, this kind of quality was not at all common in a component as reasonably priced as Jade, nor was its bi-laminate steel chassis and RFI shielding.