Theta Digital Carmen II CD/DVD Transport

Theta Carmen II CD/DVD Transport purchased from another Audiogoner about 2 years ago.  I paired the unit with my Theta Gen 5 to unleash its potential.  I was not disappointed.  The Carmen 2 is a very revealing and nice sounding piece.  I've pasted a portion of a press release with more details on the Carmen 2 below. 

I rated 6/10 due to some nicks from rack mounting and light scratches on face plate which were present when I purchased.  Operates perfectly. 

Since it was rack mounted by previous owner it has no feet, so including the Vibrapod 1's I used with the unit.  No box, remote, or owners manual. 

I can ship via FedEx, USPS, or UPS (US Only).  Paypal Only.  Buyer pays shipping and PayPal.

The Carmen II is a completely new edition of Theta’s original Carmen
DVD/CD Transport. The player was conceived as the ideal marriage of an
audiophile CD transport with a videophile DVD transport, with
redesigned and enhanced internal components of the original Carmen, a
new DVD board and disc drive, new audio and video circuits, new power
supply, and a new front-panel display.

The Carmen II can handle
digital audio at 44.1, 48, and 96 kHz with resolutions of 16, 20, and
24 bits. Its advanced drive mechanism has twin laser diodes—650 nm for
DVD and 780 nm for all CD formats—for complete compatibility with any
disc format available. The advanced drive mechanism includes special
low-jitter digital servo circuits to control the motor speed, laser
tracking and focus. Additional circuits use sophisticated parametric
statistical analysis to correct errors introduced by fingerprints, dust
and warping

At the heart of the Carmen II is a massive shielded
65-watt power supply, highly filtered at both the input and output
stages to keep unwanted noise from degrading the power used by the
signal processing circuits. Both CD and DVD sections are addressed
separately, with interaction between the circuits kept to a minimum.
Separate low-jitter clocks for both the CD and DVD playback dramatically
reduce digital noise that can degrade sound and picture. The audio and
video circuits are also isolated from each other, and multiple
regulated sub-power supplies with integral RF suppression are dedicated
to each section, as well as to individual areas within the sections.

Nothing was overlooked in the design of the Carmen II. The player is
said to be capable of revealing the finest details to be seen on DVD and
the smallest nuances to be heard in the audio, achieving a remarkable
three-dimensional presence. Images are equally good, thanks to Theta’s
new Digital Direct Ultra-Sync II Progressive Scan System that
de-interlaces the video signal in the digital domain before it is
converted to analog. Theta-designed discrete video filters and
high-speed video amplifiers—with 108-mHz, 12-bit video digital/analog
controllers—are now coupled with Faroudja Laboratories’ acclaimed DCDi™
deinterlacing technology, assuring a superb 480p picture, free from
motion artifacts. Theta's proprietary ultra-low jitter video
re-clocking circuits and video correction software further improve image
quality.

Digital audio outputs include RCA, BNC and AES/EBU
connectors to accommodate Dolby Digital, PCM, DTS, MP3, CD-R, and CD-RW
(CD Audio and Video CD formats); as well as MPEG1 and CD-ROM (for which
some format restrictions apply). Video outputs includes Composite on
RCA, two S-Video connectors, three Component Video / RGB Video (Y,
Cr/Pr, Cb/Pb) connectors on BNC, and a 15-pin “D” connector [VGA] for
the special Ultra-Sync II 480p Progressive Scan output. These
accommodate Component Video with Sync on Green (H/V Sync. can be added
to Sync. on green), and RGB with either Sync. on Green or H/V Sync.
Other outputs include a single-direction RS-232 control port, and a rear
IR input connector for added remote control capabilities. Unusual
front-panel controls on the Carmen II include Motion (using Faroudja
DCDi processing), Film, Animation, RGB/Component, and H/V Sync.