Originally Posted by nico-t

my experience with themeforest themes is horrible. Every one of them loads as slow or slower than this site. The slowness is built in the themes. The creators probably think 'we have to stuff it full with options otherwise people will not pay for it'.

The almost 60 js files are probably all built in the theme.

I always go with popular simple free themes. Support from the wp community and super fast loading sites.