Anthem AVM 30 vs. Parasound Halo C2

I am very late to this discussion, and wondering what you got? I sold my Parasound C2 and bought the Anthem AVM 30 and have been extremely happy. I didn't dislike the Parasound, but Anthem really does do upgrades, and Parasound really does not. Or, if they do, they are not planning any time soon. Anthem is bringing out hardware upgrades such as IEEE1394 Firewire connections and switching, and HDMI switching this year. Sonically, they are very close on analog, and I actually give the Anthem a little advantage on digital with it's superior software package.

I was really talking about the hardware upgrades. The Parasound techs told me that "if" they came out with hardware upgrades they would not have HDMI switching on the C2 due to space considerations. He said they may have them on the C1. Also, they were not positive if they would have IEEE1394 Firewire connects, because the current DAC's would not decode SACD or DVD-Audio. That's just what I was told. Anthem has all of those upgrades in the final testing stage. If Parasound does as well, they should be a little more communicative about them.