anthem D2

You fling around labels but the truth is more subtle. If you want to know if the original D2 or the D2v is suitable for you, you have to ask more specifically.

Kal

I own a D2 and it is amazing and very well supported and there is an upgrade in the works to support latest HDMI and audio upgrades.

I have owned many high-end units and the D2 is very nice.

Kal, I have a sony blu ray disc player S300 and a Samsung 60 inch LED 66 (?) inch TV and Charter cable.....My speakers are all Paradigm, top of line including Servo 15.. I am 5.1 channel....I can pick up D2 with Arc for around 4200 vs. picking up D2v2 for, what, 7000-7500 ?....(I hear the upgrade costs 2000-2500)..I am wondering if the D2 w/o upgrade will be a disappointment because HDMI is outdated (maybe?)

The upgrade is $3000 as per Anthem. If the Sony Blu-ray does internal HD audio processing and can output LPCM over HDMI, then get the D2. I have not had a chance to compare HDMI 1.1 vs 1.3A.

I doubt if you will be disappointed. I used a D2 with ARC with a Paradigm setup and loved it. The only issue is whether your Sony player can decode TrueHD and dts MA to PCM. If so, you are OK.

I expect a D2v shortly so, until then, I cannot offer any comparisons.

Kal