Proceed AVP vs. Sim Attraction vs. Theta Casa Nova


I am replacing my Sunfire TG II and would like your thoughts on the following processors:

Proceed AVP;
Sim Attraction; or
Theta Casa Nova II.

While I will use the preamp/processor primarily for HT, I also would like one that does a good job with two channel. The principal reason I am selling the Sunfire is my dissatisfaction with the quality of the two channel audio in my set up.

The rest of my system is as follows:

Nautilus 805s and the matching center;
REL Storm III sub;
Bryston 9B THX amp; and
Sony DVP-S9000ES DVD player.

I am trying to make a decision as soon as possible, so any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
tdavism3

Showing 2 responses by mg123

I have an AVP and love it. My friend could not afford one at the time so we got him a Casa Nova. I don't recommend it. It was so difficult and non-intuitive to use, with a horrible remote control. btw; If you do get a Casa Nova, the factory default is that all changes you make to setup the system go away when you turn it off! You have to find the setting that defeats this feature.
Rap,
I might not have been clear: When the system comes from the factory, it is set to "everything reset to defaults on power off, including all inputs". You must turn this feature "off" and then it will always keep your settings (as you would expect). We were having the most frustrating time until we called the factory and they told us where to look for this feature setting (power off defaults) and we disabled it. I thought it was incredible that they even had the setting let alone that it comes shipped from the factory that way. And yes, they told me about the nifty software for your PC that cost $275 to make the processor managable.
Yes, it sounds great when you have it working.....and it has so many option settings you could spend your life tailoring it to your tastes. I prefer my Proceed AVP after using and hearing both.