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

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mgl23 is mistaken about the Casanova power-off default. It does not reset on power-off. This would make no sense becasue if it were true, every time you had a power failure the system would reset. I've had mine for over two years and never experienced that result.

There IS, however, a setting that lets you decide what to do with tone controls (treble, bass, balance, shelf eq..etc). You can decide to have them reset to your preferred default on power-up OR keep the last setting.

I do agree that the set-up is not very user friendly especially if you do not have on screen display (I do not). But after a few weeks with the unit, it's second nature. There is also a software package that you can load on your laptop and connect to the Casanova to help program it ($275). I didn't buy it.