According to Ovation, the manufacturer of Avia,
Avia II is "available now". Maybe they're fibbing cuz, indeed, both Amazon,
Tower, and others say "pre-order" for a January release. Maybe the first run sold out and they are awaiting the second.
All I know is I've had a copy of Avia II on my shelf since October.
If you are an owner of the original Avia Guide to Home Theater DVD, you can
upgrade to Avia II at the special price of $25.00 plus $8.00 for shipping and handling at Ovation.com. But Tower will be selling it for $31.91 shipped (best price I could turn up with a cursory search), while Amazon will have it for $34.99 shipped.
However, I prefer DVE to Avia. I like it's audio section and test patterns. YMMV. Navigating through DVE is a bit more difficult, but once you've got it figured out, and assuming you are able remember how to do it between uses (that's my problem
), the navigation isn't that difficult.
