Theta DS Pro Gen VI - update


This may or may not be news to all of you, but it was for me. I just phoned Theta to clarify a point regarding an option on a DS Pro Gen Va. After doing so I solicited comments about the possibility of a Gen VI. The response I received was, "Gen VIII." I said, "what?" Response, "I'm looking at a Gen VIII right here. It's in pieces." Q: "Is there an upgrade path from the Va?" A: "I don't think so, this looks completely different."

I inferred that there is not going to be Gen VI. It seems clear that the speaker didn't believe an upgrade path existed, which would imply that the "VIII" won't have the "DS Pro" nomenclature because this would be inconsistent with Theta's upgrade policy. It's important to note the use of the words "think" and "looks" in the last sentence of the previous paragraph.
cousindupree

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Rlf,
I didn’t write the name down, but I believe he identified himself by what I assume is his first name, Adam, when he answered the phone. I could be mistaken. I got to him by telling the “operator” that I had a question about an upgrade.

I trust my original post was clear in stipulating that I inferred something based on a statement he made. Even his statement, the only hard bit of “evidence,” couldn’t reasonably be misconstrued as declaratory in nature. It left plenty of room for alternative outcomes, and his choice of the word "think" indicates uncertainty. Never the less the statement may have been telling.

Cousindupree
OK, well that's good to know. I hoped that a path still existed, and what I was told seemed inconsistent with an unblemished history of product support & upgradability. I also hope that they'll continue to innovate in the two-channel market as well as what is most certainly a more profitable multi-channel market.

P.S. Have you ever managed to "squeeze" a Gen VI price or upgrade price out Theta?