Theta dealers in the Washington DC area?

Soundworks in Kensington ,Md. is a Theta dealer.

An alternative is Sound & Vision in Baltimore. You might also try contacting Theta directly; after all, its likely a dealer is just going to slap it in a box and ship it up to Theta anyway.

Avoid Soundworks, I've heard nothing but bad things about them, snooty attitude, etc.

Jond, I disagree. I know Mark Haflich, a co-owner of Soundworks, from over at www.avsforum.com (I moderate two forums over there, including the Special Guest forum) and Mark seems to be a class act. Be careful about what you've "heard" because it may not be accurate. First hand knowledge is more significant. You can e-mail Mark at jhaflich@erols.com and I think you'd find that Mark takes good care of his customers. By the way, I was talking with Lisa at Stewart Filmscreen the other month when she was making the arrangements for our AVS Forum CES Dinner Party sponsored by Stewart Filmscreen, and she happened to mention that Mark and his company Soundworks were one of their best dealers.