demo or nice used pre/pro & amp

I'd wait for the Outlaw 950 prepro ... check out info www.outlawaudio.com/products/950_pr.html

I highly reccomend the Anthem AVM2 and MCA5. Go to sonicfrontiers.com for info.

I'd recommend the Anthem AVM-2 pre/pro and the Anthem MCA-5 amp, too. I have both and am very pleased. You can find the pre/pro used for about $1400. and the amp for about $900. The amp is rated at 200w per channel. The pre/pro has everything you could want (except a phone stage). I run all Snell speakers for home theatre and the sound is big, powerful and detailed. For the 2-channel, the Snell B Minors have great sound -- lots of detail and plenty of bass.
I should say I'm also running a pair of Thiel 3.6's with a Levinson 27 (a 333 is on the way) through the AVM-2. (The Theils are run balanced and the Snells through the RCA's. I turn off the MCA-5 and turn on the 27 when I want the Thiels.)
Also, the MCA-5 has a trigger which wakens the amp when it receives a signal and goes into sleep mode after about 20 minutes of no signal -- an especially nice feature if you use you speakers to listen to TV regularly.

I'd wait till March. The new Aragon will be out and you should be able to pick up a used Soundstage cheap.