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I can't make up My Mind Please Help...

I am going to be upgrading PRE/PRO within next week. Im looking to spend 3-5k. I have narrowed down to two units. The Aragon stage one and the EAD theatremaster 8000pro. My logic behind picking these two is they are supposed to be very good/great performers for 2ch along with all the other stuff. I listen about 70% 2ch and rest DVD-A and movies. And i care much more about music quality than movie playback. I am limited for space and dont have the option for seperate systems.

A couple of things i think worth mentioning:

The Aragon has analog pass thru for 2ch w/bass managment in analog domain along with analog pass thru for SACD and DVD-A. And also different crossovers can be set for 2ch and all
others..

The EAD has the ability with analog pass thru for 8ch's
so a DVD-A 6ch can be used along with a SACD for 2ch. It
also has ability for stereo subs which could be very useful.

I would love to hear any comments on those two?
I am teetering on the fence and cant make up my mind.

My system consists of:

YAMAHA RX595 using as a pre/pro (this is what im replacing)
BEL CANTO EVO6
BEL CANTO DAC2
YAMAHA DVD-920 DVD-A
YAMAHA CDM-900 Redbook
MONSTER POWER HTS-5000
INFINITY: 4 IL30'S FLOORSTANDING AND TWO IL10 CENTERS
(ONE FRONT CENTER..ONE BACK CENTER)
VELODYNE SUB: CHT15 (SERVO CONTROLLED)
MONSTER SUB POWER (sub only)
ALL INTERCONNECTS: ANALYSIS PLUS CRYSTAL OVALS
SPEAKER WIRES: ANALYSIS PLUS OVAL 12'S BI WIRED
Video:
TOSHIBA 65 HDTV
TOSHIBA HDTV RECIEVER DST3000
MONSTER POWER HTS-1000 (video only)
Hughes oval dish for Direct TV.
TERK TV55 for terestrial HD signals.
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sdcampbell
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Of the two units you listed, I'd probably go with the EAD. Not to complicate your decision, but I'd add a third candidate to your choices: The Bryston SP-1.7, which sells for $4200. If you have not considered it, I think you should before you make a purchase. Bryston products are superbly made, offer great sound, have a 20-year transferrable warranty, and provide perhaps the best repair/customer service in the industry.

Click on the attached link to the Bryston Web site for more info about the SP-1.7:
http://www.bryston.ca/preprosel.html
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