Proceed AVP?

The dilemma: One month and 5 days ago I purchased a B&K Ref-30 pre-pro. Sounds great, looks great, good price. Two weeks ago I bought the Proceed AMP 5. Sounds Awesome, sounds awesome, sounds awesome. Now I want to upgrade to Proceed AVP to accomodate hi-fi music and balanced ICs. Problem is, B&K is over one month old. No return possible. However, store will do "performance upgrade" to another item for up to 4 months and credit "full sale price" of the returned item. Great right? Problem is, Madrigal is not expecting to release the new AVP until next summer, much farther away than 4 months.

The question: How outdated is the current AVP if I buy one now? I've heard people say the B&K Ref-30 is nearly as good. Are getting performance upgrades for the current AVP going to be anywhere close to the abilities of the real deal next summer?

And yes, I have read the article off the Madrigal website. I'm looking to hear from someone who knows more, or current owners of the AVP. Thanks all.