Best Analog pass-through on DSP Theater Pre/Pros?`

The Aragon stuff looks nice...especially the Stage 1. Is this the "next generation" soundstage? The only thing I can't ascertain from the product manual is weather or not these units have balanced inputs...

Bummer that there don't seem to be any dealers in the LA Basin (according to the dealer locator on the Klipcsh site anyway)

So after showing my wife both units online, she has agreed to either of these units (so long as I don't actually go after the PASS Aleph 5 I showed her...she said it looks like the monolith from 2001) I am definitly going to buy used here. Has anyone tried both units and picked one over the other?

Ooops...either meaning the Aragon Soundstage or the Proceed AVP.

Z

I was also interested in both and ended up with the SS only because I got a good deal. Somethimes I tend to over analyze and wear myself out in the process. All research indicates they are both good units. However, the SS upgrade is reasonably priced at $800 vs $2500 fpr the proceed. Additionally, the bass management is very flexible. You can have different settings for each input which is good. So I can boost the bass for movies and have the correct level for music. The major drawback with the SS is you need the remote in oder to set it up. On the other side, once its setup you can operate with or with out the remote. Sound quality is improved over my Marantz AV550 but still suffers because of my imperfect room. That will be my next project.

Good luck.

I have the Aragon Soundstage--the analog passthrough is excellent. I use it with my Sony ES9000--McCormack DNA2 DLX running a pair of Dunlavy SCIV-A's. I enjoy the sweet music, especially with the flourescent lights off .

Bernard