Proceed PAV/PDSD HT Processors Good?

The shortcomings have been effectively addressed in this thread. I could be wrong, but I do not see the value of these units falling to much farther below where they are now.

In regards to the sound, if 2ch music is going to be something you are going to use than you are not going to do any better than the PAV. The lexicon stuff pales in comparison. (at least the dc-1 did)The PAV is great for high end stereo, (virtually the same as the "Pre") something that a lot of processors claim, but few actually accomplish.

My opinion is that these componenets represent extraordinary value, it just takes the right person and situation to capitalize.

-rob

I have the Proceed PAV PDSD combo with the 24/96 Software upgrade. The sound is absolutely fantastic, the back plane which houses the balanced modular cards basically dictates which channels fire - remember that ALL channels on the PDSD are balanced. In 24/96 the code in firmware limits stereo mode ONLY -meaning when you listen to 24/96 content your subwoofer channel WILL NOT fire - quick fix, is to "Down convert" your material to 24/48 which WILL fire on all channels. If you can hear a difference between 24/96 and 24/48 consider yourself for a casting call to heroes cause no human can do that.
At the end ofthe day we are ANALOG 2 channel creatures - we hear and experience in stereo, so all this multichannel crap is marketing bombastics - if you want to pay huge dollars to hear bullets whizzing at "24/192" have fun!

Rereading this series of posts has reconfirmed my thinking re the PAV/PDSD for a system that does both stereo music as well as surround HT. The main changes to my system since my '05 post is a Sony VPL-50 "Pearl" front projector with 100" 1.3 gain screen has been substituted for the 36 XBR, and a DVDO Edge HDMI switcher and video processor and a Velodyne SMS-1 bass manager (room correction below 80 Hz) have been added. A Sony PS3-80 does Blu-ray and DVD, as well as SACDs for surround music, but I haven't become addicted to that yet. I am a very happy camper!

My PAV needed a repair following a power surge that knocked out its power supply. The local repair shop also replaced a number of leaking capacitors. During the repair, I borrowed my cousin's Lexicon MC-1. The MC-1 did a splendid job of routing surround sound (as does the PDSD), but I was surprised by how superior the returned PAV is for stereo -- I expected them to be similar sounding if a bit different. To be fair, the MC-1 may well need leaking caps replaced, given its age and years without use. The MC-1 I used lacked the open transparency I so enjoy with the PAV/PDSD.

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I got the PAV/PDSD along with Amp-5.What do you recommend for video switcher?
Thanks
George

Of course it depends on what kind of video cables you plan to input and output. I'm using a DVDO Edge video processor and switcher that accepts various kinds of inputs, but only outputs HDMI. AVS had a group buy on the Edge, and I've been very pleased with it -- a single button lets me switch both audio and video between my DirecTV HD-DVR and PS3-80. If your video display accepts HDMI, I can recommend the DVDO Edge.

db