Integra Pre/Pro?

Thanks for the responses. Hey, Sattothestars, have you heard when the change from 24/48 to 24/96 on the Aragon Soundstage will take place? Or is this some type of upgrade that they will offer to existing models? I was hoping to finish my auditioning and make a purchase within the next month or so.

Audio Refinement, built and designed by YBA at more affordable cost points, is coming out with a new 6.1 channel preamp processor in about one month that will retail price at just $1295. Audio Refinement makes wonderful equipment at very affordable price/performance ratios (their Complete Integrated is rated Class B$$$ in Stereophile). I have not had the opportunity to listen yet, but as an authorized dealer, you are free to contact me for the lowdown. Send an e-mail to Sales@value-audio.com if you would like more info.

Jeff

Sorry, the Integra does not sound "digital". I doubt the person who wrote this comment took one home and lived with it for a while. It is a remarkably smooth pre pro with ripe harmonic richness and extremely fine transparency. It excels in two channel and in 5.1/THX ex. One of the reasons I bought one after auditioning numerous, more expensive pre pro's including the Lexicon MC-1, the Tag, Proceed, Krell HT, was because of how articulate it is with music. With 8 24/192 DACS it carries this same sense of detail to home theater.

If it has any drawback, it is that it can't compete with Lexicon's logic 7 and other proprietary DSP effects. My previous unit was a DC-1 which I still have. Have just tried hooking up both using the Integra for 5.1 and the Lex for the rear 7.1 channels set to logic 7. This also allows for a second subwoofer with different time alignment. Pure decadence.