Die-Hard Proceed Owners...

I think I'm about to join the ranks of Proceed owners, having been offered an AVP (not AVP2)and AMP5 ex dem in UK. This kit is not common over here. I know that there is no future support, although I thought I might be able to get an AVP2 upgrade. The sound quality just seems better than anything else I've tried, especially on music. I've listened to the Arcam, TAG, Bryston, Naim,and none come close (OK the Bryston comes close, but costs £3k more in Uk v the ex-dem Proceed price.
I am a bit worried about bugs, however, as I have been advised that the AVP can buzz and click on DTS.
Any experience of this, or indeed of the brand.
Pete

Joemt - I was speaking of the AVP to AVP2 upgrade. There was no upgrades from the software (at least from the version that came with my kit). The AVP2 upgrade kits are no longer available. I found a dealer that had one sitting on the shelf.

Ksales - No, all those ideas were thrown out the window. They're not currently planning any low cost Levinson processers either. How do ya like them rotten apples!?

Petergc - The AVP2 sounds so much better. Had mine a week & haven't come across any bugs yet. Seems like a fairly stable piece. One bug I found in the AVP was that if you set the crossover on anything but the default 80hz and the unit looses power (not on standby), the crossover defaults back to 80...and the AVP didn't work well with the PVP card in my PMDT either. The only negative I found w/the AVP2 is that it only allows a max 100hz crossover rather than the AVP's 120hz which worked better for my MCC1 center speaker. But the ability to set different crossovers w/the 2 outweighs that.

I was wondering whether anyone had more info on what's going on with Levinson. I went to the web site and the pres. said they were doing a processor to complement the 40. It also mentioned that they were not in full production. What's the story?

Yes...and I hear it's gonna be $20/$30k.

The complement to the No.40 I heard was going to be
around $15/20K.

Think about it, the MC-8 is at the same price mark as
the AVP2, the MC-12B is $10k, and not a lot of people
can afford $30k (atleast not since the .com bubble
bursted). Also, I believe this new unit is more than
a year off. Don't forget, they are working on a
Levinson DVD player too.

Moving forward, we/us Proceed die-hards need to unite
and pressure Harman to live up to thier promises
starting with the promised software upgrade which gives
the AVP2: Ultra2, DTS:NEO6, DTS96/24, etc...(as promised
on the Proceed webpage). This is already available as
version 2.00 for the No.40, and they claimed the two
units shared the same software. So as I see it, they
owned Madrigal when the promise was made, they own the
promise.