Hi Mix! I can be the cagiest, patient, forward looking shopper mulling over a purchase for 4 years and sometimes researching it to death. And can you say ‘impulse’ as in, - had to have ‘new’ speakers after just purchasing ‘new’ speakers.

While I was waiting on my 950, I noted that in what upgrades are offered, many times I saw men agonizing over whether or not to buy an upgrade which often required down time, or buy something else entirely that for ‘some’ reason had recently become attractive to them. I factored (only for me) that sometimes I’d rather revamp than upgrade (for whatever as yet un-thought of future reasoning) so I just discarded it as a factor for my 950 purchase. I have not been this ‘up’ on current technology in years and usually never had it before the rest of the hordes. (I thought I was late to DVD…but notice how many out there are just now making the move from VHS. I factored the fact that in my past I managed to survive with DPL receiver for years until finally breaking into Digital Surround processing, - and that with the Outlaw having everything on it I desired and all that was offered (except Logic 7 which is simply a sometimes personally preferred choice of implementation, - and I decided against the Lexicon) that it had the potential to keep me happy for many, many years if I go the busy life, other priorieties ‘I can live without it for a while’ route. How many will live without 7.1 (oh the humanity) for a long long time, (if ever). I felt there were far TOOO many variables in the industry right now, which made it all a crapshoot on how I’d feel about the subject 2-4 years down the road.

I know you have loved your Aragon. You contemplated various factors and purchased. None of us know for sure …down the road. It's an educated guess or simply an emotional choice surrounding this is what I really feel like doing now.
In other words….we all need a crystal ball………and are fresh out of crystal.

Enjoy your pre-pro and let go any worries which may cross your mind infrequently. Sometimes reading forums I really do wonder if anyone just ‘listens’ to their system, without constantly rationalizing whether or not it was a ‘wise’ purchase and contemplating which part of their current setup needs an upgrade and why and what their current or future choices are.

For myself learning more about sound….as regards how and why its produced and at what quality level, has been a mixed bag of blessings. Sometimes I have to just remind myself what am I in it for. I need to allow the hardware/software to just fade away. Disappear like a good set of speakers when the music fills the room.

Let fly the dogs of DVD action adventure and this time of year, - the chorus of angels. And simply…Enjoy.

Happy Holidays!