Aragon Stage One Surround Processor & Pre-Amp w/ Box & Manual - $4000 MSRP

For sale is an Aragon Stage One AV Surround Preamp in a silver finish. This item is being sold with its Box and Manual. It is in excellent condition with virtually no signs of use and is in perfect working condition. This unit does not come with its remote.

From Aragon: The Stage One circuitry was designed, above all else, to do no harm to the audio and video signals. Beginning with the audio circuitry from our reference stereo preamp, we designed this model as a multi-channel preamp that can perform as well in a high-end two-channel audio system as it can in a multi-channel music and movie system. High-end 24-bit/192kHz digital/analog convertors are found inside the Stage One along with the capability for 2-channel and 8-channel analog pass-through for use with new multi-channel audio formats like DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD. The intuitive, one-touch user interface not only allows the front panel to be striking without being overloaded with rows and rows of buttons, but it also eliminates the need for on-screen character generators that compromise video signals. Wide bandwidth relays allow HDTV, Component Video, Progressive Scan, composite and S-Video signals to be routed without signal degradation.
The Stage One has a full complement of digital audio, analog audio, video switching and control jack connections including seven A/V inputs and an on-board AM/FM tuner. The large front-panel vacuum tube florescent display adds to the ease-of-operation and a Philips ProntoNEO learning, preprogrammed, touch-panel infrared remote control comes with each unit. In-the-field software upgrades are possible through in-system programmability via the RS-232 port.

SPECS:
DESIGN 8-ch THX Ultra2 Surround Preamplifier FREQUENCY RESPONSE 10Hz-100kHz +0/-3dB DIRECT INPUTS FREQUENCY RESPONSE 10Hz-20kHz +0/-0.2dB ANALOG INPUTS FREQUENCY RESPONSE 20Hz-20kHz +0/-0.5dB DIGITAL INPUTS FREQUENCY RESPONSE 20Hz-20kHz +0/-0.5dB THD <0.02% (20Hz-20kHz) S/N RATIO 108dB (Direct Inputs) MAXIMUM OUTPUT 7V rms DSP ENGINE Motorola 56367 D/A CONVERTERS Crystal 24-bit/192kHz - all 8 channels ANALOG AUDIO INPUTS 7 Pair Left/Right Gold-plated RCA Phono Jacks DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS 7 Coaxial, 3 Toslink Optical VIDEO INPUTS 7 Composite, 7 S-video, 3 Component Video (HD Compatible) MULTICHANNEL EXTERNAL AUDIO INPUTS 8-ch via DB-25 ANALOG PREOUTS 8 Gold-plated RCA Phono Jacks RECORD/TAPE LOOP OUTPUTS 2 Pair Left/Right Gold-plated RCA Phono Jacks DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUTS 1 Toslink Optical VIDEO OUTPUTS 2 Composite, 2 S-video, 1 Component Video (HD Compatible) COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL RS-232, 12VDC Trigger Out, IR Input REMOTE CONTROL Philips ProntoNEO Touchpanel Learning POWER CONSUMPTION 40W BUILT FROM 2002