With the exception of the Stage One and the multi-channel amps - the most recent products are sueperior to the older stuff.
The difference is in the price. It is a price/performance thing. The older Aragon stuff has been greatly discounted on the used market and people recognize the sound as being much better than what they can get for their hard-earned dollar elsewhere.
The anomoly is the Soundstage/Stage One. The Soundstage is generally considered to be superior sonically (albeit without the additional functionality of the Stage One - but only in some respects).
The holy grail is a Soundstage that has been upgraded with the 7.1 option...
Some have compared it to the Proceed AVP2 as far as the quality of the sound. Both of these items are long in tooth but highly regarded by nuts like us.
As far as amps, the monoblock Palladium 1K is electrically identical to the Palladium II but the II can be had more cheaply - both are superior to the Palladium (I). The 8008BB is an awesome amp and superior to the previous versions - but it still makes a serious dent in your wallet.
HTH
The difference is in the price. It is a price/performance thing. The older Aragon stuff has been greatly discounted on the used market and people recognize the sound as being much better than what they can get for their hard-earned dollar elsewhere.
The anomoly is the Soundstage/Stage One. The Soundstage is generally considered to be superior sonically (albeit without the additional functionality of the Stage One - but only in some respects).
The holy grail is a Soundstage that has been upgraded with the 7.1 option...
Some have compared it to the Proceed AVP2 as far as the quality of the sound. Both of these items are long in tooth but highly regarded by nuts like us.
As far as amps, the monoblock Palladium 1K is electrically identical to the Palladium II but the II can be had more cheaply - both are superior to the Palladium (I). The 8008BB is an awesome amp and superior to the previous versions - but it still makes a serious dent in your wallet.
HTH