I like the Proceed toooooo. But like Mike have not compared directly to the 561. Unaware of the 5.1 upgrade alluded to above, but harass Proceed every now and again to release that 24.96 upgrade they have been promising for what seems like years now. They say it's delayed. Still, the Proceed is hard to beat. It's supposed to be on par with the Lexicon and Meridian in H/T and supposed to edge both in two channel. My post may not help you too much, but I've been where you are, and for reasons I can't even remember now, I went with the Proceed. I'm glad I did.
