Both superbly well built, both offer a wide variety of sounds, both likely to be heavy...
Sounds a tad shallow, but for me the Aria SB has held its looks better.
I'd like to thank Patrice for spearheading truly top rate state of the art instruments for so long.
Having previously owned an early 80's Arpege, I currently own a Passion 3 which I will never sell.
The best basses on the market!