So do you find the VST sounds better than the Sonar supplied Pantheon?
I don't think that's too hard to achieve.
I used mine last night on a vocal track "live"
I used my Joe Meek 3Q's extra output to drive it and then recorded to a separate stereo track.
It was so easy to get the exact result I was looking for and by automating the "Lexicon" stereo track I got the over the top part I needed on this one sustained part I do. And it is nice to sing and hear what will actually be close to the finished sound. I was using a deep reverb and long delay on a slow blues song. If you ever decide to pick one up, go for the MX200 with the dual processor.
But anyhow this was a work around to using a hardware effects processor in a committed but not committed way.
I think I too will consider the VST version if it compares to the hardware.