Well, not exactly, IMHO.
Yes, the benchrest and 1,000 yard shooters use single-stage presses (and some other highly exotic stuff) but you can build match-grade ammo on a progressive.
There are more single-stage presses sold (again, IMHO) for two reasons: One, they're much less expensive, and two, most people don't burn enough ammo annually to justify the cost, even reloaders.
I have both, a Dillon Square-Deal B for .45ACP, and a Lee (yes, a Lee) Challenger "O" press for everything else. I'm looking at selling the Square-Deal and getting an AT-500.
I like the speed of progressives, but I too prefer the quality control a single-stage gives (even though I know, intellectually, that you [i]can[/i] get good quality control on a progressive.) The AT-500 seems to be a best-of-both-worlds compromise to me.