DC coupled? Sorry I'm five years late, but DO NOT use a solid state amp with a DC coupled preamp. They can (not always, but once is more than enough) cause a significant surge on powering up, and that can literally fry a solid state amp. I know from experience- my NEW P-3 is DC coupled. Cooked both ICE modules in my Rowland 102 and actually set fire to an Audio Research D130 amp- which was damaged beyond repair and had to be junked. I now use an EAR 868 preamp, but I'll use the NEW in a back up rig with tube amps only. Rowland designs his preamps to mate well with the character of his amplifiers, so in the long run, you may well have been best off to go with a JRDG preamp.
