Hi Guido, I am surprised how Rowland have managed to improve on the Synergy when it is so well built, separate power supply chasis, fully balanced, flexible, etc. in comparison to the Capri which is comparatively more compact and less costly. My feeling when the Capri was introduced is that it is an entry level preamp introduced by Rowland for the 102 power amp. As it seems the 501's or 201's do not have a corresponding preamp.
Jeff Rowland preamps
I currently have the following; Synergy IIi, Rowland 501, 2 x PFC and read with interest here that the new Capri has received positive feedback. Has anyone here compared this with the Synergy IIi which has now been discontinued in terms of sonic performance. With new technology introduced I assume the Jeff Rowland has taken the performance for his preamp upwards. I'll have to ignore the flagship Criterion as this is wayyyy out of my budget.