My last pre-amp, Rowland Capri or Ayre K5xe ?

I will second the Klyne recommendation;Stan is one of the best at what he does and a great guy to have a conversation with as well.

Cirrus,
If you would like to discuss the Capri in detail, give me an email outside the thread, I own one.

Greg

I have a Pass X2.5 and what I don't like is the silly hierarchical menu structure, which shows no evidence of the designer having even a rudimentary understanding of how people use preamps. Also, the display is too small. I also have the Ayre and I hate those silly icons. I used to have a Rowland Consonance, which I did not like for all sorts of reasons. They say the Capri is better, though.

i'll second the ayre. own a k5xemp with matching amp.happy as can be. good luck

I wonder why the Mac C500T doesn't often get mentioned as being a world class pre? Fantastic unit.