Aesthetix Calypso -vs- Ayre K-1Xe preamps?

Audio Girl,

I cannot comment on a comparison between the two preamps, as I have never heard the Ayre. I can, however, tell you that the Aesthetix Janus/JC-1 combination is really quite extraordinary - at least in my system. The synergy between the two surpassed all of my expectations (I recently acquired the JC-1s from Bob Crump's estate - they were his personal pair). I am, as they say here in Tejas, as happy as a gopher in soft dirt.

Mike

Perfectionist,

I understand that they have been tweaked a little in regards to internal wiring and in replacement of the IEC. They sound great.

Mike