New Ayre MX-4 stereo power amp and new integrated

Thanks for the information, Charles!

Keep up the good work, and I hope your injuries have completely healed.

Best of health to you!

Regarding the new preamp:

I spoke with the guys from Ayre at CES and the new preamp is not really a replacement for the K-1xe, as it really is their new reference line stage, which will match their new reference monoblocks. It will not have the capability of having the internal phono stage boards like the K-1xe, so if you want to have an Ayre phono stage, you'll have to buy the separate P-5xe phono stage (and an interconnect). This line stage will be in boxes similarly sized to the new reference monoblocks.

As far as the new amp you mentioned, I have no information about that.

Hope this helps!

PS If you wish "straight from the horse's mouth" information, you could ask Charles Hansen via Audio Asylum's forums, as he usually participates there regularly. (Although he does chime in here from time to time too!)

Hey Vinylmonkey,

A question for you:
Once the KXR preamp is in production, will the K-1xe still be produced as well?
(Given that the K-1xe, is a different unit, being a full function preamp rather than a line stage, I would hope so.)
Or are you envisioning that the KXR will replace the K-1xe as your premier preamp?

Thanks for the information.

PS I know that Ayre prefers to have people call them with questions, (yes, I've been through this before, being a long time Ayre owner), however, it would be more convenient, and consumer friendly, if Ayre were to have an email address we could send questions too. (Just my two cents worth.)