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What's happening with Piega?
Piega does in fact have a new US distributor, Audiophile Systems, Ltd. Audiophile Systems will assume all sales and customer service responsibilities nationwide.http://www.aslgroup.com/#piega 
"Budget" preamp choices.
I highly recommend the Ray Samuels Emmeline CA-2 solid state preamp. If you can live with just 2 inputs this preamp competes with units in the 5K range. A brand new CA-2 is only $695. There is an excellent review on this unit from Dick Olsher that... 
Darn it, I scratched my Roland Now what
Just contact Jeff and see what he can do for you. I've been there and his customer service and willingness to assist his customers in anyway possible is second to none. 
Plinius SA-100 vs. Rowland Model 2
I have owned the Extremas and powered them with a Rowland Concentra. The sound is warm and for low to medium listening levels can be very satisfying. I also paired them with a Classe 25 (250 watts) and the sound opened up considerably. Tube gear i...