Ayre Acoustics KX-R Twenty - mint condition

The Ayre KX-R Twenty is undoubtedly one of the finest preamplifiers in the world.  This is Charly Hansen's finest work, and he is clearly one of the legends of audio design.  There is much information out there about this product. 

I am downsizing to an Ayre integrated amplifier due to space constraints.  I have priced this to go quickly, and to a good home.  Pet free, smoke free, excellent stewardship of this product - just under 2 years old.  Very light use - possibly not even "broken in" yet - likely less than 500 hours of listening.  I travel way too much.  Condition is essentially perfect.  

This preamp is gorgeous - both visually and audibly, quiet, fluid, lucid, and incredibly musical.  This will be the heart of the world class, reference two channel audio system.  

Since the introduction of the KX-R preamplifier in 2008 Ayre has embarked on many projects involving new technologies. While progressing along this musical journey, their collective knowledge base has grown immensely in all areas of audio circuit design. These new insights have been implemented at the highest level in their complete redesign of the KX-R Twenty. These technologies and upgrades to the KX-R have resulted in a preamplifier which is as revolutionary now as the KX-R was when it was originally introduced with the world’s first Variable Gain Transconductance (VGT) volume control. The debut of the AyreLock power supply uses a new type of discrete voltage regulation with more than twice the capacitance of the old power supply, delivering powerfully Variable Gain Transimpedance (VGT) volume circuit. Zero-feedback, fully-balanced discrete circuitry

• 60 step volume control, each of 1.0 dB
• Equilock circuitry for active gain devices
• Input ground switching for true source isolation
• Eight inputs: four balanced, four single-ended
• Two balanced outputs, two balanced tape outputs
• Dimmable silent-mode fluorescent display
• Ultra-high-speed circuit board material
• Fly-by-wire control system
• Solid aluminum monocoque chassis
• Ayre Conditioner (patent pending) Power-Line RFI Filter
• Programmable processor pass-through input
• Full-function remote control operation