Rowland preamps??????

I listened to most of them, but they are different from the sound.
Personally my choice is the old Consummate, a very musical and detailed unit.
The later ( from Synergy ...) ones I think, the RowlandPre's lost the magic they had. More or less the same with ML, Krell etc.

I had a Consonance and it just didnt do it for me, although I did like my Model 1 power amp. Go with an ARC balanced pre, such as LS2B which are going for around $1200 and you'll be in heaven. Solid state comes close but tubes will take you there.

Trank, Capri is the current production model. . . which is the one I use in my own system. Capri is said to be more extended detailed, and linear than prior JRDG pres. Whether or not it yields less or greater musical 'magic' than older models, is entirely a matter of personal preference. E.G. I prefer it over my own ARC Ref 3 because of its very linearity, extension, and control over the entire frequency range. If you valued slight euphony over linearity, you may enjoy older JRDG linestages over Capri. . . if your musical taste were similar to mine instead, Capri may very well be the ticket.
BTW, I also find the JRDG naming scheme for pres absolutely maddening. G.

By coincidence, I still have also an ARC LS2B, which I used for 10 years before getting the ARC Ref 3, and then the Capri after that. . . The LS2B is the most 'golden' sounding of the group. . . the Ref 3 is in the middle. . . and the Capri the most neutral. . . it all depends on your prefs. G.

My favorite in the Rowland line up is the Coherence One preamp. Very difficult to find today, and wish I had never sold the one I had. Reference caliber preamp with few peers.