The two front-panel buttons employ contactless, sealed piezoelectric force sensors that will never wear. Please note that the buttons do not move as they sense the applied force.
The piezoelectric buttons respond to a normal pressing action or a light tap that produces a relatively rapid change in force. They are not “touch-sensitive”, nor will they respond to a slowly increasing pressure.
All of the front panel controls are duplicated on the included remote control handset. This handset also includes additional functions that are less frequently used, as well as the ability to control an Ayre disc player.
Standby/Operate
There is a small green LED at the right-hand side of the front-panel display. This is illuminated when the preamplifier is in standby mode. The unit may be toggled between standby and operate modes either with the left-hand button or via the remote control handset.
Input Select
The desired source component may be selected with either the left-hand knob or the remote control handset, and the assigned name is displayed on the front panel.
Although there are eight total inputs on the Ayre KX-R, only the activated (named) inputs will be listed among the available sources. This greatly simplifies operation of the unit.
