Well I guess it's official now. On the Dartzeel website a picture of the new pre and saying it will be debuted at the Munich show this year. Looks exactly the same as the old one apart from an LED window the same size but on the opposite side to the name plate with the promise of all new parts inside. Promises to be a completely new pre then. No mention of backward compatibility/upgrade of existing pre amps but we will have to wait and see if Herve has made that possible. Would be nice if it is though! My only wish is that I could make it to Munich to hear it but work commitments tell me I can't. Hey-ho. Hopefully someone will be there to report back to us all on first impressions. Exciting times indeed. Anybody going to Munich?