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JRDG Jeff Rowland amps with Shahinian Diapason?

Hi,
i have a Jeff Rowland Consummate, 2 Bedini BA 803 in biamping modus and Shahinian Diapasons and thinking about upgrading the amps.
I read much about old and new Rowland amps, even about different Plinius, Pass, etc. amps.
Unfortunatelly i had so far no chance to try any of them at home in my own system.

Have anybody heared old (7, 8, 9, 12) or new (201, 301, Continuum integrated, 302, 301, 312) Rowland amps on Shahinian Diapasons (or Hawks)?

Thanks for any information
Balazs
breezer

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simontju
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I had owned Diapasons for a number of years (and thought it would be my last speaker). It started by driving to the craziness my tube amp (275 wpc Equilibre) and ever since I tried a number of solid state amps. Plinius SA-102 provided marvelous misrange and silky highs but could not drive well low frequencies. I end up my search with amplifier which number of people (I believe incuding Guido) compared with Jeff Rowland 312. It is Spectron Audio Musician III. Now in 3d iteration (Mk2) is very musical in addition to having great bass and iron clad control of the Shahinians. There are a few used here on Audiogon but I saw one new or almost new with Bybees upgrade which convert it into the tube amplifier even SET) but with huge "balls"

The synergy is pure magic.

Good Luck
Simon
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