Rowland 112 vs McCormack .5 Rev A


I am considering upgrading from my McCormack .5 Rev to a Rowland 112. Just wondering if anyone has had experience with both of these amp. Associated equipment: Theta CasaNova, Magnepan MG 3.6R w/2 Vandersteen 2Wq, ClearAudio Champion.
maggieowner

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I don't think the rowland would have a enough juice to keep the maggies singing. If you could step up to an 8TiHC then that would work well, but the smaller JRDG amps would be straining on 3.6's. I have used a number of amps on my 3.6 from a 60 watt tube amp to a 600 watt ss amp. The more power the better but what you need is high current. I like the BAT VK-500w/bat pak best of what I have tried but I am looking forward to trying Bob Crumps latest creation the parasound JC-1. I hear great things from other members about McCormack I just am not confident in them having the reserve power to make maggies sing. In the 3k range for an amp I don't think you could be disatisfied with the BAT.