Rowland 201 mono's, has anyone heard them?

Haven't heard of any coming stereo version, but then the 201s have only been out a couple of months.

I e-mailed Rowland and they told me that only a handful have been sent out in the field so far. They are supposed to start shipping regularly sometime in Oct.

Any thoughts on how the 201's compare sonically to the Model 10's? I'm curious as the Model 10's are more expensive; nevertheless, the 201's are monoblocks based on new 301/302 technology. Any observations on the bass response? It seems to be an exciting amp at a relatively reasonable price...

My question is this; If the 201 is borrowing technology from the 301/302 amps, then why are the 201's so small (physically) in comparison to the 301? Or, in other words why would the 301 have to be so huge(physically) in comparison to the 201's? Logic would dictate that a pair of 201's rated at 250wpc should be pretty close in size to a single 301 rated at 300wpc, but the pair of 201's seen to take up less than half the real estate as a single 301.

Bass response sounded pretty good, although when I heard them nothing was familiar to me - I hadn't ever heard *any* of the components in question before, nor was the music familiar.

I'll get a chance to hear them this weekend, so I'll provide a report next week.