Rowland 8TiHC vs. Lamm M1.1


I own a Roland 8T and althou it sounds exquisite I understand that the iHC version has sgnificant sonic improvements. However since Rowland will not upgrade the 8T into it's iHC version I would have to sell and buy to upgrade. Because of this I am also considering the Lamms M1.1 of which I have only heard praises. In addition they are very often mached with the Verity Parsifals wich I am geting pretty soon. What do you think about how these two beasts compare? Has anyone had the chance to audition both of them? I use a Wadia 861 directly into the amp., cabling is XLO Signature.
jmr

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Jmr, I am also considering a Lamm 1.1 or a Rowland 8TiHc. Recently I have been also looking at the MC6 by Rowland. It allows you to vertical bi-amp and gives you an 8Ti in a more flexible package. Has anybody heard anything about the MC6 - good or bad? I think Glide is right - they are both great amps. Glide could describe a little bit the sound of each amp. Is the Lamm significantly different sounding than Rowlands?
Chriskh - Yes. Please do excuse my english. It was late at night when I posted and half a sleep.
Jmr, You made an interesting observation about the MC6. One thing that JRDG mentioned over the phone was the reason why the 8TiHC sounds better than the 8Ti is that there are more output devices and so each device is less "stressed." I believe (I need to clarify this with JRDG) the MC6 has the same number of output devices as the 8TiHC. If you are correct in your argument then the 8TiHC should sound better than the MC6 in a two-channel application. I am not sure if the 8Ti would sound better than the MC6. I am guessing, but I bet they would sound very similar. The MC6, 8Ti and the 8TiHC all share the same power supply. Cheers, Dan
Jose, Good luck with the Lamms. I would be very interested to hear your opinions about them. Later this year I will be in the same boat you are now - trying to decide between these two amps and possibly others. Please keep us posted. Cheers, Dan