Rowland "house sound"?

I have had many Rowland amps, great units and you wont experience any difficulty playing classic rock, now...

Why you don´t consider a tube amp? say CJ?

I have to agree on the "house sound" issue here stated (very interesting thread by the way).

Of all the Rowlands I have had (not including the new line which I am unfamiliar) I would rate the Model 2 as the best option (price/performance), the only Solid State i ended up liking more are Gryphon amps, some integrateds are out there at "decent" pricing.

Fishwater - I am not sure if a digital amp is your route if you are looking for lush midrange reproduction. I would try a pure class_A ora a tube amp first.

Mike - Rowland 6 looks to me like the warmest on the Rowland line, I have had the 5, 1, 2, 8 and 9, as I said, I am not familiar with the new line 5XX, 3XX, 2XX but some reading says that they are a bit cold or analytic in comparison with the previous models.

My favourite?, The 8.

Hope this helps

Fernando

Redkiwi - could it be that the Rowlands were not broken-in yet?