Sonic Frontier Line One with Class D Amp?

Rowland 102 specs are at:
http://jeffrowland.com/M102.htm
The 102 has an input impedance of 40KOhms, this is high enough to make it compatible with most preamplifiers. . . what is the output impedance of your pre?
The damping factor of 102 appears to be 1000, which should enable it to drive speakers with fluctuating impedance curves without issues. On the other hand, I do not know what the power handling characteristics of your speakers may be. . . 102 can generate 11 Amps and 100W into 8Ohms and 200W into 4Ohms. Guido

Robbie, if you need to use RCA connections, the Rowland factory can supply XLR2RCA conversion adapters for the 102. However, 102 is likely to perform better in a balanced configuration using XLR interconnects, if your pre were also balanced. Guido

Robbie, 300Ohms into a 40KOhms load should be no problem at all. Shipping from US to Canada is as far as I know, completely seemless. Shipper will just need to remember to declare the unit as manyufactured in the USA (which is actually correct). . . to avoid spurious Customs duty. You should drop a line to the seller and ask if he would ship to Canada. . . worse case is that he will decline. Guido

Coffeey, let me know which speakers you have in mind, and their impedance/power handling characteristics. I will try to find out if the 102 can handle them. G.

I sspect Mike is correct. With an 85dB efficiency, the speakers will require fairly heft amps with perhaps 35Amps or 40Amps of current. Within class D amps, you need to look at devices built around the ICEpower 1000ASP module, which typically yields 500W and 40A. Examples are Bel Canto Ref 1000 and JRDG 501 monos. I believe some Wired4Sound and Seymour amps also use the same module and may be more affordable. By comparison, I have tried Maggies 3.6 that have the same sensitivity as the B&W 802s with the JRDG 201 monos (250W) and the JRDG 501 monos. . . the 201 monos quickly ran out of steam, while the 501s handled the Maggies handsomely. The 102 stereo yields only 100W and 11Amps of current. . . it is unlikely that it will be sufficient for your speakers.

Coffey, I have just received confirmation from JRDG that the 102 model is not meant for extreme loudspeaker designs that operate in the 2 Ohm impedance range. G.