What do you think of Classe

Although each amp mfg'er you mention adds it's own sonic signature, the Classe amps should fall right into the same category of the Krell and perhaps the Pass Labs amps.

Perhaps that may or may not explain your already wanting more.

-IMO

Classe, need we say more? Up there with the best of um, Enjoy!

Very good products if you like their character. I would describe them as a little dark, a little warm, smooth, coherent, and overall pretty rich. Different type of sound than Krell but Pass, McIntosh, JRDG, and Revox are similar IME. Congradulations on your fine purchase! Arthur

Sounds "electronic" compared to Rowland. Doesn't quite get the timbres of acoustic instruments right.

I was making a general-sound-type comparison. If Classe sounded exactly like Rowland, Rowland would be out of business. Arthur

Also, as always, VERY dependent on the loudspeakers you are hooking them up to. I had a CA301, driving my Martin Logamn reQuests, with what I thought was pretty decent sound. Then a friend brought over his InnerSound ESL amp -ABSOLUTELY SMOKED THE CLASSE, in ALL parameters.

The build quality of the CA301 was "first rate", in every respect, but it sounded harsh n'nasty compared to the ESL.

So again, depending on the speaker used, your mileage may vary...