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| Rowland Concerto integrated vs Rowland Capri & 102 Dave, me man. . . you's talkin' 'bout the Continuum 500, which has PFC circuit built right into it. PC1's needed only for li'le brother Continuum 250. Not sure if Continuum integrated have the circuit of the Capri inside, or a derivative design. R... | |
| Helix or Alpha Very true, the Python helix is surprisingly close to the performance of the Anaconda Helix. G. | |
| Rowland Concerto integrated vs Rowland Capri & 102 I have asked JRDG about compatibility of the PC1 with the Concerto integrated amp. While out of the box the Concerto is not compatible with the PC1 because it is preset for 110V operation, it can be switched to 220V operations by changing the posi... | |
| Helix or Alpha What is the rest of your system? It's difficult to say apriori if a Helix Anaconda Alpha will benefit your Hydra over the VD. . . You may need to try things out. An other very good PC is the Purist Anniversary, priced similarly to the Anaconda. Bu... | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? Makk, I hope to see before long an audiophile-grade version of the Rife machine offered by Machina Dynamica. | |
| Helix or Alpha I just noticed you own a Hydra 8, which already contains the FeSi filter pellets. In this case I would definitely use an Alpha on your CDp. . . the VX would add more FeSi sideeffects. | |
| Helix or Alpha Whether you apply a VX or alpha to your CD player will depend on the player. The VX was developed at a time that many CDps were extremely sensitive to hash on electric lines that tended to yield some harshness in the player. This is likely somewha... | |
| Rowland Concerto integrated vs Rowland Capri & 102 I got my info directly from Jeff Rowland and from the friendly crowd at Soundings HiFi in Denver. | |
| Rowland Concerto integrated vs Rowland Capri & 102 Thank you Ric982 for the additional info on PFC. The PC1 PFC device from JRDG retails for $1500. The 201, 501, 102, Capri, and the new Continuum 250 integrated are pre-wired to accept the PC1. the 301 monos, 302, 312, Continuum 500 integrated alre... | |
| Rowland Concerto integrated vs Rowland Capri & 102 I have heard the Concerto pre but not the integrated, and it is not at all too bright, at least on the Vienna Acoustics gear I listened it on. . . but yest it did have just a hint of warmth. But for just about the same investment, why not get a pa... | |
| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? Valid point CKoffend. . . the Capri/Ref 3 audition referred/linked above was conducted on my own system. Ref 3 has approx 2400 hrs of operation on it. The Capri was probably not completely broken in with only a few hundred hrs. Yet, preliminary ob... | |
| Rowland Concerto integrated vs Rowland Capri & 102 Karmapolice, the only direct comparison I had the opportunity to make is of the Capri with my own ARC Ref 3. See:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1200110667&openfrom&22&4#22I realize this may not be terribly helpful. .... | |
| Rowland Concerto integrated vs Rowland Capri & 102 Rkny, I have learned a little more about the Power Factor Correction device called PFC. Rather than feeding a 110V 60Hz AC signal, the PFC uses a microprocessor controlled circuit containing both inductors and capacitors to feed a PC1-compatible a... | |
| Rowland Concerto integrated vs Rowland Capri & 102 RTNY, what I have heard on the Capri is an exceptional top to bottom extension with extremely good harmonic development and low level detail. It sounds very musically engaging. | |
| Rowland Concerto integrated vs Rowland Capri & 102 MrBill, info on PFC has not yet been posted on jeffrowland.com. The little I know is from conversations with Jeff R. and Rod Thomson of Soundings HiFi. I hope that eventually some official info will be posted to the site. G. |