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Naim or Jeff Rowland?
Miami, note that there are two identically-looking Rowland products called Concerto... There is the Concerto integrated, and then there is the Concerto preamplifier. The latter lacks the amplification section. Make sure you have been offered the f... 
Naim or Jeff Rowland?
Miami, if you want to familiarize yourself with the Rowland Concerto integrated, the Rowland online Knowledge Base has an entry with links to Concerto specifications, User Manual, and photos:http://jeffrowlandgroup.com/kb/questions.php?questionid=... 
Jeff Rowland Aeris DAC : my experience
Hi Badwistom, a Google search for "Wizard Rowland Corus blog" shows that Wizard's always informative High End Audio Blog points to a couple of well written review articles of the Rowland Corus linestage: For instance, the blog entry athttp://cybwi... 
Jeff Rowland 2 or Classe 25 for Avalon Eclipse
Uspac, I checked the Rowland Model 2 manual: there is no indication that the amplifier can be readily bridged to mono.... No, there is no switch.Instead, the manual of Model 5 explains clearly how to switch the M5 amp to mono, as I have posted in ... 
Audio Research Ref 250s for Magnepan 20.1s?
Jafo100, could you elaborate on sonic differences experienced with your Maggies driven by Merrill Veritas and ARC VTM 200? 
Review: The Merrill Audio Veritas Monoblocks
Hi HFL and James, how many hours of break-in time have the Veritas monos required before they stabilized completely?Thanks, Guido 
Jeff Rowland 2 or Classe 25 for Avalon Eclipse
Thank you RROG, I will no longer ask you what you like better about M2 over M5... Can you tell me if you owned either amps, and how long have you used them in your own system? 
HiDiamond Power cords...
Hi Bacardi, are your HiDiamond PCs ungrounded by your special order, or are HiDiamond cords ungrounded by default at the factory?G. 
Jeff Rowland 2 or Classe 25 for Avalon Eclipse
Hi Rrog, you have convinced me this far that you much prefer M2 over M5. Unfortunately, not knowing your sonic and musical preferences, nor what parameters are important for you, nor how much experience you have had with either amps, I remain tota... 
Jeff Rowland 2 or Classe 25 for Avalon Eclipse
Hi Rrog, admittedly I have experienced neither M2 nor M5 directly... Please share your experience with both amps with us... Have you owned them both? What sonic/musical parameters of M2 you prefer over M5?G. 
Jeff Rowland 2 or Classe 25 for Avalon Eclipse
USpac, Rowland Model 5 is a much more powerful amp than Model 2, and can be bridged to mono operation if you like even more power. Here are some of the M5 technical specs clipped out from the manual:Output power 150 watts RMS continuous, 8 ohms 30... 
Jeff Rowland 2 or Classe 25 for Avalon Eclipse
USPAC, the M2 manual asserts that the amp delivers 75 Watts over 8 Ohms and 150 Watts over 4 Ohms. Your speakers having an average of 6 Ohms would enjoy an average of max 110W from the amp. M2 appears to deliver a maximum continuous current of 20 ... 
Jeff Rowland 2 or Classe 25 for Avalon Eclipse
The User manual of the Rowland M2 amplifier in PDF format is still available online. It lists all tech specs towards the end of the document:http://jeffrowlandgroup.com/kb/questions.php?questionid=495Saluti, G. 
Jeff Rowland Aeris DAC : my experience
Hi Badwisdom, I have not seen the article you are referring to yet. Is there a link to it?Meantime, have you had a look at the primary source on Criterion and Corus architecture?The criterion section of the Rowland Knowledge base currently has 133... 
Hypex Ncore NC1200 Amps at NY Audio Show in April
Hi HifiAl, I really hope your back lets you attend and enjoy the whole NYC show.... Just do not try to lift one of those Vivid or Raidho speakers whilst bending dangerously!The good news may be that the Mola-Mola amps at a little over 20 Lbs per c...