had the m900u on my Haileys and wasn't enough juice - considering the 625mk2 if it has gone back to the old Rowland sound.
OT- how was the SIT-3 vs XA25 on your Avantgardes?
Hi Keith,
Hands down, for my taste and ears, the SIT-3 is the clear winner. The XA25 was good but more typical solid state sounding than I’d like. My guess is that the XA30.8 could beat the XA25 on my AG.
The SIT-3 is absolutely wonderful. Dead quiet, sweeter and warmer, mid hall perspective with awesome vocals and piano.
The SIT-1 monos were great too but a lot more energetic. Since my room is on the smaller side for the Avantgardes, to me, they felt a little too much in my face. I love a more laid back sound like the SIT-3.
Regarding the Rowland, it’s probably one of their best sounding amps and conventional Class AB.
Worth pointing out that Rowland is rumored to have a new major product just around the corner. I will post details as soon as I receive them from the factory.
Regards, G.
Hello MEP, my apologies for not responding to an earlier post of yours... The silence was not intentional.
Unfortunately I am not a Rowland brand spokesperson. On the other hand, I freely confess of being an enthusiast of many Rowland products, and I keep up with matters Rowland.
I know I had hinted in the past that I would work on a full review of the Rowland M535 bridged... M535 bridged are incredible for the price, and I posted informally about that amp, but a more formalized long-form review did not happen... I happen to suffer from Procrastinitis Furiosa, and the review fell victim to the malaise
Or are you talking about some other product eval that failed to materialize?
My current scribbling about the Daemon superintegrated is my first longish Rowland eval since I scribbled about M925 years ago.
Saluti, Guido
I remembered that but I’m hoping that my GAT2, which is only single ended, matches well. The Rowland has only balanced inputs and I’m not crazy about adapters or some other conversion method.
Guido's been a well-known, passionate Rowland owner for years, nothing more. An asset to the audiophile community and likely has much better ears than we do
I've given constructive criticism at times over the years and he always has a totally legitimate response. Says a lot about his character.
I treat them all the same. Caveat Emptor!Transparency is always a good thing. It's hard to separate audiophiles who are "passionate owners" from "Brand Ambassadors" who are being paid to share their "love" of gear from a particular manufacturer. Especially when it's crazy over the top love.