Recently Acquired A Rowland Model 5

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Recently Acquired A Rowland Model 5
« on: 17 Mar 2008, 04:30 pm »
I know these amps are getting a bit old. But I took a shot, and bought one from a local individual. I am a long time tube guy, and ha vent owned a SS amp since the Cyrus I. All I can say is wow, this is a fine amp. It has the grace and ease of presentation a good tube amp has. But without the sonic flavoring of a tube. No added warmth, or midrange bloom. Transparent, with a  huge soundstage. It gives nothing up in terms of detail retrieval to my SET amps. As a bonus, I get to play with a wider range of speakers, since my previous amps limited me to high efficiency offerings. This has been a satisfying purchase.

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Mister Pig