Thoughts on Burmester vs. Rowland


Hi all,
I've got a Burmester 956 and am thinking of moving to a Rowland 302. I have a pair of McIntosh XRT28s and am using an Exogal as the dac and pre. The Burmester sounds great but can get brittle and compressed on top when I really crank the volume. The XRTs are 4ohm nominal. I haven't heard any Rowland gear but it seems like the 302 gets away from the old syrup sound and is well regarded. I like dynamics and "boogie factor" (probably how I ended up with the Burmester!) I can't quite reach the 911 so I am examining other amps with more than 250w at 4 ohm. I've also considered Parasond JC1s, Sunfire Signature 600, Plinius, and even Ampzilla.
Thoughts?
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I have not tried the Burmester Amps; but, would like to at some point. I do have speakers that spec out very close to yours and now use the Rowland 312 with great results. Your speakers recommended power handling is 1200w Max I believe....so the power would be a good match it seems.
Magnificent and enviable room!. I think perhaps your Exogal is overloading the sensitivity of your amp as the Exogal appears capable of much higher output. Perhaps an amp "at least" twice as powerful would suffice.Perhaps Spectral.
Thanks! The big room is a nice challenge to have - hence the bigger speakers :) Spectral is a solid idea, I'll have to check them out. I know they have some diehard fans.