Rowland more musical great air and depth wonderful.
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?
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?