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anyone use mcintosh & jeff rowland together?

i've had an all-linn system for a long time. just added a mac tub pre & love it! a tube amp might be a bit warm for my small room in summer. might stick with solid state for the power amp. fell in love with jrdg cosmetics. no jrdg dealer anywhere near my area, so i would have to buy used without an audition. anyone have a good or bad experience pairing these two? speakers are dali euphonis m4's. cables are currently linn but changing to the "anti-cables" very soon.
tim1
guidocorona
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Tim1, may I ask what Rowland amplifier you are interested in? In principle, as Rowland amps have high input impedance, they should not have problems with tube preamps. Some legacy Rowland models have dip switches in the back for setting input impedance. . . in those cases it may be a good idea to set the dip switch to yield the highest input impedance, usually 100K Ohms.
tim1 OP
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most likely it will be the 201 monos. the continuum integrates are interesting, but they might not be as flexible as separates. i want to live with both sets (tube & SS)of electronics for a while. if i clearly prefer one over the other, then i will step up in that line & have one system. depends on what combo i like the best & if the tubes get too warm in the summer. i wanted to make sure that i'm not getting a component that isn't compatable at all. i appreciate your input!
guidocorona
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Tim, the JRDG 201 monos appear to have an input impedance of 40KOhms balanced. This value is probably safe for most preamps. What is the balanced output impedance of your MCIntosh?
You will find 201 specs at:
http://jeffrowland.com/M201.htm
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