Jeff Rowland 8T with Wilson Sasha w/p?

Thanks Stratguy,
I appreciate your helpful thoughts. I have owned Genesis 5 (which accommodate anything) and Aerial speakers and have occasionally compared more recent, big dollar amps to the Rowland 8T. Nothing, so far, has measured up! Please continue to share your experience with the Sophia's (great choice, having quenched all the shortcomings of older watt/puppies) and I will with the Sasha. I see the 8T for sale occasionally, priced from $4500-6000. I'll know soon if the Rowland proves to be the best hifi decision I have ever made. I will take the 8T down to San Francisco for my Sasha audition/?purchase, and report back how the 8T fares against big-$$$ competitors. All the best!

All of the Rowland equipment is Audio Porn. The fact that it sounds stellar is icing!! :D

One of my great regrets is selling the Model 2 that I had. Ugh!

Speaking of audio porn, check out Ayre MX-Rs. I use them with my W/P 7s to great effect.

David,

Over the past week, I have been demo'ing in my home, the Rowland Continuum 250w integrated. It sounds very good with the Sophia's. It is dead-quiet and the realism is quite something. I have been listening to the new Jeff Beck record. The track "Lilac Wine" with Imelda May sounds absolutely incredible. There is a part towards the end where Mr. Beck is quietly noodling on the strat and it sounds so, so, so good - not to mention how good Imelda sounds. I think the amps that you have would be a very good match with the Sasha's. Let me know how you make out. All the best, Steve

Thanks Steve,
Reassuring feedback re. the Rowland. Jeff Beck just keeps going, getting more versatile with age. I'll have to pick up "Emotion and Commotion." I'll get back to this thread in a month or two, with a report. I promised myself I wouldn't buy any new equipment for a while, but my speakers were recently moved professionally, and mangled in the process. Now that I've reopened the can of worms, I'm also looking at computer servers. Interesting times indeed in the world of ones and zeroes. I guess I'm off my own subject! Take Care, David