rowland 102 reviews? ice powered

I had a panasonic sa-xr55 (cheap class D reciever) in my main system for a few days and it impressed the heck out of me - at least as good (in different ways) as some dedicated amps I tried that cost 3-4 times more and weigh 5x as much.

i'ved heard the Model 102 thru a friend of mine on several occasions and a few times was able to try it in my system.

Overall, I'm very impressed with the product. The build quality is exemplary.

Plus side: its small, consumes less space, no heat, consumes less power.
Sonic quality: i've compared this to a Krell Kav 150p, bryston 3bsst. I preferred this unit to both. No grain, very quite floor noise, dynamics is incredible, powerful sounding, big sound. The mids are very open but its not as seductive as tubes. But pretty close. Not quite as liquid as tubes, but its very fluid. Smooth. Highly detailed but dependent on pre-amp and your source.

They are powerful enough to drive some inefficient speakers. We tried Totems, Proac, Dynaudios, Harbeths, and Vandersteens. No problem driving them.

Overall i heartily recommend it.

$1500 for the black finish is not a bad deal at all.

Nolitan - a review of the 102, not the 201, yes! Appreciate it.

Hi Angaria,

I have no access to the 201. My review is based on my friend's 102.

Hi, I tried Bel & Rotel Ice 100watters. I would rate them having huge huge soundstage, dynamic & excellent imaging. Comparing to some older solid state, I would not go back there again. I am waiting for the price to go down a bit more before jumping in.