Rowland 2 or Accuphase A50?

Which of these amps are the better? I'm used to tube gear, but looking into the high end solid state to see if it compares.

philefreak03-25-2002 11:21pm

findoc Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 35 posts 03-26-2002 at 03:46am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete You are wasting your time, a quality sand amp will never compete with a quality tube amp. Period. Unless you like your coffee w/o sugar, your fries w/o salt, your popcorn w/o butter, etc... No body to sand amps, I've owned all the best. Rowland, Krell, Levinson, Goldmund, Threshold, Pass, Accuphase, et al. If you put gun to my head, and absolutely FORCE me to use sand amp, I would go with Goldmund. Only sand amp I ever hear w/treble that can match tubes. But still lacks body and air in the midband. CAT, Jadis, Joule-Electra, Atma-Sphere, VTL, Wolcott. These are real amps. YMMV...
bob_bundus Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,834 posts 03-26-2002 at 04:45am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Todd as you know, I have tried a lot of solid state & even some tube equipment. When I finally got around to buying an Accuphase that's where I stopped; there was simply no need to try anything else. But don't take my word for this; contact membername = Cornfedboy. He has them both (Rowland & Accuphase) as I understand it.
famaraca Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 38 posts 03-26-2002 at 01:09pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Beware!! In the glass of the tubes there are SAND too!Give me a brake!!