Jeff Rowland


Is there anyone that is familiar with Jeff Rowland amps that can tell me the difference between the 525 with a Capri 2 preamp compared to the Continuum S2 Integrated amp?
ricred1
Thanks Al. I really like the sound and built quality of Jeff Rowland amps. The truth is I've been going back and forth, asking questions and talking to a close friend about how to improve my system within a given budget. Adding subs has taken my system to another level(not night and day), but worth the cost. Now I'm looking for modest gains, with modest cost...my amplifier is what I want to improve. I hear your concerns about bridging the 525s. Despite what I've been told, I have the same concerns. I will have one more conversation with Jeff Rowland.
Bombaywalla,

I assure you I know the impedance of my speakers. In fact I'm 100% sure I told that to the individual that I spoke with when I contacted Jeff Rowland. I didn't say at what frequency it dipped below 4 ohms, but I did explain it went below 4 ohms...they put me on hold, returned to the phone and told me it wouldn't be a problem. I talked to a dealer ad he told me it wouldn't be a problem. I promise you I'm listening and that's why I stated I would call Jeff Rowland on Monday and confirm that bridged 525s don't present a danger went driving Aerial 7Ts. If they tell me something different I will let you know.

Ricred1
cool, Ricred1.
One suggestion - when you talk to Rowland the next time do request some specs of the M525 in BTL mode. All of us can see just one spec - 950W into 8 Ohms. The question is what is the minimum load impedance it can drive? The Aerial 7T will go down to 3 ohms at certain freq which will look like 1.5 Ohms to the bridged M525 (as Almarg also stated in his post). Ask Rowland if driving 1.5 Ohms in bridged mode will be an issue.
Keep us posted. Thanks.
Richard, if you ask the question above to Jeff, please explain that 7Ts speakers go down to a relatively reasonable 3 Ohms under normal conditions.... 1.5 Ohms may occur only in theory with a bridged amp... You do not want to lead Jeff to believe that your speakers dip normally to 1.5 Oh... Meaning a ghastly 0.75 Ohm from a bridged amp.

G.