I listened to Sarah's music on youtube. She is articulated and controlled, in addtion to being dreamy. This is a wild guess, but I think that in the long run, at least at this level not perhaps the best possible level, you will enjoy Rowland or LAMM more than VAC. Which one would be better? You could ask Vladimir this too. You could ask him why he might think that his amps would be better with your Wilsons for your taste and the kind of music you listen to. As far as I know, unless it changed, he doesn't make dacs or integrated amps. This tells us that he is a die hard analog man and strives for the highest performance.
Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC
Hello, I am new to this forum but I have a question. I am trying to pair an amp + DAC with my Wilson Sabrinas. I have listened to Jeff Rowlands integrated with the Aeris DAC. And the VAC Sigma integrated with the Aeris DAC. Price is a factor and so is space. Does the 625 need a pre-amp? Any suggestions or thoughts?
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Hi Rinpoche, in the Rowland field, there is also the Continuum S2 integrated. I ssuspect its cost in Canada might be 60% to 65% of M625 S2. CS2 is an absolutely marvellous sounding amp... Approximately 400W per channel. I heard it several times at RMAF and it is incredibly musical and resolving. You can either feed your Aeris in its line level inputs, or bypass the built-in Capri S2 linestage circuit, and feed Aeris directly into the amplification stage inputs. Here is Roy Gregory's review of Continuum S2 on The Audiobeat: http://www.theaudiobeat.com/equipment/jeff_rowland_continuum_s2.htm Guido
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I love the 625 S2 so that is what this is all about. Making sure this is where I want to be. The goal is to be happy. I don't know if you have heard the Vac 200, it is lovely. But for me it is the amount of time it is in use (given it is also for my work) and the playing around with tubes. The JR is lovely. I am in the final stretch now. Thank you all. |
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