No-one talks about Rowlands anymore

I'm trying to find a way to compare my Jeff Rowland 625 S2 amplifier to the Luxman M900u amplifier. They are similarly priced and the comparison should give me an idea of where the 625 S2 fits in the high-end world. 

Hello YYZ, @Alsteward might be able to tell us a bit about the sound of Daemon, as he has heard it at Expona.... I have not heard of direct comparisons of M535 with M825 or M925. However, all reports are that M535 is stunningly good for its $5900 USD per chassis. Meantime...

Neither the Rowland Daemon superintegrated, nor the M535 bridgeable are based on NCore modules

Here are some of the features and specs of the Model 535 bridgeable amp in a temporary leaflet that Rowland used at Expona 2018:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/wq0adt8jpfu9kot/Rowland%20Model%20535%20features%20and%20Specs.pdf?dl=0

M535 utilizes the latest version of the Pascal S2-Pro power conversion module.

In the $38,900 Daemon superintegrated, a Pascal X2-Pro module in the output stage is responsible for its 1500W/8 per side… Yet it plays a small part of the total design. Here is the Daemon page from the Rowland site:

http://jeffrowlandgroup.com/us/daemon-integrated.html

Saluti, Guido

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Don't hear much of Rowland or Ayre as well.   I've owned both and think there should be more "buz" about them.  Quality products backed by quality companies.

Thanks for the feedback.

The  Jeff Rowland 625 S2 amplifier vs the Luxman M900u would be very interesting comparison to me since the m900u is the amp I have been targeting to get for my big rig system for some time.

After reading Guido's feedback on a few sites regarding the Rowland's, I have started to think I should also have a listen to them before making a purchase decision. Another reason pulling me toward the Rowlands  is that I am starting to become a believer in extremely quiet electronics, such as my Benchmark AHB2 amp. The Rowlands appear to follow this philosophy. Another brand that intrigued me for the same reason was Mola Mola with their pre, amp, and stand alone DAC..

No-one talks about Rowlands anymore

I Think many have woken up with todays, million dollar chassis with 3rd party cheap (in comparison) Class-d modules inside.

The $10K usd  Continuum s2
http://www.theaudiobeat.com/equipment/pics/jeff_rowland_continuum_2_large_inside.jpg

A third party Chinese sub plate amp, look closely at the amp module in both pics.
http://www.marani-proaudio.com/resizer/resiz/public/LDA800-B.png/800x600.jpg
http://www.marani-proaudio.com/resizer/resiz/public/LDA800-C.png/800x600.jpg

And the Data sheet for that amp.
http://www.marani-proaudio.com/public/LDA800%20CN.pdf

Cheers George