Jeff Rowland's Continumm

The 501 does not have the same module used for 201. If I remember correctly, the 501 and the 312 may use the same modules instead. The Continuum 500 -- which is the model variant I would suggest -- essentially contains 2 501 circuits, for the amplification component, a Capri-like pre-amplification circuit, and a Power Factor Correction (PFC) capacity capable of delivering 1500W of DC current at 385V. This last one is essentially twice the DC current delivered by a single PC1 external unit. Please note that a massive PFC capacity is one of the major reasons for the sonic advantage of 312 stereo over the 501 monos.

By contrast, the Continuum 250 has no PFC circuit, and if I recall correctly uses the same power conversion modules used in the 201.

One note of JRDG trivia. . . Continuum 500 is selling like hot cakes, and may be JRDG's hottest best seller yet.

DCSTEP can comment on the sonics of his COntinuum 500.

Call Jeff Rowland and find out what you need to know first hand. $8800 is too much to invest based on internet hearsay.

See Continuum Review for my review.

Guido my friend, JRDG, Soundings and I are in the Mountain Time Zone, one-hour behind Central.

Dave

Facias, I'm not sure what "module" you're speaking of. All the amplifiers that you mentioned contain ICEpower modules, some also have Power Factor Correction. The Continuum 500 has the power units as the 501s. It has PFC units, but not the same ones available in the PC1 as an add-on to the 501. The pre-amp section of both Continuums is the same as the Capri, except that the 500 operates in DC, thanks to the PFC units in the 500.

Besides the power difference, the Continuum 250 does not have the PFC units that the 500 has.

Did one of us answer your question?

Dave