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New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre

Jeff Rowland Design has just created a page for its upcoming statement-level, twin chassis, battery powered full function preamplifier. Detail is still scant, but a little bit of info is already available, in addition to front and rear view pics. Here’s the page:
http://jeffrowland.com/Criterion.htm
And here’s the front view:
http://jeffrowland.com/Criterion-front.htm
And here’s the rear view:
http://jeffrowland.com/Criterion-back.htm

You will find a few specs already on the site. JRDG should be publishing more info in the next few weeks. I will post here as I receive it. in addition to the published specs that you can read on the page above, here are a very few additional tidbits that I have learned this far:

. Uses Burr Brown TI OPA1632 high speed fully differentially balanced modules.
. Includes phono stage.
. Uses standard NiMH D-cell batteries available in most electronics stores, loaded in 2 rear-inserted tubes of power supply chassis.
. Capable of AC/DC operation . . . will recharge batteries on independent circuit during AC operation.
. Full remote control
. Target price $18K (not sure yet)
. Availability: probably early Fall 2008.
. Will be featured at RMAF in Soundings Hifi suite Marriott 503 or 505 from Oct 10th to 12th in Denver.

And sorry folks, I have not heard this device yet. Nor I have any good third party reports on its sound. Any speculations on Sonics from my part would be just. . . pure speculations. I’ll keep everyone posted as I learn more.

Guido
guidocorona
guidocorona OP
4,298 posts
 
Thank you Brazcole,

what I said was the contrary of what you understood. . . I was afraid that Criterion out of the box was going to be quite dull or strident or bad. I was instead surprised because it was very listenable and in an hour or 2 it sounded a little better than the Capri.

I am glad you enjoyed your phono/vinyl experience. Digital is fine for me.
dcstep
1,518 posts
 
Where's the review of the Olds cornet???

Dave
guidocorona OP
4,298 posts
 
O Shucks Dave, the cornet never arrived. . . do you think I should still write the review? G.
audiofeil
4,011 posts
 
And the Olds Coronet will never arrive as Coronet was made by Dodge not Oldsmobile.

You guys know as much about cars as you do audio.

Which apparently is very little.

How about a nice Desoto for both of you?
guidocorona OP
4,298 posts
 
Bill, you are so right of course, I suchly confess that I know nearly nothing about cars, and about vintage cars I know even less than that. I was told the Olds Cornet I was going to buy had only 3 pistons working, and some dings on the manifold, and that is why it costed only $50 on Craigslist. Have you got a better deal? I would not mind one with 4 working pistons, but I was told those are very difficult to find. I was not going to drive it much at all. . . just blow it, you know what I mean! G.
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