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New Amps for my Avalon Ascent II

I am looking to retire my Roland Model 1's which have been driving these venerable speakers for 16 years. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

My source is an AMR CD 77 with a Music First Audio TVC as the preamp. The room is approximately 30 by 40 feet and our musical taste is predominantly classical and jazz
franzschubert
guidocorona
4,298 posts
 
I am a lover of Rowland myself. . . I have migrated from my own venerable pair of JRDG model 7Ms to a single JRDG 312 stereo amp. My taste in music is 90% classical. Speakers are Vienna Mahlers. The 312 has all the incredible sweetness and grace of the old Rowland sound, but with the agility and control of the new technology. My linestage is a Rowland Capri, which has replaced an ARC Ref 3. Guido
mglik
913 posts
 
Best amp I have heard is the LSA Statement. The tube preamp section can be bypassed. If you are familiar with Winston Ma at FIM, he uses two in mono with his Avalons Sentinels. I am a dealer-we offer full money back and will pay the return shipping. Before Winston used the LSAs he had the Rowland 301s then the Krell Evolutions. Send him an email...

Michael
www.luckymanmediagroup.com
831-423-5523
franzschubert OP
20 posts
 
Guido,
Yes I was very impressed by the 312 .... the bass was almost surreal. I am also considering the H2O.

How does Mahler sound on your Vienna Mahlers? I always thought his polyphony was the hardest to reproduce.
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