mcintosh vs jeff rowland

Does anyone have an opinion as to which integrated amp is better between a mcintosh ma7000 and a jeff rowland concentra or continuum? Thanks

jamiek10-20-2009 11:17pm

lapierre Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 547 posts 10-21-2009 at 12:49am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Both are great products and I don't think you can go wrong with either. With what source and what loudspeakers?
tzh21y Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,654 posts 10-21-2009 at 01:31am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Both are great, just personal preference.
jprice Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 50 posts 10-21-2009 at 01:45am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I recently sold a Rowland Continuum 500 and bought a McIntosh MA7000, driving a pair of Sonus Faber Guarneri Mementos. Thus far, I have not decided if I am happy with the transition. The Continuum was fully broken-in (and it did get better as time went by. . . it actually took several hundred hours of use to come into its own.) The MA7000 is new, has minimal hours and I sincerely hope it will improve as it breaks-in. It does sound good, it just doesn't seem to equal the performance of the Rowland. The main difference I have noticed is a lack of three dimensional soundstaging compared with the Rowland. The Mac does have an excellent soundstage, imaging is good, it just is not as transparent as was the Rowland. I feel that things will get better as time goes by - I am just reporting on the here and now.