Rowland 625

Guido, Great report. Are you turning it off and on each time you use it? It certainly does sound like the 925's might indeed be very special.

Hi Husk, I usually turn M625 off once per day for a while to facilitate breakin.... This is per Rowland recommendation. . Lately I have been turning it off overnight. I have great hopes for M925, but until I hear it in my system.... it's pure guesswork. G.

Thank you Guido for the detailed review - your impressions at various breakin times is interesting.

Clavil -
Any chance to compare the 312 to the 625 yet...? Tks!

Hi Guido -
How do you feel the 312 compares to the 625 in terms of "soul"...? The "it" factor that makes you listen to music for hours and hours...

Don't get me wrong... I still wish I could own/buy either amp, right now, if I had the cash.

One of the criticism's of the ICE based Amps (perhaps less so in the 312) was that although they are very musical, they seem to lack the "soul" of Tube Amps and Rowland's older non-ICE based Amps. It is hard to describe in words. In other words, ICE based Amps seem to present the beauty and detail of the surface of musical performances, but perhaps not as much in terms of substance/body.

Arguably, there may be an unfair criticism or bias against so called "digital amps", simply because they are digital. But an amp that has the "it" factor and can power virtually any speaker well, is very tempting...

Tks.