Should i go Boulder 1060 or Jeff Rowland 625

Too bad you don't live closer to Dayton Ohio! Ill have the 1060 on display in about a week and have the jeff rowland to company against. (used). You could choose any speaker in my store to try out! Always worth a test drive before you drop big bucks!

If any of you live near to Dayton Ohio we are having a Magico / Boulder Event. I'll have a Jeff Rowland (used) that I'll be getting rid of as well. If you'd like an invite to the event let me know. It's free but we always have food and spirits to make it a fun night. Also we will have lots of locals from the Dayton/Cincinnati/Columbus/Indiana area of music enthusiasts. Shoot me a message if your interested. August 25th.

Hi HansenAudio, which Rowland amp will you be featuring during your August 25th event? G.

this is a great question but it lacks enough information for me to make a helpful suggestion. the Pass 260.5 MONOBLOCK amps are some of the best you can buy for starters. unless you get Magico speakers (or something similar on an "ultra-refined" level)
i don't see much need for an amplifier upgrade here. having owned rowland amps and preamps i can certainly recommend them but with B&W 802D's (i am guessing these are not the latest diamond series?) the question requires what is specifically lacking with such fine components as he already possesses. perhaps he would be better off upgrading his source component, or even a better pair of interconnects between the source and the corus preamp?
in my personal experience i had so much faith in the sound of my speakers (eggleston andra's) that i went overboard and purchased ever-higher grade wire.
by the time i was done the results were truly stunning- and so was the price tag, but i took it one step at a time over a +2 year period.

I had 802Ds and frankly, they were the weak link in the system, with Rowland Model 12 mono blocks and a Syn IIi pre. And amp switch out at this point is not going to make nearly as much difference as a more refined speaker.