kawika
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| Esoteric P03 - D03 Hey Eli, so what have you found now about the performance of the Mexcel 6300 AES/EBU cables? I have the 03 set and am using NBS Pro IV cables (Two) and am marginally happy. I think there is better. Not sure what direction to go. Aloha, David. | |
| Rowland model 5 vs Threshold S500 series II If you have the opportunity to buy the 500/II or even better I think it was called the 550 ? BUY IT! You'll need to put a good pre on it, but it is much better than the Rowland 5. Havent heard the 7, but the 500 was a great amp! It sound staged, h... | |
| Best amp to Partner with Jeff Rowland Criterion Guido, perhaps on or after the 18'th..... | |
| New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre Yes How true Guido. I died a Thousand times waiting for the Criterion. (2 years!)It is better than I though it would EVER be. I would actually go as far as saying it is irreproachable ! Yes Virginia, it is THAT good. The only other pre amp I've ev... | |
| New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre Nice pictures of CES Guido. Thanks for the link! I took my Criterion up to a friends over the weekend for a listen in his system. (Wadia 922/931 fed by 781i, Rowland 312 into Aerial 20t MKII via Silent source cables everywhere. The room was fully ... | |
| New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre Cappuccino, Not sure if I or someone else has asked you this, but have you any knowledge of the comparitive performance between your 301 mono's and the 312 that Guido & I both have being run by the Criterion. Also, have you tried or already ow... | |
| Jeff Criterion Versus Coherence II You won't need brand synergy to get the Rowland Criterion to sound better with your Rowland 8 or 9 series amps. That pre will utterly smoke any Krell ever made. I own the Criterion. David. | |
| New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre Sorry gang, my last response was from a far earlier post on this topic by Chris who found no reason to sell a preamp for another. I felt compelled to respond,I'm just about year too late! aloha, David. | |
| New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre Chris, I have owned or intimately listened to many of the pre amps you mentioned, however until you have heard the THIS preamp you don't realize how way off base you are in stating that there is no reason to replace one's existing preamp. I own th... | |
| New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre Huh? What big ears you have said the wolf! | |
| New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre Dave, when do you think you might be able to get to Soundings for the Pre amp comparissons? Should be VERY interesting as Jeff R. has designed that thing to be as close to standard impedances everywhere in and out so as to have minimal effect of o... | |
| New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre Hi Mike. Glad to have you in on this. I'm fairly confident the Criterion will exceed the "Zeel" in most areas (yes I heard it in both modes, But having a bigger influence on the Zeel than the Rowland). As far as the 312, I do think it is a superb ... | |
| New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre I like the Dartzeel very much! What's not to like? My only reservation is that if you go beyond the resolutuion of CD the Dartzeel will have a very very slight masking effect and a tad bit of warmth to the perspective in comparison to the Criterio... | |
| New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre Guido, I think Husk01 is speaking of Pre Amps.....Sounds like the MBL could be a very serious contender to the Criterion. The Dartzeel is colored in comparison to the Rowland. | |
| New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre Braz, the Pagannini is much, much better if you can afford it. If not, the Puchinni is acceptable. But....Many other units to look at at this price point! Even the Wadia 781 is compareable to the Pucuinni. With the sort of resolution you now have ... |