For those who have heard them how did they compare to other TOTL amps you have heard? 925 run cool as class D I believe. Might be a nice alternative to the big space heating class A monsters?
Thoughts on Jeff Rowland 925?
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I've heard the 925s in several systems, including one system that I'm as familiar with as my own. In my opinion there are no absolutes in audio and you can easily come to a different conclusion. I find the 925s to sound a little soft in the highs and they don't have the bottom end control/power of some of the other amplifiers that I prefer. Personally, though not class D, I would take Gryphon amplifiers over the 925s and I would listen to the new Jeff Rowland 735 Class AB mono-amplifiers. Although the Absolare mono-amplifiers aren't as powerful as the 925s, I still prefer Absolare to the 925s. The key is to listen and let your own ears decide.
I using the very similar JRDG M825 in BiAmping (looks like a pair of M925),
while looking for a powerful amplifier ,
I compared as well the stand by and the full power consumption, as my amps very often do run 14h a day.
M825 and M925 are very power consumption friendly, which is important to me as well.
During my listening session, the Amp competition where the French Goldmund Telos 2500 mono Amps.
The M825 outperformed the Goldmund with ease.
I am currently very happy with the model, as my speakers do need a lot of power, which can be provided by the M825 (and the M925 as well)
while looking for a powerful amplifier ,
I compared as well the stand by and the full power consumption, as my amps very often do run 14h a day.
M825 and M925 are very power consumption friendly, which is important to me as well.
During my listening session, the Amp competition where the French Goldmund Telos 2500 mono Amps.
The M825 outperformed the Goldmund with ease.
I am currently very happy with the model, as my speakers do need a lot of power, which can be provided by the M825 (and the M925 as well)
My customer is driving Raidho TD-3.8's with 925's. With reference cables from Nordost he is in music heaven.
Shakti hello,
Were those Goldmund models in your AMP competition the current NExt Gen models, or previous generation amps? In what areas did the M825 "outperformed: the Telos amps in your view? Thanks so much!
the Goldmund Amps were not the current "Next Gen" models, so a previous generation amp.
The Telos was playing like a Spectral DMA 360 on steroids, means a lot of resolution and power, but the flow of music was lost.
With the Telos amp it was easy to focus on single details of the reproduction, with the Rowland 825 it was more easy to focus on the music as such. Depending on your personal preference, you might like the one or the other version
THANKS so much!the Goldmund Amps were not the current "Next Gen" models, so a previous generation amp.
The Telos was playing like a Spectral DMA 360 on steroids, means a lot of resolution and power, but the flow of music was lost.
With the Telos amp it was easy to focus on single details of the reproduction, with the Rowland 825 it was more easy to focus on the music as such. Depending on your personal preference, you might like the one or the other version
Please update on your results driving the MBL ‘s, how does it compare to your previous setup ?
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