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Pay the full retail price or on yer bike mayteee is the attitude. I know the Momentum is a premium product but we are nevertheless in an economic difficulty and I don't like being treated like a mug just because I'm a hi fi enthusiast. Now this is a premium product, only 30 items made per month but we can do 10% off. Yes, I can live with that. I don't know about the States but here in the UK there is a big gap between what the dealers expect and what hi fi enthusiasts will pay each other for premium products (ok let's leave the Momentum aside for a mo). Clear example of this was a ARC Ref 5 SE preamp, only 10 months old, being sold for £7,500 (new UK price £11,500). Sale happened in November 2012, I've spoken to the vendor on various occasions. I quite fancy trying to help build the Jeff Rowland brand in the UK by promoting it on various hi fi forums, I feel a little more competition for ARC, Dagostino, Krell can only be a good thing. I've only had the JR Corus since Wednesday last week but I'm really enjoying it. It is as neat as hell with its separate power supply which can be placed 6ft away from the main unit. I have clear, precise speakers and I'm noticing a slightly more gentle edge to the music which is exactly what my main hi fi dealer recommended would be good as a next upgrade. So right now Jeff Rowland have delivered
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Charlie,
I a very glad you are happy with your Rowland Corus. Rowland makes superb gear. |
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Personally... I would go with DAG Momentum Amps.
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Dan's new company is going very well and as others have mentioned to infer anything else seems to be mischievous, at best as you do not have any facts. The facts are Rowland in their recent history have been using stk D amplifier modules with some mods, putting them in nice Rowland front plates and selling them for high $$. Not what I would call value or great sound when I heard one of the class D monoblocks several years back. Rowland's standing as a high end manufacturer had declined from this move imo. Good to see they are actually releasing class AB amps again as hopefully that will bring their past reputation back - I wonder what technical design they are using. I would think ChisChas would buy whatever amp he feels sounds the best in his system and looking at the overall cost of ownership / resale etc. Hopefully he can get that opportunity and let us know what his listening results were. cheers Last edited by turntable; 01-21-2013 at 09:38 PM. |
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AFAIK fresh capital for Rowland came from goes where China... D'Agostino Momentum amps are probably one of the best amps on the market currently. At least IMHO. |
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Having heard the 725/Corus combo, +2
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I also agree re the Momentum amps, however I guess I am biased Last edited by turntable; 01-22-2013 at 11:02 AM. |
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Yes, you're probably right but please bear in mind no discount for Momentum Stereo in UK whereas prices are negotiable on JR kit as brand not established at all in UK
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David
It would be really helpful if you could give us a bit of detail concerning your impression re Corus + 725 combo? The combo very well reviewed in Absolute Sounds magazine recently, did you see the review? Charlie
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