802D and Jeff Rowland Model 201 or 501

[dimigr]

My curiosity got the best of me and last Saturday I went to my local dealer for an audition of the new 802D. The setup included an all Classe setup CD,Pre and the 200W/Ch Power amp. I am the owner of a 802N pair so I was curious about the improvement that the new speaker has to offer. The difference is obvious. To my ears there was an improvement to the rhythm and to the extremes of the audible range. Only the mids were not so clear. We tried a different combination with a Sphynx (spelling ?) Pre , Power and everything cleared up. I was told that Sphynx is out of business. So here comes my question has anyone here heard those great speakers with new Rowland amps and especially the 201 or the 501 ? Thanks

[caleb]

Only heard the "old" 802's with the 501 and they did sound good, but I finally went for the Brystom 7B SST

[georgev]

Heard the 801's with the 201 and the 201 was astounding. It did not run out of steam. I guess the 501's would even be better.