Jeff Rowland Continuum S2 vs Mark Levinson 585.5


Hello All

Do you have an opinion on which of these two integrateds you would go with, the Jeff Rowland Continuum S2 or the Mark Levinson No. 585.5? I am leaning towards the Levinson but do not yet know very much about either brand. Is one considered superior to the other in overall quality? I like that the Levinson has an RS232 so in theory it can be controlled with something other than the house Levinson remote.
https://www.jeffrowlandgroup.com/continuum-s2/#specifications
https://www.marklevinson.com/products/integrated-amplifiers/NO585.5-.html?cgid=integrated-amplifiers&dwvar_NO585.5-_color=Black-GLOBAL-Current

Choices out there are more limited than I'd have thought, for an integrated with (i) 200+wpc and (ii) a built in DAC. The Goldmund and McIntosh are two others I've come across that meet the criteria. Any others out there I'm missing?
gmercer

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gmercer
Jeff Rowland Continuum S2 vs Mark Levinson 585.5

 This should be no contest, go the 33kg ML585.5 it’s a well designed linear amp with a great pedigree.
https://www.stereo.net.au/images/articles/Images/2955/ml_no585.5-top_rt__large_full.jpg

The JR Continuum2 Class-D boards come from Sanway Audio in China and were made for subwoofer use, moded a little by Pascal in EU. Red Dragon US also used them in their S500 $2k Stereo Class-D

Contiuum2 https://ibb.co/s1gn5G5
Chinese Subwoofer plate amp https://ibb.co/kBHf1S4
Red Dragon https://ibb.co/0sy2JtH

Cheers George