Rotel and Parasound

[GCSFAMILY]

Anybody have or Heard Rotel RB 1080 and Parasound P3 combination?

I have no way of hearing the pair unless I bring them home seperately. I can't

think why they wouln't be good together. They would be driving some old power

hungry Carver Silver Ribbons.

I would appreciate any feedback


Thanks,

Gary

[GCSFAMILY]

Come on all you Rotel Amp Folks Has'nt anybody tried a Parasound PreAmp????

[David Meek]

Gary, try putting a similar post in our Club Rotel forum. You'll most likely get more hits that way.

[GCSFAMILY]

I'll give it a try.
Thanks

[TimRawson]

Hudson, OH -- I'm just a touch north of you in Chagrin Falls....

Curious, how are you with the 1080? Used or new? Have you tried the A23? I've read another who'd moved from a Rotel 1075 to a A52 that have some power rating (~125x5) and thought difference was significant. I myself have a A52 but still waiting on a better quality, sonically, prepro to come in and haven't really created a strong oppionion. However, I do recall listening to my current speakers on the p3/a23 combo and hadn't matched the sound smoothness yet.

[Chris D]

Same thing with Club Parasound. There's a couple guys that tried Rotel, and then tried Parasound equipment, but I'm not aware of anyone offhand that has tried both intermixed. Could be good, though!

[GCSFAMILY]

I'm actually trying to decide between Rotel 1080 and Halo A-21... Unfortunately I Haven't either of them because no around has them to listen to..It's the sillest way to have to buy an Amp.
At the same time I'm trying to decide if I want to buy PreAmp ----The Amp I must have however the Preamp isn't a neccessity.
Lovely 63 degree day today

[DrBoom]

I'd take the A21 without a doubt, Rotel isn't really my first choice of amps.
It's great value for money, but I can't say I like the sound, otherwise I would've kept my 1075.
There seems to be an inherit difference in sound character between Rotel and Parasound, and most of the differences lie in the bass.
Everything I've heard so far from Rotel doesn't really have the tightest bass, which is where Parasound really excels.
A kickdrum has to be short, powerful and dry which is what I get with Parasound.
Rotel seems to lose the attack of the bass notes (sound like a title for a cheap movie :roll: ) , perhaps this is just the way it's designed and it is their trademark sound.
It's powerful enough and all, but to me it sounded a bit sluggish and slow.
Same goes (but to a lesser extent) for their processors (which I still own) and CD player.
Rotel is also heavier in the midrange, voices are more present which can be a good thing if you prefer easy listening music, but for rock it can get overpowering and fatigueing.

[soundhound]

I can't help but chime in and disagree DrBoom. I just upgraded to the 1068, kept my 1075 and running thru Klipsch RF-3's I am thouroughly amazed at the tightness and control of this set up. Last night I was home alone for a while, was able to set it @ about 61, 63 on the pre volume, and go, and did specifically notice the "control" and "defenition" that this addition to my system gives.......even when the volume went above reference level I could hear the end of the bass drum, it didnt just fade. My 1068 has about 12 hours on it and I am confident it will only get better.

[DrBoom]

Yeah I heard that remark before soundhound, must have something to do with specific speaker/amp combinations.
I've never heard Klipsch, maybe it 's just a better match with Rotel and sounds worse with Parasound, it's all possible.
I can tell your speakers are very efficient by the volume setting, 61 isn't really that loud even in my 4x3m room
But the Klipsches are about 10 dB more efficient than my speakers.
The more different user opinions, the more we get a view on which speakers match which amplifiers.

[Chris D]

Hmmm... I don't know if Klipsch matches Rotel better than Parasound or not. But I like the way my Klipsch Legend speakers match with my Parasound C1/A51/A21.