I may have asked this before so i appologize in advance.I have a rotel rsx1056 w/603s3 & lcr600.Will be adding 601s3 to replace my current surrounds.I plan to add an amp in the future to really bring out these spkrs.My question is should i get a 2 or 3 channel amp.I'm thinking a 3 would be better so the fronts would all be the same.I hear everyone get the 2 channel for the mains but that leaves the center open.I plan to buy used and have looked at the rotel 993 as 3 channel and the 1080 2 channel.Or not to be a pain but would a 5 channel be even better.I will be limited in my budget.And last but not least do you think i should even add an amp,would it make that much of a difference considering my receiver.My room is 19.5 x 22.5.My use is 75-80% HT/TV and 20-25% music 2 , dts,& 5 ch stereo depending on the mood.
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My upgrade path was to get a 3 ch first for the front speakers. It was a Bryston 5b-ST. Then Later I got the 2 ch 4b-ST for my left and right speakers. The 4b is more powerful then the 5b but it has not been a problem with the power being uneven. If you are mainly a HT person right now then the 3 ch should work fine. Trust me, a seperate amp will make a very big difference. Once you try it, you will not go back. My first reciever was the Dennon 3300. It made a very big difference. Good luck -
A dedicated amp will be a big jump in sound quality and since you're mostly HT I'd look at either a 3 or 5 channel amp...likely a 5 channel as its more flexible later on if you ever go to 7.1 or for bi amping the mains etc....that and there's far more 5 channels amps availabled used then 3 channelComment
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If i went with a 5 channel amp due to no rb993 available would the rmb1075 be good enough.Comment
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Absolutly:TComment
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Well it looks like my Halo A51 Amp's 5th channel is on it's way out. I started noticing the the 5th channel, which is the surround right channel, didn't seem to have much of a signal. I first noticed it while listening to DVD-A and multi channel SACDs. It just didn't seem like I was hearing much... -
Hi Guys,
I have a chance to pick up an older McIntosh MC7106 amp (circa 1992). My setup is B&W CDM7NT's for fronts, CDMCNT ccenter, and CDM1NT's for surrounds.
They are currently amped as follows
CDM7NT - Krell Kav 250a (250 x 2 Watt)
CDMCNT - Outlaw M200 (200... -
Hello I'm new to this forum and I just purchased Rotel RSP-1066, RMB-1075, RDV-1060, RT-1080 a few weeks ago. I have custom built Focal speakers for my main fornts, which consist of two seperate boxes. Top is mid and high and bottom is for bass (2 12's). their is a cross over built into the sub box.... -
I've got a wierd one.....
Background and equipment:
B&K AVR307 reciever 7 channel.
B&K 7250 5 ch amp.
Center channel speaker - DIY Eros MTM using series xover designed by Wayne J. at speakerbuilder.net.
I had built the Eros in a sealed enclosure... -
Something like this happened yesterday - managing to disconnect the left speaker (B&W 803S), I just missed to turn off the Rotel RB-1090. Nothing dramatic happened - there was not any “pop” sound from speaker, not the amp protection circuit was activated nor fuse burned... Probably because...
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