After about a year of internal debate, I'm about ready to buy a used power amp, run thru a Rotel 1056 receiver as a pre/pro, to power B&W 600 Series 2 speakers. Two questions to others that might have done the same, or similar:
1. I'm nervous this may be a simple case of upgradeitis on my part (we've all been there), with no real benefit. What are your experiences - what benefits did you hear, and was it worth it?
2. What amp? My budget is $1K or under. That seems to limit the power increase to only 50% or so above the 75 wpc of the 1056. from my search, I have ID'd several possibilities. The Rotel 1075 amp is an obvious choice - others are an Anthem MCA-5 or a Parasound 1205A. The Anthem PVA-7 or B&K 125.7 are also intriguing - I only have a 5.1 setup, but I could then bi-amp my L and R mains.
Any thoughts/experiences would be much appreciated. I moved this from the Rotel forum, since it wasn't strictly a Rotel question.
1. I'm nervous this may be a simple case of upgradeitis on my part (we've all been there), with no real benefit. What are your experiences - what benefits did you hear, and was it worth it?
2. What amp? My budget is $1K or under. That seems to limit the power increase to only 50% or so above the 75 wpc of the 1056. from my search, I have ID'd several possibilities. The Rotel 1075 amp is an obvious choice - others are an Anthem MCA-5 or a Parasound 1205A. The Anthem PVA-7 or B&K 125.7 are also intriguing - I only have a 5.1 setup, but I could then bi-amp my L and R mains.
Any thoughts/experiences would be much appreciated. I moved this from the Rotel forum, since it wasn't strictly a Rotel question.
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