Hi,
I am considering a pair of 704's with a HTM7 center. I was just wondering what you guys thought of amplification. I have an opportunity to maybe buy a Rotel 1080 pretty cheap but I have questions. Let me explain.
I realise that Rotel has a very close relationship with B&W however I had an opportunity to demo something a little more expensive and was blown away by the amount of detail and resolution that this more expensive amp had. I felt it lacked a bit of the bass of the Rotel but made up for it with oodles of clarity/resolution/whatever you want to call it.
Have any others found that they need to 'upgrade' from Rotel to something better? Or is the match between B&W and Rotel what gives it the magic? Can this real by ear fine tuned match that is conducted be beat just by paying a little more for an amp? If so how much does one have to spend to beat it?
Regards
I am considering a pair of 704's with a HTM7 center. I was just wondering what you guys thought of amplification. I have an opportunity to maybe buy a Rotel 1080 pretty cheap but I have questions. Let me explain.
I realise that Rotel has a very close relationship with B&W however I had an opportunity to demo something a little more expensive and was blown away by the amount of detail and resolution that this more expensive amp had. I felt it lacked a bit of the bass of the Rotel but made up for it with oodles of clarity/resolution/whatever you want to call it.
Have any others found that they need to 'upgrade' from Rotel to something better? Or is the match between B&W and Rotel what gives it the magic? Can this real by ear fine tuned match that is conducted be beat just by paying a little more for an amp? If so how much does one have to spend to beat it?
Regards
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