Amp to power 805s???

[shades]

I just got an excellent gift from the wife, 805s. WOW these speakers really do sing.

My Q's are, should i power them with the rotel rb 1080 or the 1070? I have a rsx 1056 wich is currently running my entire 5ch setup as of right now(other 3 channels are lcr600s3 and 601s3 rears to be upgraded soon).

My fear is they are not getting real clean power to them, don't get me wrong, the 1056 is doing fine for now but you know how it goes.

rb 1080 200wpc might be over kill
rb 1070 130wpc ???

Other amps considered but would like to stay in the rotel family.

My system:
805s F (2 channel audio listening)
lcr600 C (upgrading within a month to HTM4s)
601S3 R (might just keep these )
rsx 1056
rcd 1072
paradigm pw 2100x2 subs

What are your thought's??
Thx,
Peter

[alpina]

hi peter,

perhaps you should consider the 1075 (120*5) to power the whole system?

cheers,

julie

[audioqueso]

No, the 1080 would not overpowering. I'd recommend it. I have my 805s powered by a Parasound 200x2 amp. I've had them running with Rotel RB-991 (200x2) for a short while, and also had a Parasound 140w amp. The 140watts sounded good, but the 200watts really brought out the bass. Could it use more? Maybe, but to me it doesn't sound like it would sound any better from more power. I'd recommend the RB-1080.

What kind of music are you going to listen to?

[shades]

Thanks for the input.

I think i will go with the 1080.

Julie,

Do you think the 1056 will do fine with only center (htm4 soon) and rears (601s3) @75wpc. I'm more into audio than HT, more like 60-40 if not more music.

While i got some responses, will the htm2 N go with my 805S?? I can get a much better deal on the htm2N than the htm4S. Will this be a good setup for LCR channels?