NAD c272 or Rotel RB1080 to drive 805S?

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  • dlam
    Junior Member
    • Nov 2005
    • 5
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    NAD c272 or Rotel RB1080 to drive 805S?

    Just purchased a pair of 805S. Want to upgrade slowly. Want to use preamp section of current Marantz SR8000 receiver to connect to new power amp. Considering either NAD c272 reburbished for $500 or demo Rotel RB1080 for $850. I have auditioned the 1080 at home and find the bass to be boomy. I have heard Rotel usually mates well with B&W speakers. I was wondering if anyone used the NAD amp with the B&W 805S. ( I currently own NAD equipment and like it a lot.)

    Thanks.
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    • tboooe
      Senior Member
      • Jun 2005
      • 657
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      I used to have the 1080 with 805S speakers. I did not find the bass to be boomy at all. Are your speakers close to the back wall? Perhaps you should try using the included foam plugs. In general I found the 1080 to be a very nice amp. For the price, it did a wonderful job powering the 805S. I personally found that my 805S sounded better when I switched to a Parasound Halo A21 amp but I prefer a slightly warmer sound. I do not have any experience with NAD.
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        • Briz vegas
          Super Senior Member
          • Mar 2005
          • 1199
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          Boomy bass with 805s. Hmmm. Even if you are close to the back wall that is surprising. I added a 100w power amp to my 7300OSE and noticed significant improvements all round, deeper and more punchy bass, far nicer highs and generally more detail to the sound. I found adding a decent power amp is clear improvement over the amps in the receiver. I didn't even bother with A B testing. I just plugged it in and instantly thought "brilliant improvement, this is what has been missing".

          No boomy bass. The front of my speakers are 90cm(3ft) from the back wall. I should qualify that I am using 705s but the bass should be in the same ball park. Maybe you should audition the NAD and see how that goes.
          Mac 8gb SSD Audirvana ->Weiss INT202 firewire interface ->Naim DAC & XPS2 DR->Conrad Johnson CT5 & LP70S-> Vivid B1s. Nordost Valhalla cables & resonance management. (Still waiting for Paul Hynes PS:M)
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            • dlam
              Junior Member
              • Nov 2005
              • 5
              #4
              I messed up

              pulled the rotel off the rack and notice couple of the banana plugs were loosed. now sounds a lot better. will do some more listening before deciding.
              Is $850 too much for a demo Rotel 1080, given blue bk for used is about $575 plus the old fuse problem with the 1080s?
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                • miner
                  Senior Member
                  • Mar 2005
                  • 900
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                  IMO, $850 is too much for a demo model - offer $700. A new one can be had for $900 (10% discount).
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