I am about to purchase B&W 804s, with HTM4S, ASW 750, and 705 speakers for home theater, and stereo system. I am considering the new Rotel RSX-1058 receiver which is about to be released next month. It only has 75 watts per channel. Is that enough power for the 804S speakers?
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Yes and no !
Yes becuase - The B&W 704s were designed to be easy to drive by recievers and the Rotel is a great receiver for sound quality and will drive them effortlessly...
No becuase - Becuase a separate Amp will generally make the 704s give of their best... And too much power is never enough
However most people are happy to start with a reciever combinaiton (like the Rotel) and then if the urge (and money) hits them later you can add separate amps (like the RMB-1077) using the reciever and a pre-pro for further improvement...
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Aussie Geoff, I think the question related to 804 speakers, not 704s.
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I used a RB-1070 (130 X2) to drive my N804. I felt that was not enough power to do them justic so I stepped up to the RB-1092 - nirvana now, serenity now.Comment
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Currently i'm driving my 803S with an RSX-1057 and find it adequate up to around 65-68 on the volume. This is plenty loud for me as the SPL can peak at about 90-95db in 2CH!!!
Ideally this is not best based on the consensus of any audiophile and this line of speakers deserve external amplification.
I would say an RB-1080 would be the minimum in place of a receiver. RB-1070 would no t be worth the upgrade IMHO.Comment
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I have a pair of black B&W 704 speakers as part of my home theater system. I purchased them two years ago from a DC retailer - Myer Emco. The speakers were floor demos and I paid $1500.
My son was born around the time I bought speakers, he is now 2. He is obsessessed with the tweeter... -
Ok, so here's what I've decided to do. I'm trading my 704s in for 703s (I have a deal with a local dealer where I get to apply purchase price of 704s towards the 703s so it will be about $800 out of pocket to do so). For now I plan to keep my HTM7 center (I've read on some audio forums that the HTM&... -
Hi all, I've been mainly hanging around club Rotel - I own an RCD-1072, an RC-1070 and an RB-1080. Now, it's time to get a pair of really nice speakers.
I have looked at (listended to) several, including VAF Research (I-66), Sonus Faber GPs, Paradigm, Dynaudio Audience 72SE & KEF...18 March 2005, 21:39 Friday -
Hi guys (and gals!),
I would appreciate your help in a tough (for me) choice! If you were to choose one of the following set-ups, which one would you choose? (this is for both music and movies, and some SACD/Audio DVDs, in a small-ish living room):
Front L&R - 704s... -
First post, here we go....
I've been lurking here for several months and decided on a pair of 704s and Rotel 1056 as the foundation for a system aimed at 60% music / 40% HT. I've had them for a few weeks and am delighted so far, but now the mind wanders to thoughts of subwoofers....
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