hello all, im looking to upgrade from rotel rsp1068 pre amp to the new hd formats, Does anyone recommend another preamp brand or stick with rotels newest. I do mostly hometheater with the 703 sound system, im trying to stay in that 2,000 dollar bracket
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Emotiva UMC1 if and when it is available.
Rotel 1069 -- You should be able to get some awesome discounts on this one.
Denon 3808 -- You can just use the pre-amp section and keep your existing amp.
Rotel 1570 -- Discounts may not be so sweet on this new model, and it may exceed your budget if the dealer is unwilling.
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Get a Blu-ray player that outputs the HD formats in analogue, e.g. the yet-to-be released Oppo. Others in this forum can point you to other ones. This is most likely the most economical and least troublesome route. -
robert L,
I agree that the most economical way to get the new HD audio formats is with a BR player that can decode the formats.
If you want to go the pre-amp route, then I think that the RSP 1069 plus BR player or the RSP 1570 is logical given your budget and current experience. Either pre-amp will be an improvement sonically and the video scaliing will be excellent for legacy DVD's. These would be excellent for a 703 based system.
Hope this helps.Comment
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do u guys mean a bd player with dolbytrue and dtshd will be able to pass the format to the rsp1068 or by getting a 1069 it could work.... right now i use ps3 as bd playerComment
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Originally posted by robert L
Set your PS3 to decode all audio formats and hook it up to a 1069. That makes the most sense IMO.Comment
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Well, the PS3 won't pass the HD codecs over anything but HDMI. Since the 1068 doesn't have HDMI inputs, you would only need to upgrade to a processor/pre-amp with HDMI inputs. Or, like others have said, upgrade your BD player with one that has 7.1 outs and keep your current one.Panasonic TC-P65VT30
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yea im liking that idea more and more, since bd players r so cheap now, like the new s560 from sony..... thanks alot, RobOriginally posted by louhamiltonComment
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