Last week i got another RB-1080 (stock is almost gone so i wanted to have another one which i'll use maybe for rears, maybe for center, maybe for next room, maybe to try biamping, so i thinked that definitly is not a waste).
I tried to biamp my speakers using Van Den Hull Cables CS-122. Once i treid with second Rotel Rb-1080 , but i tried with Y Cable and in that time i didnt have my McIntosh C2300 preamp. As i readed around that is not worth to biamp i got the same experience..
But now totaly different.. Im connecting one channel of Rotel to Highs connectors on speaker, and second channel to Lows. And then connected to first output of C2300 Preamp. Same thing with other Rotel.
The sound that i got.. Amazing.. Before i write this post i wanted to listen for few days.. What is the difference compared to only one Rotel:
1. Better Dinamics (much better)
2. Clear sound (specialy on vocals)
3. Better Pin Point imaging
4. Highs are more natural and like they opened a lot (cymbals have real sound for example not just tshh tshh)
5. Tighter bass
6. Seem to me like more natural timber of instruments
7. I can listen much much more louder without compressing and harshness
After listening for few days, i wanted to hear opinion from other guys who are interested in Hi Fi.. Everyone got excited how good is sounding..
And yesterday i got a visit from one my friend who is proffessional Jazz Musician :
His ears are definitly more trained then mine, so that was critical opinion
I asked him to listen things that he know and to try to find complaints.
He was also amazed.. He said he never listen something like that before.. He said he didnt expect to have that live and real sound on Hi Fi ..
Im writing this post becouse when i wanted to upgrade from RB-1080 to something better, and i could not find solution that is not so expensive.
I tried Primare A32 which i didnt like at all (too much bass, very syntetic timber). Then i tried MC501 McIntosh. Wonderfull sound, and i decided that is the way to go.. Until i didnt tried this Biamp setup. MC501 sound definitly better then what i have now, but not much better. And i think Bass and drums have more authority on Rotels compared to MC501 (it sounded a bit soft and rounder on MC501).
So if someone looking for upgrade, try definitly second RB-1080. I think is very cheap upgrade for what u get. This week if i have enough time i'll get another RB-1080 to biamp my center as well. Also im planing to shorten the speakers cables as much as possible becouse now im using rotels as monoblocks so it can be placed just behind the speakers, and to go with longer interconnects.
Greetings
Darko
I tried to biamp my speakers using Van Den Hull Cables CS-122. Once i treid with second Rotel Rb-1080 , but i tried with Y Cable and in that time i didnt have my McIntosh C2300 preamp. As i readed around that is not worth to biamp i got the same experience..
But now totaly different.. Im connecting one channel of Rotel to Highs connectors on speaker, and second channel to Lows. And then connected to first output of C2300 Preamp. Same thing with other Rotel.
The sound that i got.. Amazing.. Before i write this post i wanted to listen for few days.. What is the difference compared to only one Rotel:
1. Better Dinamics (much better)
2. Clear sound (specialy on vocals)
3. Better Pin Point imaging
4. Highs are more natural and like they opened a lot (cymbals have real sound for example not just tshh tshh)
5. Tighter bass
6. Seem to me like more natural timber of instruments
7. I can listen much much more louder without compressing and harshness
After listening for few days, i wanted to hear opinion from other guys who are interested in Hi Fi.. Everyone got excited how good is sounding..
And yesterday i got a visit from one my friend who is proffessional Jazz Musician :
His ears are definitly more trained then mine, so that was critical opinion
I asked him to listen things that he know and to try to find complaints.
He was also amazed.. He said he never listen something like that before.. He said he didnt expect to have that live and real sound on Hi Fi ..
Im writing this post becouse when i wanted to upgrade from RB-1080 to something better, and i could not find solution that is not so expensive.
I tried Primare A32 which i didnt like at all (too much bass, very syntetic timber). Then i tried MC501 McIntosh. Wonderfull sound, and i decided that is the way to go.. Until i didnt tried this Biamp setup. MC501 sound definitly better then what i have now, but not much better. And i think Bass and drums have more authority on Rotels compared to MC501 (it sounded a bit soft and rounder on MC501).
So if someone looking for upgrade, try definitly second RB-1080. I think is very cheap upgrade for what u get. This week if i have enough time i'll get another RB-1080 to biamp my center as well. Also im planing to shorten the speakers cables as much as possible becouse now im using rotels as monoblocks so it can be placed just behind the speakers, and to go with longer interconnects.
Greetings
Darko
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