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  • ice cube
    Junior Member
    • Jan 2015
    • 24

    I need a stereo amplifier

    Hi all
    I have bought 803D2 and Marantz 8802a with Ati 1803 amp
    I am 30% Movies and 70% Music
    And now I need your advice
    I want to buy a stereo amplifier
    But I have to choose between 3 amplifiers
    1- ROTEL RB 1590
    2- Ati 6002
    3- Parasound Halo A21
    Thank you
  • Alaric
    Ultra Senior Member
    • Jan 2006
    • 4143

    #2
    I would be hard pressed to pick a better amp to match with the B&W speakers , unless a Halo was the other choice. B&W speakers are current hungry and soak up amperes like a sponge , and Rotel's synergy with them is almost legendary. But. The Parasound Halo amps are a cut above , IMO. Absolutely nothing wrong with the Rotel , just that last little bit of right with the Halo. ATI makes good amps , but I haven't heard them yet. Sig Linkwitz uses them , and that's nothing to sneeze at. http://www.linkwitzlab.com/sys_test.htm If possible I would compare the Rotel and Halo side by side , and in your system would be even better. I'm not sure where you're located , but if you can find a B & W retailer there is a good chance they'll have some Rotel gear laying around , and maybe some Parasound as well.
    Lee

    Marantz PM7200-RIP
    Marantz PM-KI Pearl
    Schiit Modi 3
    Marantz CD5005
    Paradigm Studio 60 v.3

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    • ice cube
      Junior Member
      • Jan 2015
      • 24

      #3
      Thank you for your input


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      • Pio
        Senior Member
        • Nov 2005
        • 169

        #4
        I used Parasound gear with my 802's for years, as Alaric mentioned, B&Ws love current, can't go wrong with any of the models you mentioned. But I love the John Curl designed Halo stuff!
        Stereo: Revel F208, Parasound JC2, JC1's, Oppo HA-1, VPI, Dynavector, Moon

        HT: B&W 802D2, 805S, HTM4, Marantz, OPPO BDP95, Velodyne DD-12's

        HP / secondary system: Woo Audio W2, Carver Sunfire, Kef LS50, Denon, and too many headphones to list

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        • BWLover
          Senior Member
          • Jan 2009
          • 552

          #5
          I've got an RB-1090 and love it with my 683's. Had the 1080 before and RSX-1058 before that. The 1090 was definitely the king of the Rotel 10 series. So you can't go wrong with its successor, the 1590.


          Bowers & Wilkins 683S1 Speakers
          Rotel RB-1090 2 Channel Amp
          Rotel RC-1082 Stereo Pre Amp
          Rotel RCD-1072 CD Player
          Pro-Ject Debut Carbon w/ Ortofon 2M Red (sitting on a piece of slate supported by 3 "solid tech feet of silence" isolation feet)
          Rotel RLC-1040 Power Conditioner
          Shynyata Research SR-Z1 Power Outlet & Venom 3 Power Cords x 4
          Tara Labs RSC Vector 1 Speaker Cables & Interconnects
          Primacoustic Room Treatments
          Bowers & Wilkins 683 Speakers
          Rotel RB-1090 2 Channel Amp
          Rotel RC-1082 Stereo Pre Amp
          Rotel RCD-1072 CD Player
          Pro-Ject Debut Carbon w/ Ortofon 2M Red (sitting on a piece of slate supported by 3 "solid tech feet of silence" isolation feet)
          Rotel RLC-1040 Power Conditioner
          Shynyata Research SR-Z1 Power Outlet & Venom 3 Power Cords x 4
          Tara Labs RSC Vector 1 Speaker Cables & Interconnects
          Pioneer PDP-5070HD 50" Plasma
          Playstation 3
          Shaw HD PVR
          Primacoustic Room Treatments

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