1056, 1066 or 1067 For New System?

[liberec]

Hello,

Here's my situation that I'd like anyone's thoughts on. I want to put together a home theater system (from scratch as I sold all my 2 channel geat), but as I'm in the middle of moving from Chicago to NY, I've decided to build what I want in steps.

So here's where I am at. My wife likes the looks of the Magenpan MC1s (wall hanging small panels), so I've purchased a single pair. Most likely, I'll add a velodyne sub and I'll stop with the speakers there for now. The question I'd like to raise has to do with amplification/processor. I've decided on Rotel and seem to have 3 options:

• 1056 Receiver New
• 1067 Receiver Used
• 1066 Processor and 2 Channel Amp

I realize the 1066 processor isn't 'state of the art', but it fits my $1500 price range with a 2 channel amp.

Has anyone compared the 1067 and 1056? From what I've read, they have a very similar sound as a pre to the 1066 and newer processor.

Ultimately, I will be using whatever I purchase as a pre only (I'd assume) and add additional amplifiers (probably mono-blocks) for at least the mains once I get the rest of the channels. Because my wife is fairly conservative when it comes to stereo spending, I think I found a product line I can live with and build off of for years to come.

I welcome any and all advice as to my situation.

Cheers.
Alan

[Dmantis]

Theres nothing wrong with not being "state of the art". Hell it's very difficult to stay "state of the art" in todays market unless you continue to upgrade every 6 months.

The rsp1066 is a killer preamp. If your using external amps then I see no reason to buy a receiver.

Dan

[JDH]

Theres nothing wrong with not being "state of the art". Hell it's very difficult to stay "state of the art" in todays market unless you continue to upgrade every 6 months.

The rsp1066 is a killer preamp. If your using external amps then I see no reason to buy a receiver.

Dan

If your eventually going to buy power amps for all channels, a good move would be the RSP-1066 at a heavily discounted prce now (assuming the core features meet your requirements) and the RSP-1070? or what ever model replaces the current RSP-1068 in the future, by that time you will have more spare cash to pay for and justify the processor upgrade. That's the move I made anyway.

[basementjack]

Iberec -

Magnepans are great speakers! Becuase of the MC1's low effieceny (86db/watt) and 4 ohm rating, you should use the largest amp you can afford, such as rotel's 200 watt RB-1080 stereo amp. Also note that few receivers on the market at any price have enough power for 4 ohm speakers. The 1067 is one exception to that, but I think you'll need more than 100 watts per channel to be happy.

If you can get a 1066, and a 1080 in or near your $1500 budget, that would be a good start.

If you can stretch to around $2000, then I would audition the 1056 as a preamp, along with the 1080 amp.

- Jack