1056 and 1080?

[Kens1]

Hi, I am very new to Rotel and have a basic question about adding the 1080 2 channel amp to my 1056 reciever.
Although the 1056 sounds very good in 2 channel for music (way better than my old receiver/s) I know there can always be room for improvement.
Does anyone already have this set up and how much difference in sound is there compared to just using the 1056?
I really want to make the most of my music with the 1056 but want to know if adding the 1080 is worth it?
Any help or advice would be appreciated.

[weijst]

A certain performance leap can be expected (more headroom / control, especially in the lower frequency regions). However this also depends on the speakers you're currently powering...
The 1080 on the other hand is a very impressive machine indeed and will be able to power a large amount of (future ) speakers. There are people on this forum using it to power speakers all the way up to the established B&W Nautilus range.

Good luck and enjoy!

[Andrew Pratt]

You're not going to believe how much more open and controlled the sound will be with that amp powering your speakers. Its a great investment for the future as well.

[Kens1]

Thanks for the feed back. I justed wanted to make sure it was worth it for better sound.

[Big Kev]

I currently have the 1055 & 1080 combination. I was running the 1055 on its own for a long time and then upgraded to Dynaudio Audience 72 speakers. The efficiency was down a fair bit on the speakers they replaced so i decided to add the power amp.

Well, it was a big difference. To use an analogy, it was like my car headlights were previously on, but with the 1080, now they were focused on the road.

Another big difference was that it seemed to allow the rear channels to open up as well. Maybe allowing more current for the other channels, now that the fronts were not being used.

Highly recommend the 1080.