Complimenting the 1075

[Mark1Ace1]

Hi everyone,

Just a quick question..I have recently upgraded my set up to the 1098 and 1075 power amp. I am looking into adding an extra two channels in the very near future, to power my back surrounds. Any ideas as to a good amp which would compliment the 1075, keeping in the Rotel range of course. Furthermore, a change in DVD is required...I currently have the Denon 1910, but would like to upgrade to a better option, maybe the Rotel 1060?! Any answers would be greatly appreciated...

Thanks in advance

Mark

[alienone]

Why not use 1080 to your front channels and use the 1075 to your surrounds and center. I think that will improve your system especially when you are listning to 2 channels music.

[JDH]

Mark, you really have 3 to 5 options, I think option 3 is the way to go:

1. RB-1070 to power the fronts or maybe even the rears, similar quality to the RMB-1075.
2. RB-1050 to power the rears or zone 2 area if budget is limited
3. RB-1080 to power your mains if you have floor standing mains that will benefit from the extra power.
4. RB-1090 to power your mains if you have fantastic speakers and money is no constraint
5. Second RMB-1075 and bi-amp your centre and mains and use the other RMB-1075 for the remaining surrounds.

I think the best combination at a reasonable price is the RMB-1075 + RB-1080. As said in the last post, use the RB-1080 to drive your main front speakers and let the RMB-1075 drive all the surround speakers. Thats the combination I'm using and I am pretty happy with the overall sound quality for surround sound and 2ch music.

[csuzor]

I don't think the 1080 would be a good idea, since you seem to have 3 identical speakers up front, and the 1080 would create an offset with the centre. I would say, to reduce costs to a minimum, an RB-1070 or similar to power the back surrounds, would be more coherent.
Don't forget the RDV-1060 won't play sacd, so if you ever want to try that, look elsewhere.

[Mark1Ace1]

Thanks guys,

Ok here's the deal. My main love is movies, I have got over the hip hop of the 80's now lol.. My fronts consist of M&K S150THX including centre and my 2 x surrounds are the M&K SS150 THX surrounds. So based on these, would the 1080 still be beneficial, or should I consider the 1070? I would have got the 1095 as my main 5 channel AMP - but at the time, money was an issue - hence the 1075. What if I used the 1070 for the Fronts and the 1075 for the centre and surrounds, would you think this would work. Your help goes along way in my buying choices. Darn it was this forum that led me to buy the Rotel..lol...

Thanks again

Mark

PS: Only just seen the last message as I was constructing this one...

[JDH]

In my experience using and comparing the RB-1070 and RB-1080, both will produce the same tone through identical speakers, the benefit with the RB-1080 over the RB-1070 is that it will maximize the perfomance of the mains for 2ch listerning, ie, better overall dynamic range, tighter more controlled base etc.

I think however if your main reason for the extra amp is for movies rather than 2ch sound then you may as well go with the RB-1070 over the RB-1080 and save yourself some money. I do think you would be happy with both, if possible try and borrow the RB-1080 and RB-1070 from a local HiFi dealer and compare it for yourself.

I think you will find the difference in price after discounts will only be in the order of $400 to $500 AUD which isn't a great deal considering the cost of the rest of your system.

[weijst]

Should you get the RB-1070, you ought to use it to power the fronts. Theoretically the RB-1070 should perform slightly better with 2-ch listening than the RMB-1075 (higher continuous power output and higher damping factor).
If you're totally satisfied with your RMB-1075 powerring your fronts, and are only interested in extra amplification to power you back surrounds, you might even consider the RB-1050...(ofcourse it also depend on the kind of speakers you're planning on using as back surrounds, e.g. do not use a RB-1050 to power a pair of 800D )

Also consider you may find a 7.1 system disappointing compared to a 5.1 setup. Your room dimensions and speaker placement largely determines wether or not a 7.1 system will be benificial in your situation...

Anyway, good luck and enjoy!

ps: regarding your DVD-player, I'm in the same boot here as I do not know what to choose yet. What I do know is that I'll wait with my decision until Rotel introduces a new player (whenever that may be...). If I'd have to pick one now, I would not choose the RDV-1060, but the Denon 2910...

[DrJRapp]

As stated in the system described above I had a 1075 powering everything but the center backs which were being driven by a 1050. A year later I purchased a 1080 to power LF & RF and used the 1075 for everything else. The 1050 now powers outdoor speakers for zone 2. The 1075 has tons of dynamic power to power the center and has no problem keeping up with the 1080 either in gain, dynamics or timbre match. This is a configuration that you will see a lot of people here using.

[gostan]

I use an Aragon 8008ST (200 x 2 @8) to power my front N803's and the Rotel 1075 bi-amped to my HTM1 center and to run my N805 rears. This results in one unused power channel on the 1075, but bi-amping the center channel has helped to balance the fronts and center.
Lots of Luck.

[Mark1Ace1]

Decisions, decisions, decisions. Thanks everyone..Its now a matter of choosing between either a 1070 or 1080. Although serious consideration maybe taken in getting another 1075 for the back two. Well looks like a demo is required. Ahhhhh, the joys of HT...

Mark

[PewterTA]

Another 1075 is your BEST option. Bi-amping the fronts with two 1075s is going to sound phenominal. Though this is the most expensive option. If I had the choice between the 1080 or 1070, I'd go with the 1080 everytime, nice to have that little bit extra power if you can afford the price difference...

[Mark1Ace1]

I have decided. After consultation with the missus, I am stepping up to the 1095 whilst keeping the 1075 for the centre back surrounds...Phew!!!!

Mark

[JDH]

I have decided. After consultation with the missus, I am stepping up to the 1095 whilst keeping the 1075 for the centre back surrounds...Phew!!!!

Mark

If your going to get the RMB-1095 too, you may as well sell the RMB-1075 and buy a RB-1080 to complement the RMB-1095, probably the change over won't be much as the RB-1080 and RMB-1075 have the same retail.