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(I should be able to guess as this is the Rotel club, but I'll ask anyway)
I haven't been here in a while but you guys are a great source of information and I need your opinions. Here's my situation. Last summer I ended up going with the Outlaw 950, mainly due to economics. They are now shipping me a FOURTH replacement unit. I will avoid the long history of what has gone wrong but I will say this, The 950 sounds great WHEN operating and their customer service is outstanding.
However, I am getting tired of performing surgery on my system and would like a unit that I will not have to replace all the time. I'm sure my experience with the 950 is unique (almost everyone has a story of a nightmare piece of gear) and theoretically the same thing could happen with a Rotel.
I am considering selling the new unit when it arrrives and going with a 1066. I've read many of the comparisons and am confident the 1066 is at least a small step up in sound quality. It seems to have enough connections for my system and any upgrades I am likely to do in the near future. What I do like about the 950 is the bass management. I remember that there were issues with the earlier 1066's bass management. Has this been cleared?
I currently have my mains (Infinity IL30) crossed over at 80hz, center (IL25) at 100, and surrounds (B&W LM1) at 100. Can I approximate these settings with the 1066? I am not disinclined to getting an ICBM either. Also, with the upgrade ability of the 1066, could Rotel include DPLIIx at a later date?
I'm sure you've answered these questions before, but I'm just so damned frustrated and would like to find a piece of gear that I can just listen to and not have to screw around with all the time. Thanks for your help.
I haven't been here in a while but you guys are a great source of information and I need your opinions. Here's my situation. Last summer I ended up going with the Outlaw 950, mainly due to economics. They are now shipping me a FOURTH replacement unit. I will avoid the long history of what has gone wrong but I will say this, The 950 sounds great WHEN operating and their customer service is outstanding.
However, I am getting tired of performing surgery on my system and would like a unit that I will not have to replace all the time. I'm sure my experience with the 950 is unique (almost everyone has a story of a nightmare piece of gear) and theoretically the same thing could happen with a Rotel.
I am considering selling the new unit when it arrrives and going with a 1066. I've read many of the comparisons and am confident the 1066 is at least a small step up in sound quality. It seems to have enough connections for my system and any upgrades I am likely to do in the near future. What I do like about the 950 is the bass management. I remember that there were issues with the earlier 1066's bass management. Has this been cleared?
I currently have my mains (Infinity IL30) crossed over at 80hz, center (IL25) at 100, and surrounds (B&W LM1) at 100. Can I approximate these settings with the 1066? I am not disinclined to getting an ICBM either. Also, with the upgrade ability of the 1066, could Rotel include DPLIIx at a later date?
I'm sure you've answered these questions before, but I'm just so damned frustrated and would like to find a piece of gear that I can just listen to and not have to screw around with all the time. Thanks for your help.
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