Rotel 1056 upgrade paths!
Hello,
I am a long time reader of HTGuide and a new member. This is my first post.
My present configuration is -
A Rotel 1056 driving a pair of Magnepan 12s in front, rears are a pair of magnepan mmgw and a mmgc for center. No subwoofer - I pushed LF contours up a notch for now.
Manepans are rated at 4 ohms driven at 5 x 75W. No dedicated listening room, Its all in my living room.
I feel Magnepans can use more power. If I add a 1075, I'll be able to drive them at 200w/channel. First question - If I do so, what would be the primary gain - more definition/clarity or more db?
Second newbie question - What is better? Somehow use the amplification of both 1056 and 1075 or leave 1056 just for preprocessing and letting 1075 do the amplification job?
Reason I asked this - I don't have any knowledge about active crossovers or bi-wiring/bi-amping. I have recently started to read about this. I do not know if something of this sort can be done using 1056+1075. If I wanted/needed to such combination is it even possible/ recommanded / suggestable? What should drive the Subwoofer if both 1056 and 1075 are available?
Please suggest. Thanks in advance
- Scott
I am a long time reader of HTGuide and a new member. This is my first post.
My present configuration is -
A Rotel 1056 driving a pair of Magnepan 12s in front, rears are a pair of magnepan mmgw and a mmgc for center. No subwoofer - I pushed LF contours up a notch for now.
Manepans are rated at 4 ohms driven at 5 x 75W. No dedicated listening room, Its all in my living room.
I feel Magnepans can use more power. If I add a 1075, I'll be able to drive them at 200w/channel. First question - If I do so, what would be the primary gain - more definition/clarity or more db?
Second newbie question - What is better? Somehow use the amplification of both 1056 and 1075 or leave 1056 just for preprocessing and letting 1075 do the amplification job?
Reason I asked this - I don't have any knowledge about active crossovers or bi-wiring/bi-amping. I have recently started to read about this. I do not know if something of this sort can be done using 1056+1075. If I wanted/needed to such combination is it even possible/ recommanded / suggestable? What should drive the Subwoofer if both 1056 and 1075 are available?
Please suggest. Thanks in advance
- Scott
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