Newbe to Rotel/used 1056 a good start?

[robertsc]

Owned several Denon AVRs and looking to move into a better place for HT and music. My neighbor as a used 1056 about 1 year of age in great shape for a little less than 1K. I would like to move to separates at some point and wanted know if the 1056 is a good start? AVR now and add AMP as required. My other thought was a much older Rotel pre/pro combo like a RSP985/RB985. I can pick these up at audiogon for about the same price. Speaker setup is NHT SB2s in med size room. Need some advice, any thoughts? Thanks...

[Kevin D]

From all accounts, the 1056 is at least 90% as good as a 1068 when used as a pre-amp, plus you get a tuner. I would prefer the 1056 vs going to a 985 combo.

Kevin D.