Rotel A/V Receivers & Vandersteen

[Truepenny]

Hi, I need help. I have Vandersteen 2cs and am looking to set up a HT. I have a Vandersteen VCC1 center speaker and a V2W subwoofer on order. My room is about 13x27 feet. I need guidance on what size Rotel receiver I need. RSX 1056 or RSX 1067. One option I may have is to use my Counterpoint SA12(about 80 watts/ch) to drive the 2Cs. I don't have dealers where I can audition these items, so I'll be depending on your input.
Thanks,
Truepenny

[eelco74]

Hi,

I do not know your speakers, so I cannot comment on that. However the 1056 has a neat redirect feature. It will redirect the poweramps from the fronts to the surround back speakers.

Now you can use your poweramp for the front channels, have a sort of pre-pro combination. This will improve your stereo performance. And with HT you get a 7.1 system, since all the channels (exept main) will be powered bij the 1056.

I think that a 1056 with your poweamp will sound very close to the 1067...

Good luck in choosing