What speakers do you use with your Rotel?

[pbarata]

For those having full response speakers I wonder if their configuration is LARGE or SMALL with a subwoofer crossover at 40 Hz?

After intense trying I still confused on what to choose. Movies with lots of music content benefit from the LARGE setting as stereo image improve. However, movies with lots of effects have a sense of more dynamics with SMALL speaker setting and a redirection to subwoofer of low frequencies signals below to 40 Hz.

I would like to ear your opinions.

[will1066]

Found a small chip in the left side of one of my B&W 7NTs last night. Very pissed.

Anyway:

P/P: 1066
Amp: 1075
Amp: 1080
Sources: Arcam CD92, Denon 2900

7NT
CNT
DM 600S3 (just no room in the back for bigger B&Ws)
ASW 600

Kimber cabling
VH Audio power cabling
PS Audio Ultimate Outlet, TrippLite Isobar Ultra12

[SomaJoe]

Rotel 1066/1075

Front And Rear: B&W N805
Center: B&W HTM-2
Sub: Rel Storm III






Joe's HT

[simonb68]

RSX-1055 with

Dynaudio Contour 1.1 - front
Dynaudio Audience 122C - centre
Mission 760iSE - rear (my very first speakers, may get some Audience 42s when I have more space, or if I get into multi-channel music)

For movies these sound great, good enough for me, for 2ch, after many hours listening, I think they lack a little and I suspect at 4ohms the speakers need some more power to add that extra control, so that may be the next upgrade.

Good luck with your purchase

Simon

[lazermike]

Bostons

Rotel: RSP1066
RB 1090
RMB1075

Denon DVD 1600
Sony HD 200 Sat

Boston Acoustics: VR 3 Fronts
VR 12 Center
VR 30 Rears
VRM 50 Rear Centers
PV 1000 Sub

This will have to do till its time for B&W's and HDTV

[PiDD]

I had the Anthem P2's with the S3's, I liked the sound but wanted more. I auditioned the B&W 803's and loved em... really loved em, but didnt like the price.

I should add that I was comparing them to a ONIX Rocket package with the 750's for fronts that a friend of mine had. Overall the B&W had a SLIGHT edge over the Rockets but at 3x the price. I came down to reality and started listening to speakers in my budget approx $3500cdn. That led me to the B&W 600 series, JMLab cobalts.. etc. After listening to each one with a cd I made and became very familiar with I just couldnt shake the fact that I preferred the rockets. Believe me I fought it! I didnt want the same speakers as my buddy.

Good luck on your search!

[ejfiii]

Man, some nice speakers here. Much nicer setups than most other forums.

I use Linn Sekrit inwall with enclosures for the front 3 and Linn Unik for the 4 rears. Acurus A250 for the fronts, Parasound 600 for the center backs and Rotel 1065 for the rest.

Cant wait to build my dedicated room with NHT speakers.

E. J.

[pbone]

Currently I've the following set-up:

Monitor Audio Silver 8i (Front)
Monitor Audio Silver 10i (Center)
Monitor Audio Silver 5i (Surround)
REL Quake (Subwoofer)

These models were replaced by new S series. These are fine speakers; you should consider Monitor Audio as an option if you like transparency. Most important is to have all speakers with same drivers.

What I get with MA is a very clear and detailed sound. The bad is that any defects on recording are easily revealed and some times I get really disappointed by the lack of quality of some CD and DVD sound tracks.

Considering your current set-up, certainly you should do an upgrade, Rotel?s deserve much better speakers !!!

Pbarata

Another happy Monitor Audio fan - I also have Monitor Audios all round, but no subwoofer - is there any reason you went for the REL s/w rather than a MA one?

[Foxman]

Klipsch RF7, RC7 in the front and Boston bookshelfs in the back...they arent bad.

SVS 20-39 PC+ sub.

I am lobbying for another sub SVS PB1 or 2 + or Ultra and will eventually upgrade the rear speakers to Klipsch, but the new RB 75's are so darned expensive.

[aarsoe]

My setup consist of the following speakers...

Front: B&W 801.3
Rear: B&W 802.3
Rear centers: B&W DS6 (two)
Center: Jamo LCR One
Sub: B&W ASW 3000

Pretty happy with the setup - will change the sub when I can afford it - and when B&W makes a center that fits my need that one will be replaced as well..

I am however thinking of getting a 1080 amp as well, as my 801's are a bit underpowered with my 1095.. :

[Rock Dog]

Mirage all around...

7.1 setup

OM-6 Main
OM-C2 Center
OM-R2 Surrounds
Omni FX Rear Centers
BPS-400 Sub

RSP-1066
RMB-1080
RMB-1095


:T :T :T

[dbart]

M&K S-150 THX Mains
Energy RVSS Bipolar/Dipolar Surrounds
BagEnd Infra-18 Sub
Rotel 1095 Multichannel Amp
Denon 3801 Pre/Pro
Infocus X1 DLP Projector
Panasonic RP-91 DVD

[ghostbuster]

I use this babies (xanadu) together with my rsp-1098 rmb-1095 combo

[rich0372]

klipsch klf30s
klipsch klf20s
klipsch klfc7
pioneer elite receiver
rotel rmb 1080
sony es 999 dvd sacd player
true sunfire subwoofer
mitsubishi 55" hdtv
and working towards a rsb1068 or 1098 and 2 more 1080s :B

Rich

[Shockabuku]

When my 1068 & 1075 arrive this week, I shall be using them to drive the following...

Sonus Faber Concerto Home (Front L/R)
Sonus Faber Solo Home (Centre)
Sonus Faber Wall (Surround L/R).

No sub yet...another thing to save up for!

[lmib]

Rotel 1055 with 4 IQ System 300 and Boston Center

Phono Yamaha GT750 (Japanese Modell)
SACD/DVD/CD Yamaha DV2300
Phono Preamp Rotel RQ970
Receiver Rotel 1055
Rotel Stereo Amp for Zone2 RB03 (runs 2 IQ System 100)

[DelRay]

Mostly Polk.
RT2000P mains
CS400I center
RT35 surrounds
CS245 rear surround
2xParadigm PW2200 main subs
DCM sub 2 for the surround sub

All run by Rotel
RSP1068
RMB1075
RM1070

[Sithlord10]

Running 7.1 setup
Krell TAS 5 channel amp
Rotel 1098 pre-amp
Rotel 1050 2 channel amp (EX channels)
Marantz DV12 S2 Dvd player
Quest 3000 power amp (For Sub)
SVS B4+ Subwoofer
M&K S-5000 5.1 THX speaker system (Mains+Rears)
M&K speakers for EX channels (Don't know model)

People on this forum have some killer setups :T

[Blazar]

Rotel RSP 1098
Rotel RMB 1095

B&W Nautilus 802 front
B&W Nautilus HTM-1 Center
I haven't decided on scm's, 803's or eventual 802 for rears

Basically the 802's sound AMAZING.....

My complaint would be more with the 1095 amp... I'm no amp expert by any means but I have a strong feeling that I can get more controlled bass and overall sound with a Theta Digital Dreadnaught amplifier. I may upgrade eventually or at least try and find one to try at home. I may also give the Parasound monoblocks a try.

To answer a previous poster about bass with b&w speakers: The 802's have great bass but I haven't coupled a subwoofer yet since I'm in an apartment. The 805's are truly weak in this department considering they are a "booksherlf speaker".

[DelRay]

Hey Blazar. You can dump that weak amp off at my place anytime :B

[nyny]

Here is my setup:

Rotel 1068 + 1075

Front: B&W 705
Rear: B&W 705
Center: B&W HTM7
Sub: Velodyne SPL-1200 II

The sub matches extremely well with the 705s, love the sound! :T

[rotel&energy]

Here's my setup:

RSX-1055
RCD-1070

Front: Energy C9s
Rear: Energy C3s
Center: Energy C-C1

I am very happy w/ the results :T

I just bought the bling bling for my lady friend so I "owe it" to myself to look into a RB-1080, right?

[ajpoe]

I love my Paradigm Reference speakers. My buddy has the Athena SCT sytem with S3/P3 fronts, S2/P2 rears and C1 center. They sound very good too and I actually decided to add the SCT series subs in with my Paradigms because of how well I liked the bass in his system.

I'm soon to have the 1068 and am already running these off a 1075:

Fronts: Studio 60s v3 with a P3 on each
Rears: Studio ADP-470s with a P2 on each
Center: Studio CC-470

Since I use a sub on each channel and run them all full range, I use a TST only on my LFE out for the ultra low effects during movies.

ajpoe

[Mark_C.]

I'm runnng:

P/P: Rotel RSP-1066
Amp: Rotel RMB-1075
Main speakers: B&W Nautilus 805s
Center speaker: B&W Nautilus HTM-2
Rear speakers: B&W 601S2s (great speakers)
Sub: Velodyne HGS10 Series II

Very sweet!

Also have a Rotel RB-1050 powering my outdoor speakers, Paradigm Stylus 250s.

[DPA]

My system..

Demon Dungeon Here you can check out my set up..

[n3philim]

Another happy Monitor Audio fan - I also have Monitor Audios all round, but no subwoofer - is there any reason you went for the REL s/w rather than a MA one?

I am a MA fan as well. I almost got the MA Gold series before I fell in love with the Dynaudio Contours. The REL Quakes are awesome speakers for their size. It is an excellent subwoofer for bookshelves, as they mesh great. I've heard a combination Sonus Faber bookshelves and REL Quake perform really well. Some Sonus owners swear by this combination, stating its foolhardy going for the Sonus floorstander after hearing the combo. On movies, you may want the bigger RELs though. Or maybe an additional Quake?

[alkalay]

Hi,

My 1075 delivers to these B&W's:
2XCM4's
LCR 60 S3
2XDM 303's

they are companioned with a B&W ASW 675 sub.

As for what the 1075's been doing to the sound you may check this post.

Itai.

[hazard]

Even more Monitor Audio.

Gold Ref 60 at the front
Gold Ref Centre
Silver 4i surrounds
Silver 12c rear centre

with a Rotel 1068 and lots of Arcam amps

[Fishy]

I will be using an RSP-1098, RMB-1075, RB-03 connected to PMC DB1's and a TB2M-C in a little old room of 12'x8'

Fish

[Bing Fung]

B&W

603 S2 Main (RMB 1080)
601 S2 Surround (RMB 1095)
CC6 S2 Center (RMB 1095)

Infinity DYI Sub (Bryston 3B Bridged Mono)

[theMaximus]

Here are my speakers:

B&W 704 Front
B&W HTM7 Center
B&W DM 601 S3 Rear
B&W ASW 600 Subwoofer

[jerohm]

Klipsch Forte II x 5

[GosonFletchy]

I did use B&W Nautilus 802's (mains), B&W Nautilus HTM-2 (center), B&W P6s (rears), B&W ASW-650 sub. Now that I have moved into an apartment that is roughly the size of a matchbox, I use 5 B&W VM-1s and the ASW-650 (which I have to keep turned down fairly low). Not bad for the little room but nothing compared to my other system. My old system had a RSX-965 and a couple of RB-990s powering the mains, along with my RCC-945. Now I have the RSX-1056 powering all the VM-1s and my RCC-945. I don't have a Rotel DVD player yet but I hope to get a RDV-1050 soon. :T

G.

[IntegrateMe]

Paradigm Signature S4 Fronts
Paradigm Reference CC-570 Center
Paradigm Reference Studio 20 Rears

Sub - Don't ask....will be replaced soon.

Ok, ok, if you have to know its a Cambridge Soundworks Powered 12" Sub Circa 1996 - see better not to ask!

Barry

[shadow]

Martin Logan Aerius i mains, Cinema Center and Axiom wall mount surrounds with Rotel 1056. Looking for additional amp for main speakers if money allows. :T

[craigdcan]

Mains - B&W 604s3
Center - B&W 602s3
Rears - B&W 601s2
Sub - Def Tech PF1500

-Craig

[murrayb]

Definitive Technology speakers (see signature below), which seem to match quite nicely with the RMB 1075.

[aud19]

Sorry to be a spoil-sport here folks but regarding equipment lists in your signature, please see this thread for forum rules:

http://www.htguide.com/forum/showthread.php4?t=3045

2. Equipment Profiles We have a place in your profile panel to add your system components. People can then click on it, whenever they want to see what your system is. Do not put in your signature as this messes up people's equipment searches as well as adding additional bandwidth requirements to the site to display them with each of your posts.

As you can see there's an appropriate place for your equipment list and it can and does screw up people's search's when they are looking for information on particular equipment. So please and thank you for following the rules :T

Murrayb, sorry about "welcoming" ya like this :roll: , trust me we're all really nice and really, welcome to HTGuide :T

Jason

[lifeinabox]

For the last four years:

Paradigm Studio 40 v.2
Studio CC v.2
Mini-Monitors
PW2200 Sub

Also, Kef 104.2s.

Originally powered by an RSX-965 and now 1055. I also have an old Bryston 4B NRB that I use on occasion.

The Paradigms are great for HT, so-so for 2-channel music. Currently trying to figure out what to replace them with. Love the Kefs and wouldn’t mind keeping them as my mains, but don’t know how modern-day Kefs will match in a HT system. Auditioning Von Schweikerts in a couple of days.

[Fishy]

Jason, sorry about that. I think I need to edit mine as well.

Fish

[murrayb]

No problem, Jason. My fault for not reading the forum rules carefully enough. Signature's been edited.

[aud19]

Thanks guys :T

Jason

[choquenotd]

Rotel and Dynaudio

I run an RSP 1066 through an RMB 1075, to which I have connected:

Fronts: Opera Divinas (called Callas in some parts), which are Italians loaded with Dynaudio drivers
Centre: Dynaudio contour
Rears: Dynaudio Audience 52s
Sub: Dynaudio Sub 30A

I love the Rotel/Dynaudio match, particularly with acoustic guitar and hard rock!

DC

[Jonesy]

Haven't been here in a while. I show up looking for advice on what to do with what I thought was a blown 971 (turned out to be just a blown fuse) but I really like threads like this, so here goes.

Mains: 991 pushing Infinity IL30's
Center: 971 bridged mono for an Infinity IL36
The front signals are moving through SoundKing 8ga with Vampire spades.

Surrounds x3: 985mkII pushing B&W LM1's (regular 14ga)
Zone 2 patio: 985mkII pushing PMC Vintage outdoors (14ga in-wall)

Traffic is directed by an Outlaw 950.

[CSMAB]

RSP-1098/RMB-1075/RB1070

Front - JM Lab Cobalt 826 S
Center - JM Lab Cobalt CC-800 S
Sides - JM Lab Cobalt SR-800 S
Rears - M&K S-85

Sub - M&K V-125