Without question Rotel is better then...

[Nolan B]

I think it would be a useful thread to post the brands of recievers and amps which you found where sub par to Rotel after making a switch.

Ill go First.

Rotel is better then Denon. I made the change from Rotel to Denon and it made me feel like I got new speakers as well as a new reciever.

[CombatWombat]

Rotel is better than Yahmaha

Rotel is better that Halcro <---Narrrrr just kidding :rofl: :rofl:

[bleeding ears]

vancouver, I assume you are talking about a Denon which cost a similar amount as the Rotel you went to. ?

I have found when comparing Rotel to other brands, yes the Rotel gear seems to perform very well for its price point and I am assuming this is what you mean?

If you were to buy the top of the line Denon gear I do not think there would be too much of a problem soundwise in comparison with any other gear.

I dont like bashing brands because most manufacturers have their cheap units and also have their top units which cost a lot more.

Having said that, I have had a bad experience with a Marantz Sr8200 receiver which just sounded terrible.

It retailed for $3990 Australian and I thought at that price it would just have to sound good. Wrong!

Never mind, I have moved on to Rotel seperates now, but where will it end? Krell ?, Halcro ?, Divorce ? :lol:

[Kevin D]

Agreed, without model numbers for comparison this thread could turn into a debate real quick. Probably post the price difference and whether it was worth it.

Kevin D.

[Wardo]

I would have to agree that Rotel is better then Denon, Harman Kardon and Yamaha. However I think that Rotel is in a different category. Is Rotel better then Anthem? I don't know. But I like the way Rotel performs and sound better then Anthem.

[ICEMAN70]

Are we talking about for Music or HT???

Because Denon's are very nice receivers for HT. If your main interest is to watch movies, then the Denon will fit the bill very nice. But when it comes down music i prefer the Rotel.

Remember there are lot of people out there that can't efford to Have Rotel and these people have to make a choice in the mass market of other receivers like Yamaha,Denon,HK,Pioneer ect...

I had Pioneer,Denon,NAD,LINN and now Rotel. Other than my LINN i like my Rotel compared to the other ones for music. But for HT i don't think you could really tell a diference in a blind fold test between a Rotel and a let's say Denon AVR 4306 or the 4806. Also don't forget the Denon AVR 5805 which is $10,000 canadian.

So i really don't know what your post means when you say my Rotel is better than DENON. Well which one?

Like Kevin D said, without a model number or a price point this post is useless.

[shadow]

Also pretty silly too. My dad's better than your dad! :roll:

[Elvis]

The 1056/7 sounds better than the Denons 38xx and below for music,happy now?

[musman]

I would say Rotel is better than most mass market receivers. The reason is that Rotel puts more into there amps & less into features. A Denon in the $1200 range will give you 3 zones, I-pod connection, a bunch of useless DSP settings, auto microphone set up, Xm radio, HDMI connections, the list goes on & on. With all of that how could it possibly be as good as a Rotel? You must cut corners some where. The amps in a Rotel are higher current than most mass market units. So they have better control over the speakers. Also I think they give more realistic power ratings.
I just don't see some of these receivers putting out 120wpc into seven or even five channels like they claim.

[PewterTA]

Without QUESTION...

Rotel > BOSE.

[grit]

Never mind, I have moved on to Rotel seperates now, but where will it end? Krell ?, Halcro ?, Divorce ? :lol:

:lol: Ain't that da truth! I figure somewhere between Krell/Ayre/Classe and divorce.

[Alex999]

Without QUESTION...

Rotel > BOSE.

lllol

[Dmantis]

Rotel is attractive to the budget audiophile. But they strongly need to upgrade there preamps. It's time. We need well I need HDMI switching.I need more Optical inputs.

Dan

[comeup]

I don't own but like some of the high end Pioneer Elite receivers I think their stuff is just as musical as the Rotels. I do own a RB1080 and a RMB1075 it's good stuff but I do love the sound of Pioneer as much as the Rotel. Rotel also has a good look to their stuff even better than some super high end equipment. I think they get a lot of sells based on cosmetics. I know someone that bought all Rotel based on looks alone pre,power,dvd,cd and tuner he's not an audiophile at all. Not the plastic BS.

[june]

hello all,

i've been a receiver person for years. we perfered yamaha over all others for ht purposes. after making a few more $$ we tried separates. we chose rotel over others in the same price range. the best bang for the buck was rotel. i think sometimes as may think the more it cost the better it sounds. we tried several pre-amps but rotel won. i just couldn't justify the extra $$. we fell in love, after getting our rsp-1068 home.

[pbarata]

I’ve being comparing my Rotel system with others in the market and I always get to the same conclusion. What is better, I mean sound better to me, than Rotel is much more expensive and in must cases marginally better (extra money will eventually buy more extension, more detail and more accuracy).

The only thing that really I regret about Rotel is reliability. Within 3 years I had two major failures (RSP-1066 and RCD-1070). When Rotel moved manufacturing to China I would expect to have better prices for their equipment, as they where obviously reducing costs. However Rotel increased their earnings and their equipment is becoming more expensive when compared with other brands. I.e. there is a new French brand in the market comparatively cheaper than Rotel, offering more build quality, reliability and a fantastic sound which is Advance Acoustic (http://www.advance-acoustic.com/). They are manufacturing in China also and most likely their lowered their profit margin to have competitive products in the market. As Rotel can cope with reliability any more, they should lower the prices !!!

[WI Rotel]

Rotel RMB 1095 better than bryston 9bsst.
My rotel with BW XT's blows the doors off my partners bryston with BW 703's. He almost sh-t his pants whe he came to audition my new system. Of course I also have 2 PV1's but whose counting:twisted:

[Nolan B]

Rotel RMB 1095 better than bryston 9bsst.
My rotel with BW XT's blows the doors off my partners bryston with BW 703's. He almost sh-t his pants whe he came to audition my new system. Of course I also have 2 PV1's but whose counting:twisted:

id like to see a picture of that. :T

[WI Rotel]

id like to see a picture of that. :T

Here's the pics Not th one of the pants though :rofl:

http://www.htguide.com/forum/showpost.php4?p=274474&postcount=893

[Nolan B]

looks great..my kind of system. did you try placing a PV1 on either side of your plasma on the inside of the speakers? that would look great.

I have a Black PV1 with black B&W FPMs...ill try and get a picture.

I love the PV1

[WI Rotel]

looks great..my kind of system. did you try placing a PV1 on either side of your plasma on the inside of the speakers? that would look great.

I have a Black PV1 with black B&W FPMs...ill try and get a picture.

I love the PV1

I think that would be grounds for divorce! Sometimes music has to take a backstage to the wife's esthetics ;x(