I have been following the traffic on this site for several months and I have found the questions and answers extremely valuable in my making my own decisions. Based on the information I have learned and my own listening at the dealer, I have decided to purchase a Rotel/B&W system, which I detail below. Please note, I live in NYC and space is at an extraordinary premium. Accordingly, I am forced to use wall-mounted speakers -- believe me, speakers are much cheaper than Manahattan real estate.
There will be two zones: one for HT, the other for listening. In the HT zone, I will have the RSX 1056 with 5 B&W FPM 5's and a velodyne sub. In the other zone, I will have the RX 1050 driving a pair of B&W Signature SCM1's with a velodyne sub. The sources for both zones will be an RDV 1050 and an RCC 1055.
My questions are the following:
1. Does anyone know when the 1056 will ship? My dealer keeps claiming that it should arrive shortly. Given the paucity of reviews, I am somewhat wary of paying so much for something I haven't heard.
2. Should I be concerned by the numerous posts detailing problems with Rotel's new lines (1098, 1066 etc.)? My understanding is that the 1056 has a similar processor and I'm wondering if I should expect the same problems.
3. Is it reasonable to expect my dealer to have downloaded and installed the latest firmware (as of the date of installation) or is that something I should expect to be doing myself?
4. Is there a significant difference between the RCC 1055 and the new RCD 1072 (other than the fact that the 1055 plays 5 and the 1072 plays 1)? If so, does anyone know if Rotel plans to produce a carousel version of the 1072?
5. What is the difference between the RDV 1050 and the RDV 1060? The Rotel site, to a novice like me, is difficult to understand on this point.
6. Does the RX 1050 have enough power (100 wpc) to drive the B&W Signature SCM1's? My understanding is that the SCM's are basically the same as the 805's. I simply don't know what information is relevant to this analysis.
Thanks very much in advance for any responses and I apologize if these questions have been answered in previous posts.
There will be two zones: one for HT, the other for listening. In the HT zone, I will have the RSX 1056 with 5 B&W FPM 5's and a velodyne sub. In the other zone, I will have the RX 1050 driving a pair of B&W Signature SCM1's with a velodyne sub. The sources for both zones will be an RDV 1050 and an RCC 1055.
My questions are the following:
1. Does anyone know when the 1056 will ship? My dealer keeps claiming that it should arrive shortly. Given the paucity of reviews, I am somewhat wary of paying so much for something I haven't heard.
2. Should I be concerned by the numerous posts detailing problems with Rotel's new lines (1098, 1066 etc.)? My understanding is that the 1056 has a similar processor and I'm wondering if I should expect the same problems.
3. Is it reasonable to expect my dealer to have downloaded and installed the latest firmware (as of the date of installation) or is that something I should expect to be doing myself?
4. Is there a significant difference between the RCC 1055 and the new RCD 1072 (other than the fact that the 1055 plays 5 and the 1072 plays 1)? If so, does anyone know if Rotel plans to produce a carousel version of the 1072?
5. What is the difference between the RDV 1050 and the RDV 1060? The Rotel site, to a novice like me, is difficult to understand on this point.
6. Does the RX 1050 have enough power (100 wpc) to drive the B&W Signature SCM1's? My understanding is that the SCM's are basically the same as the 805's. I simply don't know what information is relevant to this analysis.
Thanks very much in advance for any responses and I apologize if these questions have been answered in previous posts.
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