Is the RSX1057 bi-amp-able? Since it has 5x75 watts, I'm wondering if I can bi-amp the fronts and rears to B&W 805S and use Hafler amp that I have in storage to amp the rears. Thanks.
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No you can't. The only way to bi-amp would be to use a separate amp and the amps in the receiver. The RSX-1067 is the only one that will do that since it has seven amps in it.
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I think you can but hafler and Rotel may sound very diffrentComment
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Set up the 1057 as normal, driving 5 speakers, drive the high inputs on the B&Ws with the Rotel, use the preouts from the front channels to feed the Hafler, remove your jumpers from the B&Ws and drive the low pass section from the Hafler and there you go.
It may in all likelyhood not sound balanced, depending on the gain differences between the Rotel and Hafler though.Main System
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An average receiver amp section and a mediocre power amp are not a recipe for better sound. Your Rotel will sound better by itself than going the biamp route as you set out. Save up for a real good power amp and then you should get some improvement in sound quality.Comment
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Thanks, everyone, for your expert input.
Now, if I were to get a 5-channel amp, can I then use 4-channels to bi-amp my mains, use the fifth to drive center, and use the amp section of 1057 to drive rears and perhaps use the remainder to amp second room? or am I complicating thing too much?Comment
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