Amplification for B&W 804S, HTM3

[lawoftrust]

Dear all,

I consider adding a HTM3 and 805S to my current 804S. Usually I am a Naim addicted but I will not buy an AV2, NAP 175 Amplification (at least not now) but I considered Rotel for the time being appropriate. Would an Rotel RSX 1057 be acceptable for the time being. My main interest is a very good and precise reproduction of voices as we often watch and listen to films at a quite low volume and my interest is excellent reproduction at that volume. Would the RSX 1057 be an appropriate instrument? Source is and will remain a Denon DVD 3910 which will only be replaced when high level Blue Ray Players are available (in Germany).

Main Speakers will be amplified by a Naim Supernait.

Thanks for Your kind support.

Georg

[scanido]

I was using my RSX-1057 with my 803S/HTM3S/SMCS which are more or less the same speakers as yours and found the receiver to be adequate. I did not play the system near reference volume and only just above average and it did fine.

You will definately need to get external amplification later on and the RSX-1057 should only be an interim solution.

[Mig17]

Yesterdays I tested the Rotel 1069 and 1075
I was not amazed, the sound was quite compressed

May be the 1057 is quite good temporary resolution

[gianni]

Yesterdays I tested the Rotel 1069 and 1075
I was not amazed, the sound was quite compressed

May be the 1057 is quite good temporary resolution

What speakers did you test them with?

Were you in your normal listening room at home or in a shop?

[Mig17]

I listened Rotel DVD/ Rotel 1069/ Rotel 1075/Paradigm studio 100
in Rotel Singapore