Speakers for RSP 1066 and RMB 1075

[ellis109]

Hi,

I have just joine dthe forum bu t have had my Rotels for a number of years now. I am currently on the market for a new speaker set up for them and was hoping to get some suggestions.

Im currently using Mission M74s on the Front L/R and a 77c for the center with 77ds on the rears. I would like to stick with floorstanders on the front L/R and wall mounted rears. (I am going to keep my REL sub).

The system is used for both music and movies equally and I listen to mainly rock and metal. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[wkhanna]

Welcome to the Forum!

What is your budget, and any info on your room may help. Also, when listeining to music, do you run DSP or 2-ch analog?

[greenjudas]

I have the same setup as you,that being the 1066/1075. I also like hard rock/metal among other things as well.

Generally on this forum,you will see B&W mentioned as being a good partner to Rotel. However,I don't know how many members would be listening to metal/hard rock.I could be wrong,but some/most B&W's I thought were more suited to Jazz,country....

JBL's are supposed to be good for rock music but the JBL's I had were way too bright.Sure,they had some slam to them,but way too harsh.They had a titanium tweeter so I would suggest steering away from that.

The speakers I have had for a couple of years now are Dali Suite. The 5.1 set consists of 2.8 fronts, .8 centre and .8 rears with matching sub. They are recently discontinued but I got mine used at 1/3 of the retail price.

These are definitely the best speakers I have had and are a good all-rounder that plays most types of music well.

I am sure there are many other speakers that would also suit your Rotel and your listening material.

[marky mark]

without knowing your budget and your room situation is hard to recommend you some speakers.

[imbeaujp]

In stereo, the rule of tumb is to have 50% of your budget on speakers (2).
Now with home theater, I think that 70% is a good reference point.

So let say your amp is 1000, preamp si 1000, and source is 1000 (3000 total).

- In stereo, speaker budget to match your components should be 3000$
- In surround (including sub), 7000$

Does this make sense ?

What do you think guys ?

[ellis109]

Thanks for the replies and suggestions.

I recently demoed a set of B&W 683 speakers with a Roksan Kandy CD/amp combination and was very impressed with them. I have noticed that B&W seemed to be regularly partnered with Rotel equipment so im seriously considering them as an option.

In terms of the room it is 5m x 3m with the speakers firing down the long axis of the room. Funnily enough, I recently had the Dali Suite 2.8 speakers recommended to me by a dealer, but they can't get hold of the center and rears.

I was considering Kef iQ90s after having demoed them alongside the B&Ws but was more convinced by their looks rather than their sound. I have around £2000 to spend on a 5 speaker package minus a sub.

I shall have to get a a couple of more demos in before I make a decision I think!

Thanks