Rotel RMB-1066 6 Channel Amp Questions

[chanlon]

Anybody out there know if Rotel still has stock on this amp in North American? I know that they have 1069 and 1068's remaining apparently. My Rotel rep is out of town this week.

I'm currently using a Rotel RSX-972 Receiver to power my 2nd zone.
Basically the 2nd zone is my upstairs made of 5 pairs of speakers located throughout the house. Each pair is connected to a volume control with impedance matching protection. Thus, they are connected to the front channel on the 972.

I'm thinking there is prob. a better way to do this. When my wife wants to turn on a 2nd zone, she has to hit a number of different buttons on my 1069 processor and receiver. The 972 doesn't have a 12V trigger input. She has given me the green light to make this easier for her. I need to stay under $800. Thus, The 1066 question.

[Kevin D]

A RMB1066 would be a perfect solution, but I'm not sure if they will have any in stock. They might be able to order a b-stock unit.

Are all the wires home ran? You could use zone2, 3, & 4 fed to the 1066 with the zone trigger. You would have to still group some of the speakers together to get it 5 down to 3, but would work well.

Kevin D.

[chanlon]

Hi gang.

I'm thinking about picking up a Rotel RMB-1077 amp at a great clearance price.
However, I have a 1075 5 channel amp that I currently use for my home theater. Instead of selling it, I was debating using it to power other zones in my house (5 sets of other speakers).

Kevin, all of my wires are ran but I have no problem combining a few of these. What are your thoughts? Can this be accomplished as easily as using a distribution amplifier?

[Kevin D]

Won't be a problem. Just use zone's 2 & 3 and group a few sets of speakers together.

Kevin D.

[chanlon]

Thanks a million Kevin. Much appreciated.