Rsp-106? owners

[june]

hello all & happy holidays,

does everyone still love there RSP-106? porcessor or do you feel it's time to upgrade? my 1068 alive & kicking!! I use the 6-channel analog inputs for the new hd surround sounds. every now & again i get an itch for hdmi inputs but can justify going back to a reciever. the rsp 1540 i just way out of my price range. i say if it's not broke don't fix it. how's everyone else doing?

[wkhanna]

Hi June.

I bought my RSP-1066 used over 6 years ago.
I works great for the occassional movie, TV & Zone 2 for sending my music throughout the house.

I have no regrets.

[Mark_C.]

I've used my 1066 for 10 years now. Sure, the multi-inputs aren't the best way to perfect the sound, but I must make compromises as I don't have a grand (or more) handy to buy anything newer. For my purposes, it fits the bill just fine.

[madmac]

Agreed!!. HDMI inputs and the hi def sound claimed are over rated. There is nothing wrong with sticking to multi inputs at this time.

[Dmantis]

There are many times when I curse HDMI , many actually as I pretty much hate it. It makes me nervous every single Install , I cross my fingers and hold my breath it's going to work.

With that being said , I also love it. One connection and your done. This is a blessing coming from SACD / DVD audio DVD players and running all those cables. I was so nuts I used the 6 channel in for audio and Coax Digital for Movie sound.

When HDMI works , it's great. Not having it today is basically a shame. Yeah I know money is tight right now for just about all of us but it's really nice to upgrade and get the economy moving in some direction , not to mention all the killer gear out there over HDMI. YES you are missing out a bit.

[wkhanna]

We know there is great new gear out there. But not all of us want, need or have the means to posses such technological wonders.

For us, we are V happy with the solid value & reliable performance we have gotten from our 10 series Rotel. In fact, I still have a 9 series 200 watt 2-ch amp that is in daily use. I have no good reason or will to replace it.

[ldgibson76]

I'm currently using a RSP-1069 SSP and I've been very happy with it's performance and reliability. It haas HDMI inputs but they are legacy v1.1, so while it can accommodate and pass a 1080P signal, when it comes to audio, it can only decode DVD-A codecs. For SACD, I must employ the 5.1 multi-channel inputs. When it comes to blu-ray, my BDP converts the hi-rez signal to LPCM and sends it via HDMI which allows me to experience the high bitrate sound. So the need for a more modern processor, for now, is postponable. Don't get it twisted, I'd love to have a 15 Series processor, mainly for the 3D pass thru and the aesthetics. But like most of us, dropping $1-2K is quite ambitious and currently, very unlikely. Maybe in a year or so, unless I come across a deal too good to pass up. :W

[blk100rr]

I had a 1067 since 2004 and just recently replaced it with a Pioneer SC-68. I was very reluctant to change. I ran HDMI straight to the TV via an HDMI switcher and used my OPPO BDP-SE multi-outs, while setting up the PS3 with picture HDMI and sound via the digi optical to the Rotel. I used a Squeezebox to handle the music, using a Harmony remote to handle all the complex switching. BUT now things are sooooo much simpler, the SC-68 is almost limitless in the adjustments for sound and picture. The Ipad/Android control apps, especially Airplay make life for me great. I'm still tweaking the sound to "match" what I was used to, but it's damm close now. I'm glad I upgraded.

[sarsi]

I am currently using the RSP-1098 (though not 106? but I think they were from the same generation and functionality), I currently used a Marantz UD7006 with the 5.1 output for playback the newer DTS-HD and Dolby True HD codec via 1098 5.1 input. I really like the my 1089/1095 combo but was really tempted to replace the aging 1098 with the Marantz SR7005 (as a pre-amp for 1095, anyway the SR7005 is cheaper alternative here instead of AV7005), upgrading the aging codec and hdmi connection of my 1098.

I am in a dilemma here, as I really love the 1098/1095 combo (both look and a workhorse over the years) but really like the modern simple and seamless connection via 1.4a HDMI that can provides the new movie codecs, multi-channel SACD and ARC for my TV program (or TV internet audio).

[PewterTA]

For $600 you could add an Emotiva UMC-200 to the mix to get the HDMI and Hi-Res Audio... And if it sounds as good as your Rotel... then you've got a good "jumping" ground.

It's something I've been pondering on my way to the Classe CP-800 from my RSP-1098. Will suck having two components and making them work (well not as hard as one might think)....but it's saving a good $3K over going to the SSP-800 which seems like a WIN in my opinion. Yeah it might not do exactly better than the SSP for movies....but really it's not as critical as music handling which the CP will do.

[sarsi]

Same here, the more important part of the setup for me is the music, which is currently handled by my faithful Musical Fidelity setup driving the front speakers. Since I already have the Marantz SR7005 in my family room, I plan to use it to replace RSP1098 as the pre-amp and keep the RMB1095. I will be getting a Marantz NR1603 for the family room, since it is a small room and the speakers are all Dynaudio Audience bookshelves. Look like my setup will be clinging on to "Rotel club" with the last 1095 amplifier :'-(