Value of Rotel RMB-100

[possum]

Hi,

I'm considering buying a pair of Rotel RMB-100 mono amplifiers from my cousin as he's currently ot using them. However, none of us have a clue as to their current value. The amps are manufactured in 2000 or possibly 2001. What would be an estimated value for these bad-boys?

[wkhanna]

Originally offered from 1995 - 1999
100 watt @ 8 ohm
200 watt @ 4 ohm
balanced & single ended inputs
msr of $700 (each)

I have read reports (though I have no idea how reliable) of them going on Ebay as recently as this year for $150 to $300.

As with anything on the used market, condition is everything.

Still, any amp over 10 years of age should be gone over & probably have all if not most of its capacitors replaced & its bias adjusted.
The older Rotel amps have a well deserved reputation for being quite durable & tolerant of abuse.

Besides that, having owned a few including my first 'real' amp, a RB-980, I am still using an RB-990, RB-1050 & a modified RB-1090.

I think they have a mostly neutral sound quality in general & any of the few shortcomings are those of omissions, which for me is far preferable to colorations induced by an amp.

[possum]

Originally offered from 1995 - 1999
100 watt @ 8 ohm
200 watt @ 4 ohm
balanced & single ended inputs
msr of $700 (each)

I have read reports (though I have no idea how reliable) of them going on Ebay as recently as this year for $150 to $300.

As with anything on the used market, condition is everything.

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Thanks for you reply and the info about the amps. The price of $150-300 is that for the pair?

[wkhanna]

Thanks for you reply and the info about the amps. The price of $150-300 is that for the pair?

Each......... but the reference I got this from is one I am not familiar with & I have no evidence as to its accuracy.

IMHO, these amps are fairly rare, however that alone does make them particularly prized or cherished.
While I have never heard this exact model, I would expect the typical Rotel "House Sound" from them.

As a benchmark, the newer RB-1080 (a 200 watt 2-ch amp) is going for anywhere from $350 -$600 on ePray today.