Hi, I'm a first time visitor to Club Rotel and relatively new to Home Theatre. I've put some speakers aside (Monitor Audio Silver 8i's & 10i centre) and I was looking at buying the Marantz SR7200 AV Receiver. Then I heard it was being upgraded to SR7300 (6x110wpc into 8ohms all channels driven, 7.1 channel, 24/192 DACs etc).
And then, just a week ago, I heard about the RSX-1055 (arrives in New Zealand late Jan/ early Feb). But its specifications seem quite light compared to all its competitors at the price point and the literature is less than revealing. The RSX-1055 comes on the market at NZ$3,500 and is only rated at 5x75wpc. The new Marantz SR7300 is NZ$2,500 and on paper at least appears to be a better buy. The SR7300ose (Original Special Edition) begins production this month and comes with upgraded componentry, more power and the RC3200 remote.
While I strongly suspect that the Rotel is a good product its more expensive than the Marantz and has less features. Is the Rotel worth another $1k ?????? Just how well does the RSX-1055 compare to competitors like Denon 3803, Marantz SR7300, Arcam DiVA AVR200i and very well recieved Pioneer VSX-D2011 (all about NZ$2500-3500) ???????
Sorry for going on (and on), but I love the look and feel of the RSX-1055 and Rotel have a great reputation. I just don't want to feel short changed after purchase and i'd like to be able to still enjoy it 10 years from now!
Thanks again Club Rotel
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And then, just a week ago, I heard about the RSX-1055 (arrives in New Zealand late Jan/ early Feb). But its specifications seem quite light compared to all its competitors at the price point and the literature is less than revealing. The RSX-1055 comes on the market at NZ$3,500 and is only rated at 5x75wpc. The new Marantz SR7300 is NZ$2,500 and on paper at least appears to be a better buy. The SR7300ose (Original Special Edition) begins production this month and comes with upgraded componentry, more power and the RC3200 remote.
While I strongly suspect that the Rotel is a good product its more expensive than the Marantz and has less features. Is the Rotel worth another $1k ?????? Just how well does the RSX-1055 compare to competitors like Denon 3803, Marantz SR7300, Arcam DiVA AVR200i and very well recieved Pioneer VSX-D2011 (all about NZ$2500-3500) ???????
Sorry for going on (and on), but I love the look and feel of the RSX-1055 and Rotel have a great reputation. I just don't want to feel short changed after purchase and i'd like to be able to still enjoy it 10 years from now!
Thanks again Club Rotel
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