Some advice

**Andrew Pratt** · 21 January 2003, 12:58 Tuesday

welcome to club rotel! I see you also found our TTP as well lol

Anyway either of those two options would easily best the Denon for music and HT. Do you want to run a second zone elsewhere in the house? If so adding two 5 channel amps and bi amping the mains with a few channels and using the remaining channels to power the second zone can work very nicely (its what I'm doing).

You might also want to consider getting the Rotel 1055 receiver and a 5 channel amp instead. This way you can use the internal amps in the 1055 to power the rear centre and let the 5 channel amp power the rest of the speakers. There's very little sonic difference between the 1055 and the 1066 in real world applications.

**Madd** · 21 January 2003, 13:32 Tuesday

The Rotel will blow away the denon! You should notice a huge improvement. 8O You can use your denon to suppliment the Rotel amp to run the EX or ES rear effects. You really do not need to buy another Amp unless you want all Rotel Gear

But if you do, I would go to option B. Or you forgot option C get the Rotel RB 1070 to power the fronts and use the RMB 1075 to power the rest. That would be the way I would go. Option C :LOL: Saves some cash.

Never argue with a fool,one may not know the difference!

**petrolhead** · 21 January 2003, 14:13 Tuesday

Curious about your Option C Madd.

Why use the 1070 for the front, is this because it is sonically beter than 1075?

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**Madd** · 21 January 2003, 16:41 Tuesday

It has a little more power (RB 1070)then the RMB 1075. So I would want that power to the fronts. 130 vs 120. :LOL:

Never argue with a fool,one may not know the difference!

**Smith** · 21 January 2003, 17:58 Tuesday

I feel the Rotel amplifiers will out perform any Japanese amplifier. I have compared them to the Denon, SonyES, Yamaha. Stout power supply and lower impedance drive. Bottom line, Rotel just sounds better...

**Danbry39** · 21 January 2003, 19:14 Tuesday

I want to strongly emphasize one thing about the Rotel as opposed to any receiver I've heard, including the Denon. The two channel sound of the Rotel is vastly better than the two channel sound off of any receiver. I haven't heard every receiver in two channel, so there are probably exceptions such as the Rotel 1055, but the change in two channel has dramatically impacted the joys of my home theater. Before, I rarely listened to two channel, playing an occasional CD. Since the addition of my Rotel, along with a couple of other changes, I've switched from 85% total home theater/15% music to 10% home theater/90% music. I just have music playing for hours and hours a day.

Keith

**Ron Reda** · 28 January 2003, 16:32 Tuesday

Originally posted by Danbry39

The two channel sound of the Rotel is vastly better than the two channel sound off of any receiver.

I used to be a 85%HT/15% music kinda guy until I got a Musical Fidelity A3 CD player. Then, my tastes changed to 90% music/10% HT. So, as you can tell, I'm way more "into" music than HT right now, so your comment was well-received!

**JKohn** · 28 January 2003, 17:10 Tuesday

Not to knock the Rotel amps, I'm sure they're really nice, but I'm kinda surprised they don't have a serious 7-channel offering. I have my RSP-1066 mated with the Outlaw 770 amp (7x200 8ohm, 7x300 4ohm), and I am very happy with this combination. I went with the Outlaw partly because of it's reputation, and partly because I wanted a single amp for various convenience reasons, instead of 2 separate amps. The 770 seems to offer more bang for the buck than any other amp that I know of.

Jeff Kohn

http://home.houston.rr.com/jeffkohn

**Danbry39** · 28 January 2003, 19:20 Tuesday

I used to be a 85%HT/15% music kinda guy until I got a Musical Fidelity A3 CD player. Then, my tastes changed to 90% music/10% HT. So, as you can tell, I'm way more "into" music than HT right now, so your comment was well-received!

Isn't it amazing.

I know a lot of people say that they hear details they never heard before, which may be true, but it's the sweetness, purity, dynamics, and musicality that mesmorizes me personally. It just sounds so good now that I feel almost distracted by watching DVD's which I would have sworn would never happen. I just listen and say to myself, "Dang, that sounds good."

Keith

**Madd** · 28 January 2003, 19:47 Tuesday

They do not make a 7 channel Amp because 90% people only use 5.1

Never argue with a fool,one may not know the difference!

**LEVESQUE** · 28 January 2003, 19:53 Tuesday

Last summer I went from a Yamaha RX-V3200 to Rotel RSP-1066 + RMB-1095 + RB-1050. I was blown away! I think that going from Denon will have the same impact.

For me, it was the resolution of details. Hearing so much more fine details, like metal rattling, shoes on a specific surface, metAl arrow hitting rock. The Yammie was hiding those. And for music, the Yammie was not even near the Rotel system.

Don't hesitate, make the move, or else you will have to live with the terrible "what if"...

**JKohn** · 29 January 2003, 01:02 Wednesday

They do not make a 7 channel Amp because 90% people only use 5.1

I do not think that is true for somebody purchasing a new setup today. Even the cheap receivers have 6.1/7.1 capabilities these days, and I'm pretty sure more than 10% of new customers are considering 6.1/7.1 setups. After all, quite a few people on this board seem to be using the 6.1/7.1 capabilities of the 1066 (I know I am).

I suppose Rotel would say that their line of 2, 3, and 5 channel amps can be used in combination to suit people 6.1/7.1 needs, and that is true. But there are also advantages to a 7 channel amp, and I think that's worth considering when making a purchase.

Jeff Kohn

http://home.houston.rr.com/jeffkohn

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