Hello all! I am a relative newcomer to the audio scene and have some questions about a Rotel combo I am thinking of upgrading to. My current system ,that I have owned for about a year, consists of :
-Yamaha RXV-2400
-Yamaha DVDS 840
-Energy Connoisseur C-9 Fronts, C-C3 center, C-R3 rears
-SVS 20-39Pci
I use the system for approx 75% movies/dvd concerts, 25% 2Ch music. While I am happy with the performance of the C-9's, they are lacking in a few areas. While their bass performance is very good, the mid range at time lacks some detail and seems a little flat to me. The higher frequencies are also very lacking at times. The Yamaha 2400 does a good job of driving them in 2 Ch at high volumes, but runs out of gas fast driving all 6 channels at higher volumes. The Yammy tends to run at a higher temp than I am comfortable with at high volumes, and I have had to send it back once for warranty repairs for a blown transformer. Needless to say, at times I like to listen to high volumes at times.
So far I have auditioned:
-Rotel 1098/1095 driving B&W 703/HTM7/DS7/PSW750 and Paradigm 100's
-B&K 507 and B&K Ref50/200.7 driving Martin Logans,Vienna Acoustics, Def Techs, Paradigms
-Integra RDC7/RDA7 driving Thiels,Vandersteens
My favorite combination so far is the Rotel/B&W 703 combo. My question is this: My local dealer doesn't have a 1075 in stock that I can listen to, but is the RMB 1095 overkill for the B&W's? Would the 1095's massive 200wpc damage the B&W surrounds if cranked a little to high, or would it be better to go with the less powerful 1075? Sorry to bother you guys with such a newb question, but any help here would be appriciated.
-Yamaha RXV-2400
-Yamaha DVDS 840
-Energy Connoisseur C-9 Fronts, C-C3 center, C-R3 rears
-SVS 20-39Pci
I use the system for approx 75% movies/dvd concerts, 25% 2Ch music. While I am happy with the performance of the C-9's, they are lacking in a few areas. While their bass performance is very good, the mid range at time lacks some detail and seems a little flat to me. The higher frequencies are also very lacking at times. The Yamaha 2400 does a good job of driving them in 2 Ch at high volumes, but runs out of gas fast driving all 6 channels at higher volumes. The Yammy tends to run at a higher temp than I am comfortable with at high volumes, and I have had to send it back once for warranty repairs for a blown transformer. Needless to say, at times I like to listen to high volumes at times.
So far I have auditioned:
-Rotel 1098/1095 driving B&W 703/HTM7/DS7/PSW750 and Paradigm 100's
-B&K 507 and B&K Ref50/200.7 driving Martin Logans,Vienna Acoustics, Def Techs, Paradigms
-Integra RDC7/RDA7 driving Thiels,Vandersteens
My favorite combination so far is the Rotel/B&W 703 combo. My question is this: My local dealer doesn't have a 1075 in stock that I can listen to, but is the RMB 1095 overkill for the B&W's? Would the 1095's massive 200wpc damage the B&W surrounds if cranked a little to high, or would it be better to go with the less powerful 1075? Sorry to bother you guys with such a newb question, but any help here would be appriciated.
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