Rotel class D amps. Buy or not?

I listened to my Studio 40's hooked up to a Rotel at the dealer when I first started looking at speakers and I didn't really care for the sound. In fact, I left there and went and auditioned some B&W's. I went back to the first place a week later to listen again and really liked what I heard. I asked the dealer if anything was different from the week before and he told me they just got some new B&K amps in, and that the Paradigms were hooked up to them. I now have the Studio 40's and a B&K 200.2amp.

There are several reviews of the Rotel I believe on the Rotel site and elsewhere.

They are your basic B&O IEC modules without a lot of attention to the input and output stages; they do produce power but imo sound lean and bright.

For a better Class D product, I would look at Bel Canto's REF1000II or the Spectron MK2 however they both cost more than the Rotel.

If you are contrained by budget to the price of the Rotel you mention, I'd look at a good used SS amp or used Bel Canto REF1000 and you can upgrade them to the II version when you have the funds. There are also some used MK2 Spectrons on AG.

I have two - one powers some B&W N804 and the other powers some Dynaudio Audience 52SE. I use Rotel pres with them - a RC-1090 & a RC-1082. I am very happy with the performance for the dollar.