step up from rotel?

I am taking your advice and waiting on my new space, but in the mean time just researching. The other reason I mentioed belles is I had a hot rod 150 at one time but didn't have this setup and can't recall how it was different from the rotel. To be quite honest I didn't think a power amp effected the sound as much as from what I have been reading. If I came off as being short in my above post forgive me had a emergency root canal this morning.Scott

I went from a Rotel RB990 BX to a Odyssey Stratos Plus.
The midrange improved and the high frequency lost all the hardness it had with the Rotel. So yes, the change was well worth it !

What speakers are you using

No problemo. I had a root canal once and it was one of the least pleasant experiences I ever had.
And, it seems many root canals ARE on an emergency basis which just adds to the fun.
Heal well, follow doctors orders and enjoy your research:

The bad part was I broke my tooth on a frozen tootsy roll!!! My son said here dad try this! Lol