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Your thoughts on Rotel Amps

Hi,

I own a Rotel RB-1080 (200 wpc) and I think it sounds great. In many ways, I think it compares favorably with many of the "name brand" amps (i.e., Krell, Levinson, etc.), at least to my ears. I certainly don't see many Rotels for sale in the classifieds. Perhaps it's because they're "keepers." Anyway, I was wondering what the rest of the crew thought of Rotel amps.
rlb61
rlb61 OP
789 posts
 
BTW, my rig is:

Rotel RB-1080
Cary CD-303/200
Musical Fidelity A3 preamp
Nakamich DR-8 cassette deck
Rotel RLC Line Conditioner
B&W N804s
DH Labs Q-10 speaker cable/Air Matrix interconnects
Harmonic Tech Pro-AC 11 Power Cords
tireguy
1,964 posts
 
I think the stuff is hard to beat for the $$$$. I currently have a RB-990BX for sale here, and hate to sell it but I am buying a pricey pre-amp(to me at least) and could use the extra cash, I don't need this to sit around collecting dust. I was using it to power avalon acoustic eclipse, which a lot of people laugh but if this amp had a better front plate, IEC power cord and a high end name(krell-KAV, parasound...etc) it would sell for a lot more. When I get to building a 2nd system I will probably try to use Rotel amps in it.
sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
Rotel has always been a good value and sound for the money.
soix
9,591 posts
 
I have great respect for Rotel amps, but for a few bucks more I'd step up to something like a McCormack DNA-125 or preferably a used DNA-0.5 Rev. A. Demo one in your system if you can, and then you'll know if the Rotel is a keeper or not.

Tim
soundone
12 posts
 
Rotel makes outstanding gear. Rotel is forward thinking, and offers a lot of bang for a relatively low cost. Rotel has a solid Five year warranty. There is plenty of power produced by a massive torrodial transformer. By power, I don't mean watts, but the ability to drive sophisticated drivers and crossover systems present in higher end speaker systems.
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