Your thoughts on Rotel Amps

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.

I once owned the Krell KAV300i integrated (However, I only used the 150 watt amp portion of the unit -- bypassing the preamp section via the throughput) and it needed service. My dealer loaned me a rotel amp. I was very impressed at the sound, the punch and the overall performance for the money. I still thought the Krell was my preference, but since then I have helped many people get into audiophile sound recommending the Rotel amps.

Exactly Bwyoung, Rotel is great quality entry level gear, it is a way most any working fellow can afford to get into high end. Saying it is the best is crazy, but for the money one can find it for used it is one of the few true values out there. When i build a second(non-refrence/mega-buck system) I fully plan on using Rotel.

I sold my McCormack DNA-225 to a guy who had the big Rotel 300 w. amp. He thanked me for selling it to him, and stated the DNA-225 was in another league above the Rotel.