Rotel RB-1080 and Sonus Faber GP?

freind of mine has vac avatar with GP. sounds great.

I have a NAD 763 for HT (SF Solo, SF Walls, REL Strata III) with a NAD 272 (150 watts) for the GP front speakers. Absolute Sound recently gave NAD 272 kudos in the under $1000 range. I am 2 months into this set-upand listen 50% stereo/50% HT. I knew I was potentially under utilizing the GP with this combo, however I have been pleasantly surprised. I have added acoustic treatments and decent cables which have helped the overall sound. I originally auditioned the GPs on Primare amps. I was just not prepared to invest in Primare, McCormick, Edge, etc. at this point

I have a pair of GP's and origionally used a 1080 rotel.....it was ok, I went to a classe ca 101, and was floored by the detail the speakers could play......liked one classe ca 101 so much that I got a second, and ran teh gp's off of mono amp configs, and they are AMAZING!!!!!! got a good source component, and have decided to no longer use my sub, they dont need it. Give them plenty of clean power, and they really come to life

The Sonus Faber GP speakers require power to really sound good. I recently switched from a 50wpc to the McIntosh MA6900 Integrated Amp rated at 200wpc. These speakers sound excellent with the increased power and quality of the McIntosh. If you like the Rotel RB-1080, I suggest you borrow one and test it out before you buy. cheers..

It's true that the GP's need a fair bit of power to come alive. I first used a Classe CAP-100 and was never really impressed with the sound. Hooked up the GP's to the ARC D130 and just a slight improvement. It was when I changed to the high-current Plinius SA-100MkIII everything came to life. The dynamics and transient attack was incredible.