Rotel RB-1080 and Sonus Faber GP?

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.

I had the GP's hooked up to my Rotel RMB-1095 to great effect. Eventually, I re-arranged my systems and now the GP's are run by a Sonic Frontiers Power 1 amp (55 wpc tube). It is so ridicously good that I'm out of the upgrade business. So, if you're worried about power requirements, don't fret. The Rotel will do them justice, and then some. But if you find a Power 1 out there for sale, give it some thought!

Cheers.

Tom

thanks guys for your input.i bought Primare A/30.2 to drive SF and is working great.I also bought Primare stereo preamp and all make a great match and sound wonderful.Verry happy with this combination.Even Primare amp are just 120 watts per channel is much powerfull then Rotel 1080(200 watts),drive my SF very easy and has a lot of reserve.I use Rotel for 3 weeks and I wasn't happy with the result.Rotel is a great amp but is not ok with SF.Just my personal opinion.
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