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Upgrade suggestions - from Rotel 1066 receiver

I am not displeased with my Rotel receiver but I'm wondering if there is anything else out there that would be a good upgrade. I do not use the video switching capabilities, just use it for audio in my simple HT system - movies, HDTV. Please see my system for component details.

I need two optical inputs, DTS, Dolby, etc. My DVD player does have DVD-A & SACD capabilities, but I seldom use it for this. Still, the amp needs to have good audio capablities. I would like something with a bit more power per channel (the Rotel sends 75W/channel) for my 5.1 speaker set up.

I only want to spend around $1000, if possible, and used is fine. If there is nothing that beats the Rotel, I'll just stick with the Rotel!

Holly
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chadnliz
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Good call Holy, I have a Rotel and think it is great for the money, and I dont care what others say.....there are far more costly models wich only boasts fractions of better performance for movies, now music is a whole diffrent animal, if I were to ever upgrade for movies it would more certainly be a Lexicon, if you think the Rotel is versital....just wait till you see how good a Lexicon is, its surround decoding is world class aswell.
oakiris OP
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Thanks Chadnliz. The Rotel is a keeper, at least until I am willing to spend a lot more money. I'll tweak the system in other ways, I think. I don't need anything more complicated since my HT system is pretty simple. You look at the back panels of some of these receivers/processors and there seem to be hundreds of connections, none of which I would probably ever make use of!

Holly
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chaskelljr2001
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"Holly":

Listen to the other A'Goners here, Keep the Rotel. It's that simple. Otherwise, I would suggest an Arcam 250 or 350, and they cost a hell of a lot more money.

--Charles--
oakiris OP
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Yep, I'm keeping the Rotel! It does the job for me, and I am having a Sistrum multi-platform made for me with the Rotel as one of the measured components, so it would be foolish to make any changes right now. I don't know what I was thinking!

Holly
oakiris OP
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I am a bit embarassed to write this, but after all of that "Yes I'm going to keep the Rotel receiver," I didn't. (Well, I still have it; anyone want to buy it?!?) I ended up getting a great deal on a Sunfire Ultimate Receiver. It fits just fine on my Sistrum platform and it "shore looks and sounds purty." I spent a lot more $$ than I had planned - I seem to admit that a lot here - but I am very pleased with the results. :-)

I'll have to update my system info and pictures this weekend.

Holly
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