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Next step in upgrading my home theater system??

I posted this in the wrong forum....so here it is

I want to make calculated steps in upgrading my HT setup and unfortunately I do have a budget As for now I have B&W DM603 fronts, s600 center and S601's for rear surround powered by a Yammy rx v2400 130w X 7 receiver with an Oppo upscaling DVD player going to a Panny projector. Eventually I want to jump into a 1080 projector (now I have 720) and Blu-Ray and also upgrade my audio. My question is do I keep my current B&W speakers and add something like a Rotel 1075 120Wx5 amp? Or is it better to upgrade my front speakers and then add power? Adding the Rotel 1075 would be a pretty easy addition but would it make a difference in sound quality? I watch a lot of concert DVD's followed by HI Def sports and then movies.

Thanks for the advice!

--JK
seanile31
zigonht
124 posts
 
Seanile 31,

I found a big difference when I added a multich amp to my HT set up and used my Yamaha Rx1500 as a pre/pro. Big difference in soundstage and dynamics....Just my 2 cents...
saki70
907 posts
 
I moved to Rotel seperates from an Onkyo A/V receiver . It sounded like I had taken a blanket off of my speakers , which were fairly efficient at 89db. ! I had better clarity , dynamics , definition and extension .

I don't think that you have heard what your speakers are 'really' capable of doing !

Good luck.
seanile31 OP
15 posts
 
Thanks for the advice. The room is in a huge finished basement so I am sure the acoustics are compromised. I sit about 12-14' back from the screen and the ceilings are barely 8' high. The only reason I mentioned Rotel is there seems to be a fair amount of them available offering 120w x 5 for about 500-700 or so.

Thanks again.

John
rlwainwright
1,904 posts
 
Give the Emotiva XPA-5 a serious look: 200W/ch. into 8 ohms all 5 channels driven. Price? $799 + shipping. has a 5 year, transferable warranty. It will improve mightily on your Yamaha's amps...BTW, Emotiva customer service is superb - I know from experience.

http://www.Emotiva.com

-RW-
seanile31 OP
15 posts
 
I'm not sure my current speakers could handle 200W/ch. Also, is there really a difference in sound, etc., in these amps? So now I am considering Rotel, Parasound and now Emotiva? Is there a clear winner when comparing these 3 amps and companies? The Emotiva seems like a great deal but would I kill my speakers with 200W/channel?

John
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