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Need speaker advice for new Rotel system

Hello fellow Audiogoners. I just purchased a Rotel system consisting of the following components for my new 2-channel system I'm building: RB-1080 (200wpc amp), RC-1090 (pre-amp), RCD-1072 (cdp).

I've only heard a handful of speaker manufacturers and LOVE Focal and Dynaudio (I'm sure I don't have enough real power for Dyn. though). But am not quite familiar with what is recommended for Rotel, or at least what is popular with you knowledgeable folks.

Any help would be appreciated greatly. Oh, and to add I'll be using Tara Labs XLR RSC vector 2 interconnects between the pre and amp, and am using Analysis Plus Oval 9 speaker cable for whatever I end up with on that end :) Still need interconnects to go between the cdp and pre though.

Thanks in advance!!!

-Chris
camdenyard
cleaneduphippy
323 posts
 
I'll echo what Rshad0000 said as from what I've heard, Rotel and B&W makes a quite a good sounding combination.
dwhitt
347 posts
 
if you read my first response, i mentioned the b & w which work very well, why, because they are basically married to each other in england....rotel and b & w ....so yes they should work very well, but other speakers will do well, especially focal...which by the way, for whatever reason, are being sold on audiogon at reasonable money..
chadnliz
3,736 posts
 
Yup if you see Rotel being played at a store or at a show its almost always with BW speakers but there has been no bad ideas here yet.........add Vandersteen to the list if you want time, phase accurate speakers with 1st order crossovers and real world high level price to performance ratio. I own Rotel amps and Processor, like BW with them.
dwhitt
347 posts
 
the three best with rotel, b & w , focal, vandersteen..excellent ,can't go wrong
xti16
1,525 posts
 
I am using a Bryston B100 100wpc @8 ohms and 180wpc @4 ohms with dyn C1's. I'm also currently demoing the C2's and the Bryston is holding its own.

Power should not be a problem with most of the dynaudio lineup.
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