Receiver Rotel? and Speakers Maggies? for HT?

I also recently set up a second system for HT, seperate from my 2 channel rig and decided on the Rotel 1055 (good deal since the 1056 had recently come out) and Paradigm 60 v3s. The Paradigms work very well for HT and they pair up well with the Rotel. The system is in a large rec room (20x40) and has no problem filling the room. How much you want to spend is the deciding factor re: receiver vs seperates, but for HT I just don't find the price difference is justified by the small improvement. I'm not listening for nuances in the soundtrack of movies, just impact and clarity of speech that blends well and good surround effects. I'm not sure I'd go with Maggies for a HT application, especially if it's not used for serious music listening.

Tonyp54,

I looked at Paradigm's web site but could not find a 60 v3. Are you referring to the CS60R in-wall speakers?

It's nice to hear that the 1055 worked out for you given the large space. I suppose as long as I pick efficient speakers, the Rotel 1056 should do the trick (the 1055 doesn't quite have the component video bandwidth I'm looking for).

Thx,
Frank

Frank, I have the reference studio series, the link below shows the various models in that line. Good luck.

http://www.paradigm.com/Website/SiteReferenceProduct/RModels/StudioSeries/StudioSpecs.html

Frank, the Otlaw processor has about as flexible a bass management system as there is! See review from SGTHT mag bellow:
..."The 950's speaker-configuration options are unusually flexible for a product costing under $1000, and extraordinarily simple to adjust. First, you step through your speaker groups (Center, Front, Surround, Surround Rear), indicating whether each group is Small (crossovers will be used), Large (full-range), or nonexistent (except for the main left and right). You can also select quite a few crossover frequencies (40, 60, 80, 100, 120, and 150Hz) by individual speaker group—again, uncommonly accommodating for so affordable a product. A final flourish is hidden on the rear panel, where an Analog Bass Management switch lets you enable an 80Hz highpass filter across the five full-range multichannel inputs. Any sub-80Hz bass contained in those channels is summed and passed along, in the analog domain, to the subwoofer.
As for the video switching for component, 45mhz is more than enough for DVD or High def broadcasts! If however you need a switcher with more inputs, dont' throw out the "Stereophile Award" winning Outlaw 950 pre/pro for this reason! You can buy an outboard Extron Video Switcher that's as good as you can ever expect. I wouldn't however personally go with a receiver as a video switcher for this reason. The Outlaw simply offer too much value and performance to ignore. To me, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE QUALITY!..The outlaw offers just that.
You really need mor than 2 Component video swiching dubties? You can always go dirrect to your video projector/monitor. Otherwise, I recommend the award winning Extron Switchers.
Hope this helps

i recently purchased the Rotel RSX-1056 for my 3rd system in my family room. this is currently just 2-channel with a 50" Fujitsu P50XHA30WS plasma.....it is installed in a closed cabinet with minimal ventilation. the RSX-1056 sounded better than it's big brother (RSX-1067), didn't get as warm, and has a very good interface. i did hear it at the dealer in multi-channel and i preferred it's performance to any of the 'Japanese black boxes' in it's price range. the styling is very pleasing and the build quality is at a higher level than others i considered. the amp seems to have more 'headroom' than it's modest watt rating would indicate.

i am a passionate 2-channel guy and was very impressed with the 2-channel performance into the modest but great sounding Dynaudio Audience 52se speakers. you can click on my system page to see my reference for 2-channel performance.

the HD video switching seems to be transparent.....i like my HD.

in the future i'll be using the 1056 in surround and feel it will do a great job. highly recommended.