Musical Fidelity with B&W

Thanks all. I'm currently experimenting with 2 Rotel 120W amps. The perform much better that one 200W Rotel. So one
amp per speaker is definitely better than one amp for two
speakers.

I figured out that the key is having total channel
separation. So I'm looking at mono blocks, two amps
or a true dual mono amp.

The only dual mono amp in the Rotel line is the 1090
and that's HUGE! a bit more than I need. I also would
rather not have two amps (less grief from the wife), so
I'm looking at dual mono amps, and Musical Fidelity seem
to have what I'm looking for at the right price.

I'm also trying my first B&W speaker. I purchased a
used CDM7SE. If I like the sound I will move up the
chain to the N804'S. I know Rotel matches up well with
B&W, but as stated above the only dual mono is a beast.

I currently use the A3cr combo with 9nt's. It is a paticularly good combination for classical chamber and acoustic jazz. Quite detailed and a very broad yet stable sweet spot. On over-compressed popular recordings with female vocals, it can sound a bit sibilant at higher volumes, at least in my configuration, and in comparison to a Jolida tubed integrated which removes a bit of detail. One day, I hope to upgrade to a tubed pre, but I am not yet sure why (upgradeitis, perhaps).

I have the A308cr cd player into the TriVista Integrated amp into Nautilus 802. Very happy with the combination, particularly after adding the TriVista.

I currenlty use the B&W N804 (C series) with my Rotel components; RC-1070 & RB-1070. I recently bought the N804 for $1400 each NEW. I am very pleased with the setup & quality of sound. I am coming (upgrading) from a Denon AVR 881 & Polk Audio RT20p.

I'm currently using a Musical Fidelity A300CR power amp and Nu-Vista CD player with B&W N804s. Love the sound ... excellent results from top to bottom. I think Gregg lett is right about the dual mono configuration. The A300CR is a true dual mono amp with 225 wpc. Previously, I was using a Rotel RB1080 (200 wpc) which is NOT a dual mono piece of gear. Didn't like the sound at all, and felt the N804s weren't living up to their potential. The dual mono amp made a huge difference and really makes the B&Ws sing.