chinablues;158566 Wrote: > Is the Denon 3805 such a weak link in this set-up? ie keep the Denon as > the pre-amp & add something like the Rotel 1095?
Well, maybe not weak, but I'd say you certainly can do better. I opted for the RB1090 as my focus was on the stereo part, and I figured the Denon could take care of all the surround channels. And it makes a nice difference! The 1090 is in much better control of the B&Ws. I really like the sound, and I can play really loud without it getting unbearable :-) That's when I'm home alone though! Of course, I'd like to add a 1075 or 1095 for the surround, but at the moment I simply think that's not worth it for me. Maybe a mono Rotel amp just for the center channel, that would be nice, so all front channels are "equal", rotel-b&w. I don't think it matters much for the surround channels (sr/sr/sbl/srb) though, the Denon is fine for those. I'm really happy with the big Rotel. As they always say, for you it depends on what you're looking for. Are you happy with the surround, but do you want to optimize your stereo sound? Then adding a stereo power amp is great. You'll be able to put some more money in the stereo part then. If it's important for you to optimize all channels, then maybe the 1095 would be cool (or 1080/1095 for 7-channel!). If you have too much money, listen to the Classe amps, they are soooo nice :-) jan PS. I just noticed the rb1090 disappeared from the Rotel web site. I did read somewhere that they might be working on a followup. Maybe that's why I could get it for a discount at the clearance center :-) -- jmourik ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jmourik's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7123 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28256 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
