Rti A7/A9 choice based on current amp

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jaysmackie wrote: »

....Rotel RB-1552... ...class AB 120W, is it good quality watts or marketing watts? ...watching Rotel as a brand. ...coming home with a RB-1582 anyway if it is any good...

...Good quality watts according to reviewers, Jay. One place to do some Rotel research:

http://www.htguide.com/forum/forumdisplay.php4?f=20

I recall reading there, the 15XX series does NOT provide the "near" Levinson/Krell/Threshold SQ* of the heftier 98X/99X/10XX series amps. But don't take my word.
* w/out the L/K/T $ according to expert reviews

A side note to this: if I knew then what I know now I'd have gone all Rotel instead of Hafler XL280s. Rotels are on the agenda following the rest the speaker mods & TV upgrade

Also until recently I used a only a Belles for my LR; Hafs for center & LR/RR. When I changed to a Haf for the 'A7 tops*, I noticed improved transparency or greater imersion in the sound stage. More evidence for the "same brand amp for all channels" argument.
* leaving the Belles connected to the bottoms

to PrazVT: you could save one of those other amps to drive your 'A7 bottoms thus lightnening your AVR's load. The SC-57 review I read listed 8 & 6, but no 4ohm power rating.

to everyone else*: my Belles w/its measly, but high current, 80 wpc/8ohms will lift my 'A7s off the ground! More evidence for the "quality power" argument.
* PrazVT: you've read this before

to SRTer: read the entire thread linked in post #24; good stuff!

I plan to recommend the SC series to a friend above some of the other brands we've discussed

My $.02. cheers tony