Rotel RB-1090 amplifier opinions.

bassfann
bassfann Posts: 151
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Looking for any current Rotel amp owners who have had the 1090.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,194
    The RB1090 is one killer amp. You trying to buy one or talk about yours?
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  • bassfann
    bassfann Posts: 151
    mantis wrote: »
    The RB1090 is one killer amp. You trying to buy one or talk about yours?
    Want to buy one.
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  • BackertLabs
    BackertLabs Posts: 117
    We had that amp for years. It’s big, warm and dynamic. It sounded more “right” than a few expensive audiophile amps we tried to upgrade it with. In the end, a pair of Odyssey monoblocks (at greater cost) provided more audiophile goodies in the transparency department. But we still fondly remember the 1090.
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,478
    It has built in wheels!
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,494
    edited October 2018
    Not current, but I had one paired with some SDA SRS 2's. Great amp. Matter of fact I think I got it from Emlyn. The wheels on the back help sliding it in the rack.

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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,478
    Interesting and telling fact is that Rotel dumped Class AB amps for a few years in favor of their Class D experiment, but then went back to their traditional thing. The current RB-1590 is pretty much the same as the old RB-1090 design with updated cosmetics.
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,494
    I tried some Class D mono blocks, then Ed Savinon the SRT king brought over the Krell KSA-250, Class A. No contest, the Krell stayed.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,147
    edited October 2018
    SCompRacer wrote: »
    I tried some Class D mono blocks, then Ed Savinon the SRT king brought over the Krell KSA-250, Class A. No contest, the Krell stayed.
    Dayum… :o
    That Krell is a Monster too. Pic. from the web of its guts;
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,418
    It doubles as an arc welder by day
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    It doubles as an arc welder by day

    And a space heater / furnace!
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,418
    I bet it would give an apartment hot plate a run for its money :p:p
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,551
    SCompRacer wrote: »
    Not current, but I had one paired with some SDA SRS 2's. Great amp. Matter of fact I think I got it from Emlyn. The wheels on the back help sliding it in the rack.

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    IIRC, I almost bought Emlyn’s years ago.

    I had a 1090, it was good until I got the Plinius SA102.
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  • nhhiep
    nhhiep Posts: 877
    my last RB1090 shutdown after driving the polk 707s full range for a few hrs and it was hot too. the denon avr 3808 didn't have the issue. Sold it for around $1k
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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 1,987
    Try...

    http://www.htguide.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?20-Club-Rotel
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    That amp shouldn’t have had an issue driving 707’s
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,194
    erniejade wrote: »
    That amp shouldn’t have had an issue driving 707’s
    NONE!

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