Anthem MCA 50 / Rotel RMB 1095

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erspltnloudnbmr

Audiophyte
Greetings to all. This is my first forum post and I thought maybe I could get some good advice here. I did read "read before posting a new thread"...so I'm not going to ask which amp is better. :) I'm currently running an Integra 7.1 receiver, PSB Stratus Silvers up front, Stratus minis rear. C5 center. 60/40 music/ movies. SACD/DVDA. Looking to upgrade to separates and I'm shopping for the amp end first. I've narrowed the field to the Anthem MCA50 or the Rotel RMB 1095 (five channels is all I need right now), both of which are thankfully at the same dealer. Unfortunately, the 1095 is not a display piece, and I had to audition a 1075. Any thoughts, insights from current owners of either as to differences in sound, bright/soft, soundstage, etc. Will the 1075 give a good representation of the 1095? Reliability an issue with either? Preferences for Anthem or Rotel? Seems like a flip of the coin to me. Thanks for any advice or insight offered.
 
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sCiEnT

Junior Audioholic
I think the 1095 plays a LOT better than the 1075 and costs twice as much I think. I don't know how it compares to the MCA 50 though.
 
mulester7

mulester7

Audioholic Samurai
erspltnloudnbmr said:
Greetings to all. This is my first forum post and I thought maybe I could get some good advice here. I did read "read before posting a new thread"...so I'm not going to ask which amp is better. :) I'm currently running an Integra 7.1 receiver, PSB Stratus Silvers up front, Stratus minis rear. C5 center. 60/40 music/ movies. SACD/DVDA. Looking to upgrade to separates and I'm shopping for the amp end first. I've narrowed the field to the Anthem MCA50 or the Rotel RMB 1095 (five channels is all I need right now), both of which are thankfully at the same dealer. Unfortunately, the 1095 is not a display piece, and I had to audition a 1075. Any thoughts, insights from current owners of either as to differences in sound, bright/soft, soundstage, etc. Will the 1075 give a good representation of the 1095? Reliability an issue with either? Preferences for Anthem or Rotel? Seems like a flip of the coin to me. Thanks for any advice or insight offered.
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.....Erspltnloudnbmr, (whew), first I'll say welcome, and secondly I'll say there ain't a one of us got a money tree out in the back yard, and I suspect you don't either....I'd say the best way to approach your desired upgrade, and it most probably IS a very nice upgrade, would be to ask the local dealer to allow you to take a 1095 home to play with overnight....if he won't do this, take your receiver in to his store and ask to hear your receiver push speakers, and then take the signals out of the pre-outs of your receiver to the multi-channel amp in question to the same speakers used for both hearings....you most definitely should hear a difference in the sound quality with this 1095 with it being a dedicated seperate, but I'm not familiar with it, so you will have to varify that....keep in mind, the largest difference in the sound quality I experienced, was at the pre-amp level, when I waved good bye to receivers forever with a used McIntosh C-26 solid-state pre-amp, which was part of a package deal, with the pre-amp actually costing me about $400, and included a wood cabinet....the C-26 is currently right at 35 years of age, and has NEVER been in the shop....I am probably soon to upgrade 13 models to a McIntosh C-39 solid-state pre-amp, which has remote control and XLR outputs, for $800, that originally listed for $4000....and, I'll admit, used McIntosh solid-state pre-amps is my only experience in the seperate pre-amp realm beyond a high-end Denon pre-amp one time, that sounded dull, and no better than the receivers I'd had....so you can see why I don't feel the need to look elsewhere, if something ain't broke, why try to fix it?....I hope others will chime in quoting "listening experience", not theory or opinions based on reviews from Mortimer, and it should be easy to tell what will be a most obvious difference....Erspltnloudnbmr, I wish you the best of luck in your worthy endeavor to upgrade from a receiver....just make sure the needs of your family are met first, with new clothes and bicycles for everyone......
 
agarwalro

agarwalro

Audioholic Ninja
If you are looking to get a new amp, the MCA 50 goes for about $2000.00. The Emotiva MPS-1 falls in the same price range and has been recommeded by AH. The review can be found here, MPS-1
 
ht_addict

ht_addict

Audioholic
erspltnloudnbmr said:
Greetings to all. This is my first forum post and I thought maybe I could get some good advice here. I did read "read before posting a new thread"...so I'm not going to ask which amp is better. :) I'm currently running an Integra 7.1 receiver, PSB Stratus Silvers up front, Stratus minis rear. C5 center. 60/40 music/ movies. SACD/DVDA. Looking to upgrade to separates and I'm shopping for the amp end first. I've narrowed the field to the Anthem MCA50 or the Rotel RMB 1095 (five channels is all I need right now), both of which are thankfully at the same dealer. Unfortunately, the 1095 is not a display piece, and I had to audition a 1075. Any thoughts, insights from current owners of either as to differences in sound, bright/soft, soundstage, etc. Will the 1075 give a good representation of the 1095? Reliability an issue with either? Preferences for Anthem or Rotel? Seems like a flip of the coin to me. Thanks for any advice or insight offered.
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Erspltnloudnbmr, why not just keep your receiver and add an amp? Since the Integra is modular in design you can upgrade it in the future as new modules come out. Now as far as the Rotel RMB-1095 goes, it is a beast off an amp with 2-1.2KvA toroids and 120,000uf of caps and 30 output devices for all 5 channels. So it should have no problem powering your PSB's which are 4ohm and 91 or 86db sensitive. Now if your finding no issue with your receiver powering your speakers to your listening level then the only thing the amp will do is drain your wallet.:(
 
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mulester7

mulester7

Audioholic Samurai
ht_addict said:
No if your finding no issue with your receiver powering your speakers to your listening level then the only thing the amp will do is drain your wallet.:(
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....this is wrong, many here are fully aware it's wrong, and sure, some 50 watt pea-shooter amp probably doesn't apply......
 
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rollinrocker

Audioholic
erspl,

I agree with mule, you'll hear a diff. The psb's are fine speakers, and will benefit from a big amp. It isn't about loudness, its about quality. I have not heard the anthem amp, but i do own the 1095 and it is a beast. You say you listen 60/40 music. I think that may change to about 70/30 with an amp upgrade.
 
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PENG

Audioholic Slumlord
rollinrocker said:
erspl,

I agree with mule, you'll hear a diff. The psb's are fine speakers, and will benefit from a big amp. It isn't about loudness, its about quality. I have not heard the anthem amp, but i do own the 1095 and it is a beast. You say you listen 60/40 music. I think that may change to about 70/30 with an amp upgrade.
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Under certain conditions, some people may hear a difference, some may not. Why can't we accept that, instead of trying to tell someone that he will, or will not hear a difference. Just because I can hear a difference, it does not mean all other people can, or vice versa. We can offer our own experience, or speculations, but in the end the person who asked the questions would still have to listen for himself, to find out what the difference is, if audible to him.
 
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rollinrocker

Audioholic
peng,

I agree with you. Some people CAN'T hear a diff. A receiver may be all they would ever need, or want. I may be wrong, but erspl strikes me as one that actually LISTENS to music. He has a fine system, with sacd/dvd audio capability. I think he may appreciate the upgrade.
 
ht_addict

ht_addict

Audioholic
mulester7 said:
....this is wrong, many here are fully aware it's wrong, and sure, some 50 watt pea-shooter amp probably doesn't apply......
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And many here are fully aware it doesn't:cool:
 
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PENG

Audioholic Slumlord
rollinrocker said:
peng,

I agree with you. Some people CAN'T hear a diff. A receiver may be all they would ever need, or want. I may be wrong, but erspl strikes me as one that actually LISTENS to music. He has a fine system, with sacd/dvd audio capability. I think he may appreciate the upgrade.
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You may be right. I also think that those who own higher resolution speakers would naturally have a better chance.
 
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mulester7

mulester7

Audioholic Samurai
ht_addict said:
And many here are fully aware it doesn't:cool:
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....correct, until they get out of bed and put in their hearing aids.....
 
ht_addict

ht_addict

Audioholic
mulester7 said:
....correct, until they get out of bed and put in their hearing aids.....
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That was funny:D to bad your not always correct;)
 
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