ROTEL RB-1080 power amp / ANY THOUGHTS?

[pearsall001]

Any feedback on this amp would be appreciated. I am seriously considering it's purchase. Thanks

 

[gcmarshall]

see the rotel forum on www.htguide.com/forum

appears to be popular, but there also appears to be several complaints about the channels dying thus requiring owners to send the unit back to rotel for repairs.

 

[DaveOCP]

I'm not much of a fan. In my opinion, Rotel amplifiers dont sound any better than most upper level receivers. I'd rank them with Adcom at the bottom level of seperate amplifiers. I suggest looking for Parasound HCA-1500As for 2ch or 1205As for 5ch. They have the performance of the current Halo amps, and you can pick up used models for just a few hundred dollars.

 

[dan711]

There was some problems with the internal fuses blowing. I owned a 1080 for about 6 months. I bought it brand new and after 2 weeks the right channel fuse blew. It was repaired and I had no other problems after that.

 

[gcmarshall]

dan711

why did you sell it?

 

[zumbo]

I'm not much of a fan. In my opinion, Rotel amplifiers dont sound any better than most upper level receivers. I'd rank them with Adcom at the bottom level of seperate amplifiers. I suggest looking for Parasound HCA-1500As for 2ch or 1205As for 5ch. They have the performance of the current Halo amps, and you can pick up used models for just a few hundred dollars.

I have had my Adcom 7605 for a while now. I would agree that they are a lower class amplifier, but they have a huge bang/buck factor. I am quiet satisfied with it's performance and reliability. A Rotel of equal performance would cost a great deal more.
Adcom-made in the USA
Rotel-made in Korea

 

[rlammi]

amp

Any feedback on this amp would be appreciated. I am seriously considering it's purchase. Thanks

Haven't had any listening time whit the rotel , i do have an Adcom GFA-7700 and at 175 watts per channle it sounds great. I haven't done much two channel with it yet untill I replace my front speakers. Jeffs Sound Values has good prices and MArk is great had my amp in three days .Check out jeffssoundvalues.com .

 

[mtrycrafts]

Any feedback on this amp would be appreciated. I am seriously considering it's purchase. Thanks

How much is that amp? How many channels of amplification? If it is more than $180-$200 per channel, you may want to consider the Behringer A500 discussed in another thread.

 

[heckeng]

I have had Rotel for separates for 5 years or so, and actually just sold them to get a home theater setup instead of the 2 channel. I very much liked the sound and quality, never had a problem. I just got a Denon AVR 3806 and the Rotel sounded better and had a more full sound and more/tighter bass. Dont get me wrong, the Denon sounds good, but the sound quality of the Rotel separates was excellent. My amp was an RB-1070, which was 130w RMS by 2. I haven't personally owned a 1080 or had much listening time, but will definitely vouge for the brand.

 

[dan711]

dan711

why did you sell it?

I decided to change up my HT. I sold off evrything thing and basicly started over. It worked out good because Rotel has a good resale value.