Any Rotel love around here? Looking to power my Sonus Faber Olympica 3


Looking to power my Sonus Faber Olympica 3.  

I am going to use these speakers in my family room, my wife really wants me to complete this system soon so we can play christmas music and she can finally watch TV with some good sound. 

I am looking at possibly Rotel power for this. 

Either the integrated solution: 
Rotel RA1592

Or going separates:
Rotel RC1570 or RC1590 preamp
Rotel RB1582mk2 or RB1590 amp. 

Thoughts?

Thanks!
joey_v

Showing 1 response by kumakahn

After auditioning the MF A5 and the NAD Masters Series five channel amps, as well as a few others, I bought the Rotel 1590. I own the 1075 as well. To my ears, the 1590 was far cleaner and had much more range and realism than the NAD and the MF amp and was a huge step up from the 1075. It sounded as good as some Higher end amps in the store for less money.  The MF and NAD sounded muffled and soft to me in comparison.  They just did not excite me.  I may be ruined for all other amps if I hear something like a Pass Labs. But, until then, I have not listened to any kind of music on the 1590 that did not move me and make me smile real big.  I especially love the incredibly deep, fast bass it generates in my B&W 804s. I did not really understand the concept of speed in an amp until the 1590. It seems like nothing taxes it. The mid and highs are pure and not annoying.  At this point, I feel like the amp is no longer the limiting factor in sound quality, and I think that title now belongs to the speakers. It may be that the 1590 is a return to the sound of the “older” British Rotels. I have heard a few lower priced Rotel amps that were nowhere near as refined or moving.