Audio Research D200 or new Rotel 1080

Dear Foodman.
Te only thing I have to say about the ARC D200 is that I thought mine was broken when I first checked it after a trade in. A couple of days warm up did not change that.
The guy who released it from me was hearing sweet hights and a good midrange. Still puzzels me.
I do know that the Rotel products have succeded to crawl from the grey sound of yesteryear, but beware of their balanced inputs. Lousy implementation, and BAAD technique.

Hans

I have a D200 - great piece
built like a tank

What is all the fuss about with ARC solid state! Yes they build fine tube products but their ss amps are very good as well. I have tried many brands of ss amplifiers and I find the ARC solid state to sound superb! I currently own a ARC D200 ( also owned the ARC D240) and I love em! It is by far the best sound to date. Only thing to come close in transparency, clarity and detail is the Odyssey Stratos which is also verrry good in it's own right, a superb amp. The differences between these two amps would come down to personal preferences only. ARC ss amps are built to military specifications with military grade parts. You can expect the very best when you buy their products, tube or solid state, period.