Bridged NADs vs. Rotel Ra - 1062


Hello, 

I am new in this music technology field, so I wanted to ask

your advice and opinion :)

I am buying amps did some research and form my budget ~(350 eur)

I found these options:

1. Bridged Nads , power amp and amp Nad 2400 and 3020a

2. Bridged Nads, power amp and amp c270 and c370

3. Rotel Ra-1062

Ar these options good? What would you choose from these?  

Or maybe you would choose neither of those, and know some

better option :) ?

My music is : classic rock, rock , blues rock, metal.

Any advice/observation would be really helpful!

I would be really grateful for your help! 🙂

 

 

mistermonitors

Showing 3 responses by mm1tt77

@mistermonitors the NAD and Rotel units are both value integrated units from around 15-20 years ago.  Nothing wrong with that, both brands have a solid reputation.  Rotel for value, their claim to fame is they are solidly built, punch above their weight class by always striving to deliver more value per dollar.  NAD is a bigger brand that offers products in various price brackets with some value products all the at up to some higher end gear.  I wouldn’t buy one of these older units and bridge them into mono’s, you can but you’ll likely lose more than you’ll gain.  The NAD C372 should be a nice option for you, it will likely drive most speakers, NAD has been in the space for a long time producing great products, when this originally launched was a unit that did everything well.  If you go the NAD or Rotel route, don’t spend too much on them, they retailed between $600-800 when new back 20 years ago.  If you can snag one for a $100-200 that’s in good shape, tremendous value if you are going to use it, not much value on the used market.  
 

If you wanted to go with a modern integrated there are some good options in the $1,000-2,000 range but that’s a big jump from what you are looking at. If you went with a more modern integrated you might not really gain much in performance but you would potentially gain a unit set up for a more modern set up incorporating streaming / digital.  

@assetmgrsc you’re right, when I researched the units this morning, some used options came up but I didn’t look closely at them.  Some were old adds and others were for units that weren’t fully functional.  I was more focused on learning about the different options the OP referenced as they aren’t familiar units to me. 
 

Looks like refurbished units go for almost what they cost new on the NAD.  If they are selling for those types of prices I’d gather they were good units back in the day and still good units.  Rotel Units seem to be on the $400-800 range, what’s curious on the Rotel is some of the adds from 2-3 years ago had Units selling in the $ 150-300 range.  The pricing has taken quite a jump. 
 

 

@mistermonitors if you can get the NAD in the 100-150 range, no brainer.  You won’t find anything remotely close to the performance at anywhere near the price.  Assuming the unit is in good working order.  Bridging to Mono is different than having amps designed to be mono blocks.  Adding into the equation these units are integrated amps, not just amps and their age is why most are recommending against going that route.  
 

Good Luck.