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Denon vs Rotel for B&W CM1?

Hello friends, i've been auditioning the Denon AVR-4308.
As always, Denon is quite musical and based on past ownership, very reliable. Then i went to another store and was impressed by the B&W cm1 been driven by the Rotel RSX-1550 wich puts out 100 watts x 5.

The Denon puts out 140 watts per channel at 8 ohms. It has a 2 year warranty. The Rotel has 5.

Also Rotel claims that the RSX-1550 doubles at 4 ohms for 200 watts per channel.

Does anybody have any ideas or preferences?

Thank you, Rudy

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bnieman
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Rotel will be better in all aspects. And even though output wise the Denon is rated higher, the Rotel should match or beat the actual output level. Denon's numbers are always iffy.

I upgraded from Denon to Rotel 5 years ago and have NEVER looked back. There was such a huge difference in performance for me.

I have not used Audyssey yet, but am skeptical of the science behind it. Get yourself a SPL meter and the Rotel and you should be golden!

Cheers,
Bryan
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