Thanks for the tip! I pretty much decided the same thing myself, so I snagged a Rotel RB-981 (130w @ 8ohms) since I wanted to stay all Rotel for power so that everything had matching sonic signatures.
Thanks again!
Thanks again!
Rotel 985 MK II enough for NHT 2.3As?
I've just bought a Rotel 985 to power my home theater system, but I need to pick up a second 2-channel amp to do 7 channel (got a Lex DC-1 to go with the Rotel). I was planning to get something small, like a 970 (on eBay today), to drive my SuperZero surrounds.
However, I've also got NHT 2.1 full-range rears, and my center is a pair of 1.3As, wired in parallel, and I'm concerned that this might get to be too much to ask of the 985 (2 full-range 4 ohms, a 4 ohm parallel load, and two 8 ohm full-ranges).
Can the 985 handle this, or should I get a 990 to drive the 2.3As and just let the 985 take care of everything else?
However, I've also got NHT 2.1 full-range rears, and my center is a pair of 1.3As, wired in parallel, and I'm concerned that this might get to be too much to ask of the 985 (2 full-range 4 ohms, a 4 ohm parallel load, and two 8 ohm full-ranges).
Can the 985 handle this, or should I get a 990 to drive the 2.3As and just let the 985 take care of everything else?
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