Your thoughts on Rotel Amps


Hi,

I own a Rotel RB-1080 (200 wpc) and I think it sounds great. In many ways, I think it compares favorably with many of the "name brand" amps (i.e., Krell, Levinson, etc.), at least to my ears. I certainly don't see many Rotels for sale in the classifieds. Perhaps it's because they're "keepers." Anyway, I was wondering what the rest of the crew thought of Rotel amps.
rlb61

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I think the stuff is hard to beat for the $$$$. I currently have a RB-990BX for sale here, and hate to sell it but I am buying a pricey pre-amp(to me at least) and could use the extra cash, I don't need this to sit around collecting dust. I was using it to power avalon acoustic eclipse, which a lot of people laugh but if this amp had a better front plate, IEC power cord and a high end name(krell-KAV, parasound...etc) it would sell for a lot more. When I get to building a 2nd system I will probably try to use Rotel amps in it.
Exactly Bwyoung, Rotel is great quality entry level gear, it is a way most any working fellow can afford to get into high end. Saying it is the best is crazy, but for the money one can find it for used it is one of the few true values out there. When i build a second(non-refrence/mega-buck system) I fully plan on using Rotel.