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Re: rotel vs emotiva « Reply #1 on Apr 12, 2010, 9:29pm »
i have had rotel in the distant past and it was good quality stuff at reasonable prices. still, the price to performance ratio on the emotiva amps can't be beat and i love my xpa-5.
Re: rotel vs emotiva « Reply #3 on Apr 12, 2010, 10:04pm »
I don't have two of any denominations for you. However, I'm a big Rotel fan, as well. I think that a Rotel amp is going to cost more. It might buy you a hint of warmth above the XPA line of amps, to my ears. It will not buy you any clarity, extra slam, dynamics or openness, though. I can't comment on the UPA differences, I don't have any significant time with the UPA stuff. The Emotiva is the clear price/performance winner with either the UPA or the XPA line. Since you're already using a Rotel as your pre, I'd say you'll get any hint of needed warmth from that, and that an Emotiva amp would be a perfect match.
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Re: rotel vs emotiva « Reply #5 on Apr 12, 2010, 10:17pm »
hey bill bauman,
i know this is off topic, but i just have to sing this.
"won't you come home billbauman" "won't you come home" "i've cried the whole day lo-ong" "i'll do the dishes honey" "i'll pay the rent" "i know i've done you wro-ong"
okay.......now i got that out of my system. carry on gents.........
Re: rotel vs emotiva « Reply #6 on Apr 12, 2010, 10:38pm »
I think aside from simply being able to reliably provide stable power in the amount demanded at the resistance demanded, amps really affect the sound of a system the least by far. Speakers, tuning and source material all matter a lot more. The only thing that matters less is speaker cable.
So I think with an amp you should just save your money and go with an Emo product that meets or exceeds your power and channel requirements.
I'm speaking as somebody who had a Rotel RB-1090 (their most beastly 2 channel amp). It was solid. I used to use it to drive up to 4 different pairs of speakers simultaneously at very loud volumes and never once heard it bottom out. But after maybe 6 years of ownership it went up in sparks on me when I accidentally touched a positive and negative speaker cable while it was playing at a low volume.
My XPA-5 sounds just as good to me, although I have to admit I haven't attempted to drive as many speakers as loudly with it. Some day I'll get an XPA-2 for that role. The XPA-5 just powers my home theater system.
Re: rotel vs emotiva « Reply #8 on Apr 12, 2010, 11:13pm »
I've gotta say I mostly agree with the replies so far.I've owned several different Rotels over the years,when they were the best bang for the buck.I really like Rotel,good build,good sound,good looks.I bought some Emotiva gear and sold my Rotel gear shortly after.For the amps I think Emo is really close,for a prepro the old 1068 beat the lmc easy.The UMC is as good as the 1068 was,that's not an easy task considering the price.
Come on now...be serious....seems like harmless discussion to me.....jheesh.
Pat.
I think he meant to place it in the amplifier section, as the OPs original question was about amps.
Man, I don't know, this one's a close call. The 1570 (Rotel RSP-1570) is a Pre/Pro, after all. Now, he was asking Emotiva amps, but attached to a Rotel processor. Since they both affect speaker performance, I'm thinking this should be moved to The Emporium. From there, the OP can sell the Rotel Pre/Pro to purchase some Emotiva speakers and get on the list for a UMC-1. <-- See tongue, see smile, see joke - see above post where I said I like Rotel. (just making sure no one takes this seriously)
Re: rotel vs emotiva « Reply #17 on Apr 13, 2010, 1:38pm »
I had a Rotel 1095 amp and was very happy with it. I ended up buying an XPA-5 to see how it compared. I'm honestly not sure if I can hear a difference or if my mind just wants to like the XPA more. Either way, I ended up selling the Rotel.
just got my rotel 1570 should i go with a rotel amp or the xpa5 amp or it just does not matter
I have had Bryston, Parasound & Rotel amps and the Rotel was the best price/performance that I have experienced. I have not demoed an Emotiva amp yet. The Bryston was incredible but way over priced, especially here in Canada where they are 50 - 60% higher in price than in the US. Funny as Bryston is a Canadian company.
Mine was a pure 200 watts per channel with all channels driven superb performer. The amp drove my Infinity Kapp 8.2s cleanly with no issues. The pre/pros were Classe and Rotel.
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