The Monoprice monolith amps are made by ATI in America and have gotten really good consumer and professional reviews. I do believe they offer the best bang for your buck.Greetings,
I am pleased with the sound quality that my Denon receiver provides for my 5.2 setup, but I want to have more power on tap from an amp. I have an opportunity to purchase a Rotel RMB-1095, but have read mixed reviews on the sound quality from them. I have also tossed around getting a Monolith 5 or 7, or a Emotiva XPA. Should I save the money and get one of the newer amps listed or go with the Rotel. I have never listened to any of these amps.
Thanks,
Rich
I've owned my Rotel RMB-1095 for a long time. I never had a single issue with it and it sounds fantastic and has no problem powering my system over the years no matter what speakers I've had. I bought mine back in December of 2000 so its coming up on 19 yrs old. Is it rock solid and dead reliable? oh yeah. All these years and the darn thing is still going strong and sounding great. Mine originally had the all black face plate but years ago I ordered the silver center face plate and did the surgery on it and replaced the black face plate with the silver and black. Great amp.Okay, thanks. So I take it nobody has any experience with the Rotel amp that I mentioned?
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Did the amp change the tone or the sound the receiver originally produced?I've owned my Rotel RMB-1095 for a long time. I never had a single issue with it and it sounds fantastic and has no problem powering my system over the years no matter what speakers I've had. I bought mine back in December of 2000 so its coming up on 19 yrs old. Is it rock solid and dead reliable? oh yeah. All these years and the darn thing is still going strong and sounding great. Mine originally had the all black face plate but years ago I ordered the silver center face plate and did the surgery on it and replaced the black face plate with the silver and black. Great amp.
Man that's a tough question because it was 19 years ago and the receiver was a Denon AVR3300 ($999 MSRP). Back then I was so young and so new to this hobby/obsession and I had read so many reviews about the amp that when I got it I could swear everything changed. Back then "to me" the soundstage, imaging, highs, lows etc... just everything was better with the amp.Did the amp change the tone or the sound the receiver originally produced?
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These statements are very true and accurate. If I were spending that kind of money I would buy new because I will get a warranty.Man that's a tough question because it was 19 years ago and the receiver was a Denon AVR3300 ($999 MSRP). Back then I was so young and so new to this hobby/obsession and I had read so many reviews about the amp that when I got it I could swear everything changed. Back then "to me" the soundstage, imaging, highs, lows etc... just everything was better with the amp.
Now to be honest I was young and I played that Denon really loud and at those volumes the Denon's amps couldn't take it so the soundstage collapsed and the highs and lows were lousy too at those loud volumes. So after adding the Rotel I could play at those same levels for movies and music and still have a huge soundstage with crisp, clear highs and great bass. At low levels I'd say the Rotel and Denon sounded the same but the difference came when I really pushed the system.
Over the years I've had the Rotel paired with pre/pros and receives from Rotel, Marantz, Sherwood Newcastle, Denon, Pioneer, Yamaha and now Anthem. I've never compared it to the amps in any other receiver over the years(except the Denon back then) because once you get it you never use the amps in any receiver again. I can say this though. I've replaced every single piece of equipment in my system several times (TV, projectors, screens, subs, receivers, pro/pros, etc...), but the RMB-1095 and two Rotel RB-1050 amps are the only pieces that are still there after all these years.
I'm not saying get the Rotel I'm just saying amps last a long time so no matter which amp you get it's a good investment and will out live pretty much anything else you buy.
