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I've narrowed it down to these two. What opinions do you guys have and why.
Thanks.
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This should be an easy choice, with only one question to answer. Will you be using your receiver mostly for movies, or do you want good 2 channel stereo for your cd's? If you will be listening to music, Rotel is the winner by a landslide. If this is for Home Theater mostly, they are a toss up in sound quality, but the Rotel has superior construction and components. The Yamaha is a fine unit, you should be happy with either one. Good luck and happy listening.
Hello RandyH,I dont understand why you say the rotel is more powerfull than the yamaha.
The Yamaha is pushing 110 Watt/ 0.04 THD
The Rotel is pushing 75 Watt/ 0.09 THDCan you explain why the Rotel would have more power.
The Rotel is inded more powerful. Rotel rates their equipment at .1 thd 20hz-20khz and all channels driven. The Yamaha rating system is most likely only 1 channel driven at an unknown cycle range, wich would equate to about 40 watts per channel using Rotels more truthful system. Listen to them side by side and you will be a believer. I did.
I've been a stereo hobbyist and music lover for the past 40 years but I am a neophyte to the world of HT. Only recently have I decided to put together a HT system. I'm still feeling my way around with this new technology but I have spent some time shopping for receivers. I've heard both of these units but not in a side by side comparison. The Yamaha certainly has lots of bells and whistles and I'm sure is a very good HT receiver. However, I found the Rotel to be a little more refined sounding (not necessarily a good thing with HT). If you plan to use the receiver for music only listening in addition to HT then I would get the Rotel. If you will use it exclusively for HT and like your music with sound effects then you might like the Yamaha better. If power is a consideration; despite the published specs, the Rotel might again be the best choice. It's conservatively rated 75wpc is probably more powerful than the 110wpc rating of the Yamaha. I'm buying the Rotel.Randy
i have no rationale for choosing, but can i vote? i vote for the rotel.i have the rotel 985. i have rotel cd players, dvd players which i use as cd players, preamps, and turntable, and they are all fantastic values to me. i would not buy anything in these categories over a rotel unless i heard for myself that it was better. people thinking another brand is better is not good enough for me. i'd want to hear it myself.
but basically i'm taking about rotel's best in their product line.i think rotel makes superb preamps. the 995 is really an excellent stero preamp with an excellent phono stage. the a/v 985 seems similarly capable as a stereo preamp, and the processor is definitely better than the pioneer elite i had.
i'm less familar with the various a/v processors. i had a chance to get an anthem 2 processor at a fabulous price but i decided not to do it because i couldn't do a direct comparison with my 985, and from what i could gather i might not have improved things. i'm told that anthem makes some of the best a/v processors, and i may have considered the deal more if it had been the anthem 20. but i decided to hold my cards unless i can really hear what's better.
i have a yamaha inexpensive cd player that i paid 100 for. it's really pretty decent. i have a yamaha cd burner, but i haven't had a chance to use it yet.
i also have the rotel 965 processor which is a step or two down from the best processor they make. i cannot comment about it as a processor, but it does not seem to be quite as good as a stereo preamp than their better models.
i'm not into ss amplification so i cannot comment about that aspect.
generally all i'm saying is that i believe from my experiences that rotel makes very good products at very good prices.
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