Reciever or used amp for RF 7 set up

[erikm121]

Hi all,

Got my speakers months ago, the f's, c and s's. Didn't want to hook them up to my Sony receiver so they have been in the box ever since.

Long story short, getting close to finishing my basement and am now looking for a reciever or an amp. I can spend up to 1K ish. Rather keep it in the $800 range, but I am a sucker for nicer things.

Been thinking about Denon, Outlaw and maybe Rotel. Any sugestions? Really looking for imput on Outlaw. I have read tons on Denon and Rotel. Not much on Outlaw.

I would like seperates but run into the money thing. What is the general life of an amp under normal useage? Are any recievers better at being a pre for later on down the road? Thanks for any input you may have.....Cheers...

Oh and demoing something is kida out of the question.....

[JeffDurbin]

I am in the same boat. I have been using an HK AVR85 but I now have a Fosgate FAP-T1+ pre-amp I got for $800 at www.woot.com and now I need an amp. I have been examining the following:

1) Rotel RMB-1075: Lists for something like $1,300 (why do high-end manufacturers simply refuse to state what their MSRP is?) but according to www.audioreview.com reviews it seems most purchasers are paying something like $900 - $1,000.

2) Outlaw Model 7125: $999 factory direct.

3) Adcom GFA-7607: Lists for $1,699 but open-box version at www.onecall.com is for sale for $999 with the full five-year warranty.

I was leaning towards the Adcom but as of the last couple days I am starting to favor the Rotel. We have a local dealer near us and it would be good to support the small local high-end dealer. Of course, that is entirely predicated on him being reasonable. Otherwise, I go with OneCall. They are such a fantastic company.