wuzzzer Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Seriously, can a really nice pre-amp make this big of a difference in sound quality?!?! For a few days I had been using my harman/kardon's pre-amp outputs into my new Rotel power amp. Today my Rotel pre-amp arrived. I think I got a pretty good deal on it ([])...it originally retailed at $1300 and I got it along with a Rotel AC-3 decoder that originally retailed at $1200 for a whopping $150.99 plus $35 shipping. I actually bought it for the pre-amp and the AC-3 processor is going to head back to eBay right away. Back to the sound. At first my wife said it sounded bad. I thought something sounded odd about the sound too. I was playing U2's 18 singles CD. I turned it up and listened to it somewhat loudly for a minute or two. I then realized that it sounded AMAZING. I put in a different CD of a local band that was recorded live and I was completely floored by the improvement in sound quality. The high end was so smooth it seemed to sound muffled at first. I actually put my ear up to both tweeters to make sure they were still working! Now that I've listened more (albeit at low levels) I can tell that I am going to absolutely love the new sound! The Rotel/Rotel combo sure is an incredible match. Each piece of the puzzle has resulted in better sound: Bob Crites' crossovers, Rotel power amp, Rotel pre-amp. Tomorrow I'll be taking delivery of the Cambridge Audio D500SE CD player that I bought from Audiogon. I really can't wait to listen to the Cambridge on the new setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Spinner Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 thats typical Rotel sound ..smooth, slightly damped highs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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