I haven't heard the RSX-1055, but I bought the older 972 last summer, and I've been very happy with it. I'm using it to drive a set of Vandersteens, and when I first set it up, I was pleasantly surprised by how musical it is. It doesn't get as much out of the Vandersteens as the...
I've been the extremely happy owner of a pair of Dynaudio Contour 1.8s for a little over a year now. Amazing speakers. I bought them when I decided it was time to upgrade from my 10 year old Vandersteens, and haven't regretted the decision one bit. They're rated as a 4 ohm load, so you do...
I'm using a conrad-johnson PV10AL in my two channel system, along with a solid state McCormack power amp. It adds a bit of that tube magic to the solid state amp, and was pretty close to the price range you mentioned when I bought it. ($995, I think) It's strictly a line level preamp, but if...
As John mentioned above, if used will work for you, the Adcom GFA-555 will be a good fit. I had one in the house collecting dust when I bought my 20-39cs, and I'm using one channel to drive the sub. Works great. Into a 4 ohm load, it's rated at 325 W/ch (200 W/ch into 8 ohms), which is just...
I have a 20-39cs that I bought last fall, and I'm quite interested in the possibility of an upgrade. Before coughing up my $129, though, I do have a few questions.
I purchased an SVS 20-39cs last fall, and I'm currently driving it with one channel of my old Adcom 555 II. Works like a champ. The 555 II was rated by Adcom at 325 W/Ch into 4 ohms, which is more than enough power to drive my SVS. Using just the single channel, I managed to bottom the sub...
I purchased a 20-39cs last fall, and I have it set up in a room that is pretty similar to the one you described. Vaulted ceilings in the living room, opening into the house's front entryway (also with 20' ceilings), the dining room, and a loft area. Lots of cubic feet.
I'm driving the sub...
Oops, my bad. I didn't read the original post closely enough, I guess, and responded without doublechecking model numbers. I thought that he was talking about the older 965, which was replaced by the 972. (and therefore started talking about an imaginary new model, the 1072) The 1065 is...
While I don't own the RSX-1065, I did purchase the RSX-1072 that replaced it, and I've been very happy with it. I was also seriously considering the Denon 3801/3802, but ended up going with the Rotel primarily because of sound quality. The Denon definitely provides more in terms of the latest...