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Originally Posted by silversurfer6
Using an AV8805 with rotel amps to drive 803d3, htm2 and ci800. Will change to the new mac power amp for the front channels.
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Which Rotel amps are you using? The RMB-1585 five-channel amps?
Somebody I knew initially had two Marantz MM8077 seven-channel amps paired with the AV8805 driving his B&W 804 D3, B&W HTM2 D3 center channel, several surround & Atmos speakers and he wasn't satisfied with the overal sonic performance. He then sold the MM8077 seven-channel amps and upgraded to three Rotel RMB-1585 five-channel amps and the improvements are immediate and not subtle. The RMB-1585 is night and day improvement in all areas over his previous Marantz MM8077 seven-channel amp. Just judging by build quality alone you can see the RMB-1585 five-channel amp weighs in 90 pounds and only has five channels whereas the MM8077 seven-channel amp weighs in only 45 pounds yet has more channels of amplifications than the Rotel RMB-1585.
The RMB-1585 is equipped with two large oversized good quality toroidal transformers stacked up.