check out the rotel 1066 - chris e.

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check out the rotel 1066

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Posted by chris e. on June 14, 2003 at 16:36:00

In Reply to: New to HT and seeking opinions on Processor & Power Amp posted by Mike The Fish on June 12, 2003 at 23:24:12:

My meridian 565/562v just blew up (they are about 7 years old and they went out with a loud fizzle and a small puff of smoke the other night) and although I'm going to repair them at some point, I decided to look at getting a cheap receiver as an intermediary. Well, I went to a shop and saw a demo of the 1066 going for about $850 and decided to give it a try because it has component switching, all the recent DD and DTS es modes, etc. I couldn't be happier with it -- the sound is much better than the Meridian (I don't use it for music listening since this is just for HT...the music system is separate) and it has all of the conveniences that the Meridian didn't have (1066 is easy to set-up while the 565 is a real pain in the behind) and it includes features such as the component switching (my old meridian gear lacks component input/output and can't be upgraded although I understand the new 562v does have this option and I think that the 568 also does).

In my other home (I commute between two cities) I have my full HT including all Krell gear (HTS processor and Krell amps) and I would argue that the 1066 equals my HTS. Now again, I can't say how the two compare on music listening...but I would guess it competes very nicely and for a fraction of the cost.

Take a listen to it before you commit to a more expensive unit like the Lex or Merid.

Good luck.

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Topic - New to HT and seeking opinions on Processor & Power Amp - Mike The Fish 23:24:12 06/12/03 (9)

check out the rotel 1066 - chris e. 16:36:00 06/14/03 (5)

But you got to admit... - lwang 21:29:20 06/15/03 (3)

not really I'm afraid... - chris e. 01:59:45 06/16/03 (2)

But in one of his post, he mentioned in use for music - lwang 20:20:47 06/16/03 (1)

you may be right depending on the music - chris e. 02:08:43 06/17/03 (0)

Re: check out the rotel 1066 - Mike The Fish 16:46:02 06/15/03 (0)

Check out used Meridian 565/562v or 561 - lwang 21:08:26 06/13/03 (0)

Re: Lokked at the Lexicon MC-8 Processor and LX-7 Amp today. Any experiences out there with these? - Mie The Fish 16:24:35 06/13/03 (0)

Re: New to HT and seeking opinions on Processor & Power Amp - Lowrider 10:19:45 06/13/03 (0)

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check out the rotel 1066 - chris e. 16:36:00 06/14/03 (5)

But you got to admit... - lwang 21:29:20 06/15/03 (3)

not really I'm afraid... - chris e. 01:59:45 06/16/03 (2)

But in one of his post, he mentioned in use for music - lwang 20:20:47 06/16/03 (1)

you may be right depending on the music - chris e. 02:08:43 06/17/03 (0)

Re: check out the rotel 1066 - Mike The Fish 16:46:02 06/15/03 (0)

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