Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
I am sorry, but I have to give only two stars. Simply it is not good enough!
It was for a first week, but later I have developed bloody ears. Too much harsh treble.
The amp has a lot of power, but I could not deal with a treble. Maybe I should have tried so many different cables or other hifi equipment, but it was more simple to sell it to the guys who need power.
Bass is good, midds ok, but trebble is too cold for my taste.
And unit looks ugly with all those fins and blue light....what is next in hi fi? Purple light?
Whats wrong with red or green?

Price Paid:  $999.00 from local shop

Summary:
Bought this to power my Martin Logans, Did a great job, MLs are very power hungry and if I would have had this amp hooked up to a more efficient speaker it would have sounded even better.I traded up to the RB 1090. Good amp and well built. Never had a problem

Strengths:
well built, price point, runs cool

Weaknesses:
none for what i needed it for

Similar Products Used:
Rotel rb 1090
Onkyo m-5060

Price Paid:  $450.00 from Unilet, Surrey

Summary:
I have used this unit for about 3 months and all I can say is that it's brilliant. It was initially used to drive the kef fronts but I'm now usiing it to drive a passive quad coil sub. Impedance per channel is 2ohm(not recommended but no signs of breakdown or distortion), this amp is well built. However it does heat up abit but considering the loading, one would expect it to. I have not used the balanced inputs yet.
I am very happy with this amp considering the price I paid.
I am definitely going to buy a RB-1070 to power my fronts.
Later on utilise my 1080 and 1070 to power up the fronts in biamping and get a monoblock to power the sub.

My amp is currently controlled from a Rotel dvd reciever rsdx02 , that will also be upgraded to an AudioLab AVP8000.

Strengths:
The toroidal transformer is massive(no power starving), the front mount fins does wonders for the cooling.
Power cable is detachable. The trigger works well.The binding posts are pretty easy to connect to.

Weaknesses:
Has no weakness, apart from weight so when ordering a shelf consider the weight.

Similar Products Used:
NAD , AudioLab , Roksan Kandy, Marantz, Denon, Kef and B&W

Price Paid:  $1000.00 from Bracks Electronics

Summary:
I purchased the Rotel RC 1070 Pre Amp and the RB 1080 Power Amp to replace my NAD C352 Integrated Amp. Nothing was majorly wrong with the NAD, but I was looking for more spice and a more open and engaging sound. To put it simply, the Rotel was all that was needed to really take my system to another level of performance. The highs were clearer, the mids more detailed, the soundstage was improved and I finally got complaints from my neighbours about the bass on my system (for the 1st time in 2 years!!!).... Not that my aim was to disturb my neighbours, but I was impressed with the amount of bass the Rotel combo was able to squeeze out ot my Mission Volare 63 speakers...

For anyone looking a good pre amplifier, but not interesting in spending mega bucks, I suggest giving the Rotel an audition. The same goes for the Power Amp.

Excellent value for money!!!!

Strengths:
Sound and Build Quality! Looks (apart from the gull wings)

Weaknesses:
The gull wings are ugly...

Similar Products Used:
NAD C352, Musical Fidelity XT100

Price Paid:  $1000.00 from Local Electronics St

Summary:
Good value for the money - got what I wanted, i.e. power to drive my front speakers, Klipsch Tangent 5000.

Strengths:
Great separation between musical instruments.
Power!

Weaknesses:
None!

Similar Products Used:
Adcom power amps.