Quote Originally Posted by Bigmoney
I am nervous to spend that much money for 60 watts. I would have "pulled the trigger" on the b and k monoblocks but I then found out it needs new output transistors which are like 100 dollars and I would not know how to begin installing them. My dealer recently had a rotel 1080 for 600, I will buy that if he still has it if not I will either wait til something else used comes in from rotel.
$600 for a 1080 is an excellent deal!!!!

If it's not still available, you should still listen to the 1062 Integrated at the dealer... you might be suprised.....

When I was upgrading my audio setup about 2 years ago from a NAD integrated, I purchased a 1080 and then the matching 1070 Preamp.... I totally dismissed the 1062 Integrated because I though 60 watts would be a joke....

Interestingly enough, everytime I went back to the dealer to hear the latest B&W speakers, they were always using the 1062... the music was always far louder than I would play it at in my apt... and the dealer's showroom was much larger than my listening room... So at that point I realized that I spent $1.5K, when I could have spent just $700.... which kinda sucked... lol... It's why I suggest making sure to try out the 1062 before dismissing it... even if you do eventually dismiss it, at least you'll know for sure that you didn't spend more than you needed to in the long run...

And one last thing.... the 1062 is actually supposed to put out 95 watts... here's the review:

http://www.rotel.com/content/reviews...wards-2003.pdf