Looking for a good AMP

[dung0981]

Hi.
I am a newbie here. i just got some idea in my mine. I confusing because i don't know much about this. I would like to ask How to compare CARVER A 760 and Rotel 1090. I Looked on Ebay there are almost same price for used item confused. Please help me solve this problem. Thanks in advance

[lattybuck]

Some people hear differences in amps that others don't. Also the room acoustics, source material, setup, etc all change the perception and performance as well. But for my 2 cents when I listened to a few Rotel amps, different power ratings, on a few different speakers, B&W and Krell, the Rotel amps seemed to be straining on very clean and dynamic music. An A/B test with other amps showed this very clearly. I wasn't pushing the amps i listened to at all either, maybe 1/4 to 1/3 volume if that. I could hear imperfections like the Rotel just wasn't up to the task. The Carver equipment I have heard didn't have that problem. All the Carver equipment I have listened to was stuff made while Mr. Carver still owned Carver also. I can't qualify this in a technical fashion. There are other issues out there for and against almost anything but this is one of the issues with amps that always gets my attention. I seem to hear it very fast when this problem occures.
If those are the two you are looking at I would say the Carver. But that is just me. I would definately get a few more opinions first.

[royphil345]

I'm a little partial (owning a Carver A-760X) but.... I would say that they are both really nice amps considering the price.. In my opinion the Carver would give you more clean power under stress and a little more detail. Great for speakers that are a little less efficient or more difficult to drive than average. Probably a better choice for 4 or 6 ohm speakers as well.

I'd say the Rotel tends to sound a little warmer, (some might even say more refined) which might be a good thing on some systems. Especially when the speakers are a little on the bright side. This Rotel does not like to be driven too hard, and may even become damaged if you try.

The Rotel was selling for quite a bit more when I bought the Carver (Carver was going out of business) so my choice was a little easier. I'm stiil happy with my choice years later though. The Carver is a really nice-sounding amp and has proven to be quite bulletproof as well.

[dung0981]

Thank you very much