any comments on the rotel 1066 surround processor?


I'M LOOKING AT THE ROTEL 1066 AS MY SURROUND PROCESSOR. I'M USING A C-J 5600 AMP AND BW 805'S AS MY SPEAKERS. WHAT YOUR COMMENTS?
cconraddaef

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THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS. I HAVE A SEPERATE AUDIO SYSTEM WHICH INCLUDES CART SLI80 AMP DRIVING JMLABS MICRO UTOPIAS. MY PRACTICAL EXPERIANCE WITH HOME THEATER IS THAT QUALITY SURROUND EFFECTS IS FINE AND THAT HAVING 1000 DSP OPTIONS AREN'T PRACTICAL. I'M GOING TO BE DRIVING 5.1 FOR NOW SO EVEN THE 7.1 MAY BE OVERKILL I HAD BEEN USING A YAMAHA DSPA1 AS MY PROCESSOR AND IT WENT TO HT HEAVEN. I HAVE A TRUSTED RETAILER WHO I WORK WITH AND HE SAID FOR MY APPLICATION THAT THE ROTEL WOULD BE MORE THAN ADEQUATE. SOMEDAY I MAY TOO LOOK AT A THETA, BUT NOT NOW. IT'S ACTUALLY BEING SETUP TOMORROW AND I'LL LET YOU KNOW MY THOUGHTS.
I'M BUILDING A NEW HOUSE WHICH WILL BE DONE IN 10MONTHS. I WILL HAVE A NICE ROOM (18X25) TO USE AS MY THEATER/FAMILY ROOM. I'M NOT PREPARED TO DEDICATE A GREAT ROOM OF THIS SIZE TO DEDICATED THEATER. I'M LOOKING AT SOMETHING LIKE THE SONY WEGA 65" DLP. I'M HOPING BY THEN THE PRICES CONTINUE TO FALL AND THE QUALITY CONTINUES TO RISE. THIS WILL GIVE ME PLENTY OF TIME TO LISTEN TO 7.1 VS 5.1. I'LL ALSO CHECK OUT CLASSE' . I CAN TELL THAT FOREVER HIFI IS PASSIONATE ABOUT IT. I APPRECAITE ALL OF YOUR COMMENTS AND I'LL LET YOU KNOW HOW THE ROTEL WORKS FOR NOW. PS. I DO PLAN ON SETTING UP A NEW PIONEER ELITE MODEL 45A TO TRY DVDA AND SACD. THIS MAY INFLUENCE MY DECISION LATER ON WHEN I DO MY REAL SYSTEM!
I HAD THE ROTEL INSTALLED LAST NIGHT. OVERALL THE SONICS SOUND GOOD. IT DOESN'T HAVE THE DSP FLEXIBILTY AS THE OLD YAMAHA DID, BUT IN DOLBY DIGITAL STRAIGHT IT SOUNDS VERY CLEAN AND NATURAL. THE REMOTE TOOK 3 HOURS TO PROGRAM AND IT'S STILL DIFFICULT TO USE. SOMEDAY I'M GOING TO INVENT AN EASY TO USE REMOTE THAT IS EASY TO PROGRAM AND EASY TO USE. I'LL BE A RICH MAN WHEN I DO.
THE OTHER THING I FIND INTERESTING IS THAT THE BOX HAD A BIG "MADE IN CHINA" LABEL ON IT. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT STUFF MADE THERE. I'M IN THE ELECTRONICS BUSINESS MYSELF AND WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF COUNTERFEIT PARTS BEING USED AND THE QUALITY IS SHABBY. I BUY STUFF FROM COMPANIES LIKE ROTEL FOR QUALITY. WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.