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changing from rotel and peach to plinius 8100?

Hello all, I am going to replace my rotel 980 power amp and my juicy music preamp, for a 8100 plinius. I have been reading quite a bit about the plus sides to intergrated amps and am wanting to try it out. Before you say anything I know the 8100 is quite old but my thinking is it will give me a taste of how a good integrated can sound, am I correct? My question is what changes should i expect? thank you very much. Scott
52tiger
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robertbrown
151 posts
 
I know the 8100 is quite old but my thinking is it will give me a taste of how a good integrated can sound, am I correct? you will not be disappointed plus I think the 8100
is better as the new 9100 also you can do an upgrade that
will make it even better
newbrook
82 posts
 
Switching from Rotel to anything is almost always an upgrade. Enjoy.
52tiger OP
266 posts
 
The peach is a good preamp in my experience, that was the piece that was bugging me the most, also sold the rotel 991 and bought a resolution audio cd50 again a older piece but according to resolution audio will sound similar to the opus 21, not dead on but in the family tree. thanks,Scott
foster_9
1,638 posts
 
I owned many integrateds including the Plinius 9200. I went back to separates lately and I'm beginning to hear more instrument separation, detail etc. But if you can optimize your system with the 8100 (right speaker-match, cables etc) you can have a satisfying system. Satisfaction is about matching speakers, electronics, sources and cabling. It's challenging unless you already have a successful blueprint.
52tiger OP
266 posts
 
i also bought a resolution audio cd50 as a source, it's old but should match up with plinius from what i have read.
doon
15 posts
 
I know nothing about your current amp and preamp but I do know that the Plinius runs hot, which may or may not concern you.
I have a Naim Nait 5i which I purchased after reading a glowing review in The Absolute Sound. The review was accurate and I have been most happy with it.
reubent
6,935 posts
 
The Plinius 8100 is a very good integrated amp, especially at the current used pricing. The Portal Panache would be another good choice in the under-$1000 used class.

All of the resolution Audio CD players are very good and the company behind them is outstanding.

What speakers will you be using?
52tiger OP
266 posts
 
some dyi lpg drivers,
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52tiger OP
266 posts
 
I have decided to hang on to the peach and make a direct comparison, I will let you know my findings. Thanks,Scott
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