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Help me choose a receiver,Rotel1550, Arcam 400 or

Marantz 7005, I have center b&w speaker htm2, also will upgrade from my 602's to 805s, present reciever is Marantz 5004, sub is paradigm seismic 110 (love my sub for now) am I in the right track? I was told that Rotel works well with b&w speakers.
Any input would be very much appreciated.
Thank you
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mik971
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I have owned the Arcam A90 and Rotel RA-1062 integrated amps and used them with B&W 602s3 bookshelves. I preferred the sound of the cheaper Rotel with B&W and my local dealer also strongly recommended Rotel gear with B&W..... I thought the A90 would be a step-up, but the synergy just wasn't there?
mik971
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My local dealer also carries Marantz (which I like), but doesn't mate very well with B&W in my listening tests and the dealer doesn't like the pairing either. They usually demo their Marantz with Focal speakers. I would think you will be VERY pleased with upgrading to Rotel. Good luck and enjoy!
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