Adcom GFA 555 versus Rotel RMB 1095for stereo

Sorry to hear about your health issues, good luck there. You might consider hiring a strapping high-schooler for $10-15 to place both amps outside the cabinet and allow you to switch speaker cables. Once you decide which one you like better, get the kid to place it in the rack for you.

It's a hell of a lot easier for the kid than mowing a 1/2-acre yard for the same dough...

-RW-

I have the Rotel and to me it's a much better amp than the Adcom. I use it for home theater, though it might even sound better in two channel.

I really hope I didn't offend you. Honestly, I didn't see that one coming. If you read some of the other responses, these types of questions are asked very frequently; just under very different circumstances.

I have to agree with J135. There is nothing wrong with the Adcom but the Rotel is in just another league. Also, if you are just going to be using it in a 2 channel system, you can do a vertical biamp if your speakers allow. All you need is 2 sets of binding posts on the back of your speakers. Just run speaker cables from each channel of your Rotel to a set of binding posts on the speakers. That will allow you to take advantage of 4 of the 5 channels on the Rotel instead of just 2. This won't just give the speakers more power, they will sound better, as well. Just make sure that the 2 channels you use for the left channel gets the left signal from the preamp and do the same for the right.

John,

I agree that the Rotel is the way to go. I hope your health improves. Good luck my friend.

Ben

IF the speakers can be biamped?
Might shift the balance to using 4 channels of the adcom.....2 per speaker?