Brian, thanks for the review. You mention the double bass issue but the Outlaw and the Rotel are sort of complementary with respect to pass through. The Outlaw gives you the 80Hz crossover (or double bass bypass), while the Rotel gives you only true bypass. Do you mind telling us what kind of speakers you have and which of these modes you prefer?

Sure thing. I'm running energy C-6s right now. They extend down a little under 30Hz. Right now most of the music I've listened to in pass through mode doesn't have a lot of info that goes much lower than that, so I have so far prefered the straight pass.

I'm sure a lot of folks would be happier with the 80Hz crossover if they are using sats for mains.


brianca..

Good to hear a comparison between these two. What kind of amp are you using?? Is there $500 woth tof difference??
It is my understanding that with the Rotel you can go to the cabinet and hit a button for the output you want to hear...with the 950 you have to scroll through all the inputs(like setting a digital watch) to get to what you want. True????

Only you can answer how much it's worth to you. Sorry.

Well.. On the 950 remote you can do what you can do from the 1066's panel, while on the 1066 remote you have to do more or less what you can do from the 950's panel. Make sense? I'd rather have the functionality on the remote.

At the same time, I think there's a better chance of dicrete codes for the 1066. I've even heard tell of user hackability through the RS-232 port. Cool idea, but just a rumor.

EDIT-- I'll have to check to make sure that that description is close enough to true. they are not exactly the same from one remote to the other faceplate, but it is close.


brianca..

[This message has been edited by brianca (edited May 28, 2002).]

The Rotel has discrete codes available for 2-channel, 5-channel and 7-channel stereo, PLII Cinema and PLII Music. If you have a Pronto, you can download a CCF from their website.



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Maybe it's just me, but a pet peeve of mine with the 950 is you need to press a lot of buttons on the remote (something like eight buttons give or take) to change the subwoofer volume, which is something I like to do when switching between movies and music, or even while watching a movie, to increase the slam effect.

Even with the macro capability, you still have to press AUD and then the macro button you designate, to modify the subwoofer volume, and it takes a while for the macro to download the (eight?) buttons. It take an annoyingly long time to wait, for me anyway.

Not that this is a big deal, but I'm slightly curious how easy or hard it is to change subwoofer volume on the fly, with the 1066.


[This message has been edited by Will (edited May 29, 2002).]

First of all, I can't stress how nice it is to have the sub trim saved by surround mode. I have the sub turned down for stereo and up for DTS and a notch or two higher for DD. That's saved and automatic.

To change it dynamically, you press the sub button on the remote to bring up the current volume and then up and down until you are happy. This setting is temporary. If you change inputs or power down it will revert to the old setting. The same can be done for the center speaker and the surrounds.

With this you don't have to worry about the original setting since it reverts automatically. This is great for me because I can't see the OSD on component, but I can press 'Sub' and then up or down until it sounds ok and I don't have to worry about getting the OSD back so that I can reset it to the old volume.


Now that I think about it. I'm not sure if the on the fly trim settings on the 950 revert when the input is changed or the unit is turned off. I'll try it out tonight.

brianca..

[This message has been edited by brianca (edited May 28, 2002).]

Ok. I just checked the 950 and the on-the-fly trim settings appear to be permanent. So if you are listening to a movie with low dialog and you boost the center speaker, it will not revert to the saved level when you switch inputs or power cycle. You just have to remember to change it when you finish that film.


brianca...

brianca:

Will you post on the board when you decide to sell? I'm in the same boat right now trying to decide to wait or just pickup a 1066.

Sure thing. I plan to go through next weekend with them both and then decide.


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