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I purchased one
of these multi channel Amps second hand. It's a Rotel RMB-1066, I
wouldn't call it HiFi more like MidFi, but its a cheap way into
Tri-Amping or Active crossovers. This model was mainly sold for home
cinema use, where folks were wanting to get into separates and split
the amplification from the receiver/control section. It has several
features that make it attractive for multi channel music use though.
First it is set up as 3 pairs of channels, so it's like having 3 Stereo Power Amps in one box
Second, each pair has it's own gain control, the pots are adjusted using a screwdriver
and are located between the front fins, as indicated on the picture. For
three way speakers this allows adjustment of each driver pair from one pot, so left and right
bass drivers can be adjusted together as an example. Once drivers are initially matched for sensitivity the
volume is controlled from your pre-amp.
Third is the RCA
inputs, one pair of inputs for each pair of channels, again more
like a stereo amp x3 which is good for going Active.
Lastly the input
pairs can be linked by sliding a couple of switches so that one pair of inputs
serves all three amp sections, saving
on cable runs etc and useful for Tri-Amping from a single pair of outputs on a Pre-Amp.
This is a very
versatile piece of kit, you can also bridge any pair of channels to
increase the power in that section but reducing it to single channel.
So you can have 6,5,4,or 3 channel output depending on which pairs you
bridge. Power output is 60W/8 Ohm x6 or 150w/8 Ohm x3 (Bridged).
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