Rotel Amp Reviews

"Ive been reading about horizontal bi-amping and was wondering if anyone had tried this with a ROTEL RA-01...Can i use the pre outs to another amp and still use the speaker outputs on the ROTEL...i've got a soft spot for tube sound - like jazz, blues, vocal/accoustic stuff when im really listening - and had a vtl85 once upon a time...the ra-01 i have is brilliant (i think), but i'm just "for sh*ts and giggles" wondering about the biamping..." read more »

"With a $50 Polk speaker, and a $20 cable between you ipod or PSP to the amp...The rule of thumb in high end audio is get one thing at a time rather then a package at a time..." read more »

"Rotel’s 06 Series includes three integrated amplifiers, and the RA-05 sits between the £250 RA-04 (essentially the same spec, but without remote control) and the £500 RA-06...Underneath lies plenty of jiggery-pokery of which Rotel is justifiably proud...It would appear the absence of remote-control-enabling electronics – remember, of course, remote control needs built-in help to operate the commands – creates a purer sound..." read more »

"Well, the fact is that sonically the RA-06 simply doesn’t hang together well enough...The Rotel does uncover good detail, delivers good dynamics, and avoids nastiness at the frequency extremes..." read more »

"I'm probably going to buy this preamp, and wonder if anyone has a...tuner to recommend for use with it...experience with the 1070, and how you have configured it with other..." read more »

"Buy Rotel RA 810 at eBay, the world's largest personal online trading community...I bought my first RA-810 in 1975...The RA-810 is a high quality, reliable amp - very highly recommended..." read more »

"With just over US$300 of extra cash to spend, I bought myself this RA-932 with a pair of Aegis One...I thought my previous system of a HK amp and Tannoy M3 was good enough, but not until I got myself these...Anyway, I would recommend this amp for anyone who is looking for a simple 2 channel amp with a remote and has $350 to spend on it..." read more »

"Ability to drive difficult loads, very good at ambience retrieval, soundstaging and subtlety...Full dynamics at low sound levels Nothing I have allways wanted to own this very Rotel since it was at the fore front of What hifi recommended amps in 1997...100% recommended!! Tight Bass, Crisp Treble None (bang for buck its very good) Well, Ive had this beast for about 4 1/2 years now..." read more »

"amp is highly recommended for people who look for clear, crisp and wide soundstage...If you happen to read this, could you recommend and email me at johnmartin.villanueva@equitablepcib.com...If you happen to read this, could you recommend and email me at johnmartin.villanueva@equitablepcib.com..." read more »

"originally posted in the B&W speakers club, but since no interest in my post...I currently have a Rotel RA-972 integrated amp and a RCD-991 CD player...As of sub for a stereo set-up, we connect it in the pre-out of the integrated amp, and select the corssover freq on the sub..." read more »