Recent content by manicm

You're mistaking EQ which mastering engineers use for that in hifi products which is not the same. Different masterings may use different levels of compression - and I don't mean the kind that is MP3, FLAC etc. EQ in hifi systems may work well but actually introduce noise and distortion be it...

Apparently they will start distributing overseas later this year.

This is aimed at the lifestyle market - the volume control and headphone socket tells me it's primarily a portable device, and seems nothing as serious as the SMSL P200T or Shanling ET3 CD transports, for example.

Whether it's the masterings I don't know. I have the CDs, and my findings are the same. The 70s Pink Floyd albums are lifeless on Spotify. On Tidal lossless you will clearly feel the bass impact on some modern albums like Iron Maiden's Senjutsu than on Spotify.

Yes I can ok??? I have subscribed to both Spotify and Tidal often. And the differences are clear on headphone/mobile and full hifi system. As I said, much of Spotify sounds good, but certain albums you will clearly hear the difference.

I don't see the point of this video??? It's very specific to headphones and Apple, and Bluetooth and Airplay etc etc, so this video is only relevant to these users.

TV apps do not do gapless streaming, perhaps Spotify only, The Naim Nait has 'peaks of 225w', Rotel makes no such claim. At GBP1400 you have a wide choice of much more powerful amplifiers with a wider choice of speakers, regardless of how pretty the Rotel looks. Nobody else, nor Rotel can...

IT DOES NOT CONTAIN A WIFI STREAMER.

IT DOES NOT HAVE WIRELESS, IT HAS NO STREAMING.

It definitely looks very cool - I hope this is the look Rotel adopts for new amplifiers.

You're comparing a conventional A/B amp to a true Class A one - there is simply no contest. And yet the review states the limited power presents limitations, Class A or not. So please, justify a conventional A/B 25w amp, no streaming, at GBP1400, which costs more than a Rega Elex Mk4 for...

25w for 1400 quid??? And it has no streaming, just bluetooth.

It's NOT a streaming amp, only BT. And 1400 quid for 25w???

It's not a streaming amp. It only has Bluetooth, and HDMI. That still does not explain its GB1400 price tag for only a 24w amplifier.

Just BT, so 'Roon Tested' is just superfluous.