stevebrock said:
A guy on av forums has one and rates it
Regards to the DAC just bypass the squeezebox DAC and un it straight in the rotel
That'll be me lol.
To the OP, the Rotel is a cracking amp and well worth a demo. As it's new theres not a lot info on the net beyond the promotional stuff.
My thoughts on the amp, first of all it's an easy listen with my b&w 685's and grips them well with it's 60w,
Sound wise it takes you fairly deep into the mix, the detail is good but never to sharp or cold. Bass is well rounded and defined without being boomy.It's fairly open in the mid range without being grating or wooly.
Right now I'm listening to Blondie parallel lines and the growl and the gurggle of debbie harrys voice is such a joy to listen to.
There's so much more space around the instruments and voices than my last amp the Marantz PM 6004(a WHF fav).
I have my cdp marantz CD6004 connected to the the Rotel DAC through coaxil and what a difference that makes, it's like a thick veil as been removed and I'm hearing thing's that were once vague.
I'm no expert in the influences of DAC's on SQ all I can say is that the DAC in Rotel aint shabby at all.
I could go on but my 2nd bottle of leffe blonde is calling as well as ton of un played cd's.