the power?

It has a high hiss all the time... even if the volume is at min. I got it checked by the importer, and they changed the grounding... The noise is still there, and today the display f*cked up... Im getting rid of this produckt and will get me something that dont hiss, and works like its supposed to..

I really liked the reciver at start, but it has too many things that could have been better. Especialy after paying 1200 $ for it...


Im very dissapointed!!!!

Dont by it if you really care about good sound...

fineness of the sound, simplicity of use, cool look

volume button not with 3/4 turn

For me, the most important thing is to have a very good sound. Between two DVD, I hear 20 CD... DSP, lot of video inputs, plenty of adjustments are mostly 'gadget'(in french) for me. It is funny one hour or two, but after... So, when I compared many amplifiers like Yamaha, Denon, Marantz (was my best before), NAD or Sony, Rotel was same level as the others after... the first listening. But after the third or forth listening, the best was clearly the Rotel! Extraordinary, the separation of bass, middle and treble are like if you have three separates amplifiers! Without deformation of the sound. We have the impression that the Rotel gives simply the 'real sound'.
Other parts of my installation: Infinity Kappa 90, Marantz DV4000, Sony DAT, Philips CDR, Revox B790.
Excuse-me for my bad english.

Sound Quality (very clean), "on-unit" controls

Remote, binding posts

First of all, for reference, this was my first "serious" reciever purchase, so I don't have the background that many of you might. That said, I did research as many options as I could, and auditioned all mentioned units before coming to my conclusion of which was right for me. My listening habits are about 70% music, 30% HT. This reciever simply shines in both, and definately stood out to my ears when it came to music. It may be trivial to some, but I really appreciate the simplicity as well. The front panel contains all of the basic controls, so rarely do you have to go digging through menus to adjust something.

As far as negative points, the remote and the binding posts are the only ones that stick out in my mind. The remote isn't horrid, but it is a far cry from the better ones that I've seen. I'll probably end up getting a nice programmable remote down the road. The binding posts are also a little less than I'd have liked, but they do the job. Finally, I experienced some problems when attempting to hook up my Pioneer DVD player. On some DVDs, there would be a "popping" sound when switching menus and such. I ended up returning the DVD player and replacing it with a Sony, and have not had any issues since. I know there were quite a few quality control problems in the past, but I made my purchase from a local dealer who I have great trust in. Although I have yet to experience any problems myself, I am confident that if something should arrise, it will be dealt with properly.

All in all, I have no regrets with this reciever. I have it paired up with a full array of Klipsch Reference speakers, and this setup simply continues to blow my mind each and every time I listen to it, be it music or movie!

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Auditioned NAD, Nak, Onkyo, Yamaha, Denon, Marantz