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Now a good time to buy a Rotel RA-01?

Discussion in 'AV Pre-Amp/Processors & Power Amps' started by Ango, Feb 14, 2004.

  1. Feb 14, 2004 at 5:26 PM
    Ango, Feb 14, 2004
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    Is now a good time to buy a Rotel RA-01? Or is it quite a low spec one?

    I will probably run it with some B&W 602 S3 Speakers, or something similar.

    Would the rotel be able to power these speakers well?
     
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  2. Feb 14, 2004 at 5:45 PM
    Hawklord, Feb 14, 2004
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    It will drive the B&W's effortlessly imo. I auditioned the RA01 the same time I auditioned the Arcam A75+ using 602's for comparison (which was what I had at the time). Both amps had no probs just that I prefered the Arcam sound. You can find some good deals on the A75+ at the moment too as it's recently been replaced by the A80:)
    I think the only difference between the ra01 and ra02 is that the 02 has a remote control- hardly worth £100 more imo.
     
    Hawklord, Feb 14, 2004

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