Ed Selley
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All I know about vinyl is it goes around on circles and gives music when you put the needle on the record, but I'd have thought at this level the phono stage would or should be better than excellent.At this price I would think most vinyl fans, myself included, would be looking at a stand alone phono stage anyway.
Would you buy an amp at this price and consider that a phono stage is also something of a requirement, separately? Just curious
One can see it from both views. At this price I would hope if it had a phono stage it was of commensurate quality to match the rest of the amp, in this case appears not. Often in even more expensive amps the phono stage is maybe good but not outstanding. Spending a few hundred more can move one onto a different level thereby getting full benefit from the amp.All I know about vinyl is it goes around on circles and gives music when you put the needle on the record, but I'd have thought at this level the phono stage would or should be better than excellent.
Would you buy an amp at this price and consider that a phono stage is also something of a requirement, separately? Just curious
I have the RA 1592 (the mark 1 version). I'm surprised to read the dismissive comment on the phono stage in the review, especially without any explanation as to what its shortcomings might be. I'm using an AT OC9XSH cart on a Technics SL1200G, feeding Harbeth M30 speakers. I also have a Lehmann SE II phono stage and to my (cloth?) ears, the onboard phono stage is entirely indistinguishable from the Lehmann. I would never be able to tell them apart in a blind test, which is the way it should be for an accurate phono stage.I wouldn’t generally expect any amp to have a great phono stage at its price point and would always look elsewhere.
Do you still hear clicks when the sampling rate changes? From 44 kHz to 192 kHz. As an example.Hello,
I've recently got a Rotel 1592MKII and as stunning as it sounds I've been plagued by loud relay clicks. A quick Google found someone had this while using the on board DAC while content changed bit rate, I also had this. Unfortunately, I also found the loud relay clicks while listening via an Analogue input (hopefully removing the DAC out of the picture) nope, still present.
Anyone else experience similar? Its back in the box getting ready to go back to the supplier.
I had been wondering the same thing but went with the Rotel because of the additional power and the Class AB design. Two days of listening and I think I made the right choice!Has anyone compared this amplifier to the new NAD C399?
I used to have the older RA 1592 and didn't like how warm it got during use.I had been wondering the same thing but went with the Rotel because of the additional power and the Class AB design. Two days of listening and I think I made the right choice!
Thats disappointing to hear,I don’t want to bash Rotel, but RA1572MK2 has started to behave oddly. The sound cuts, then an audible click.
Using the onboard DAC. Happens trough coax. Real shame because the sound is excellentI’m done with Rotel.
Because this is my second RA1572MK2 amplifier. First one had display problems and transformer hum. Also the first one made an audible click trough Bluetooth. When new song started.
Back to made in Japan amplifiers. Sorry for editing my post.
Is it brand new? Do you notice the Bluetooth behaves strangle? What model? Mine suddenly cuts the sound. I also notice the volume control suddenly can go from 15 to 13.Thats disappointing to hear,
I owed an older RA-1592 for about 1 year that developed a fault shortly after i sold it.
Luckily it was still under warranty and I was able to help the new owner fix the problem.
My Rotel also used to behave strangely,
The volume would drop down to 0 without me even touching the remote i used to really worry about it going in the opposite direction when i wasn't in the room!
Seems like Rotel dont make very reliable amplifiers....
I bought my Rotel from new,Is it brand new? Do you notice the Bluetooth behaves strangle? What model? Mine suddenly cuts the sound. I also notice the volume control suddenly can go from 15 to 13.
And it has audible clicking noise if the sampling rate changes. Do you notice this? I tolerated it before I noticed audible clicking noise trough coax! When the Bluetooth function begun to mess up also.I got annoyed with Rotel quirks.
Apparently new firmware fixed it. It’s on my radar. Great amp.Hi all! Bought new RA-1592MKII back in July and using it at least an hour a day since.
I have never heard a single click or some other disturbance, so hopefully they fixed it. Mostly listen to the music by streaming via Bluesound Node. Also been trying Denon Heos Link.
Tried both RCA and optical interconnects.