Rotel Launches Two New Editions of Integrated Amplifier and CD Player
- All 10 capacitors and two resistors in the signal path are changed.
- For the preamp, six capacitors were upgraded, representing over 50% of the components in the signal path. All six capacitors in the volume stage were also upgraded.
- Custom damping materials were added to the A11’s mechanical chassis to reduce ringing and further isolate/insulate and dampen any vibrations within the product.
- Rotel Class AB amplification, continuous rating 50 watts per channel into 8 ohms.
- Custom, in-house developed, oversized toroidal transformer.
- Moving Magnet Phono Stage.
- Texas Instruments 24-bit 192-kilohertz DAC.
- apt-X and AAC Bluetooth for wireless audio streaming.
- Four RCA analogue inputs.
- A-B speaker five-way output binding posts.
- Eight capacitor changes and one resistor change were made in the DAC stage — while in the power supply, all nine capacitors were changed with improved components.
- Custom damping material added to the top cover to eliminate vibration and ringing, while further changes were made to the mechanical and electrical grounding of the CD player.
- Tray loading dedicated CD mechanism.
- Texas Instruments 24-bit 192-kHz DAC.
- RCA Analog and Coaxial Digital output connections.
- Rotel Balanced Design topology of digital and analog circuits.
- Available in silver or black finish.
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