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| CEDIA 2004 Introduction |
| Rotel Bows Flexible 2-Channel Receiver |
| Rotel Re-Affirms Lead in 2-Channel With Sonics, Quality, Value, and Impressive Multi-Room Capabilities From 2x100-watt Design |
North Reading, MA—September 2004—Even while achieving the status of a
world leader in affordable-high-end components for AV home-theater systems,
Rotel has kept in sight the fact that untold thousands of music lovers continue
to focus purely on two-channel music playback, albeit with occasional audio-
video needs.
So it’s no great surprise that Rotel America, the U.S. wing of the world-
renowned multinational manufacturer, has introduced a new stereo receiver to
its lineup. The RX-1052, a simple, superbly musical design, combines
audiophile-grade stereo sonics with basic video-switching features. And
marking the RX-1052 most clearly as a departure from the routine—aside from
the audio quality and ergonomic simplicity that are expected of any new Rotel—
is its quietly powerful multiroom capability.
The RX-1052 delivers 100-watt stereo via two sets of audiophile-grade four-
way speaker outputs, for selectable speakers “A” and “B.” Far more unusually,
it also incorporates no less than three sets of “zone” outputs, each routing
independently souce-selectable and volume-controlled stereo line-level audio
and composite video. With a suitable multichannel amplifier (such as Rotel’s
own excellent six-channel RMB-1066), the RX-1052 can furnish as many as
four remotely located rooms or zones with dynamic and musically accurate
stereo sound and basic video. And these are eminently controllable, via the RX-
1052’s three independent IR links and 12-volt trigger outputs. It even
supplies a fully addressable RS-232 serial port, for interfacing touchscreen and
other media controllers, as well as upgradeable microprocessor software.
While Rotel clearly conceived the RX-1052 as a music-listening component, its
designers conceded that the integration of basic video functions for occasional
use would contribute considerable convenience. These comprise switching, with
composite-video outputs for the main plus all three remote zones, and
corresponding video inputs routed alongside four of its eight (total) inputs.
Among these are two with A-V record-out loops for recording components
such as VCRs or DVD-Rs (on the audio-only side, the four audio-only inputs
include a tape-loop for audio recording). And because Rotel recognizes the
continuing value of vinyl LPs, the receiver includes a phono input for a
turntable; a purpose-designed, high-quality moving-magnet preamp section
that is a far cry from the IC afterthoughts typical of those few receivers today
that bother to retain a phonograph input at all. The sensitive AM/FM tuner
section incorporates excellent selectivity, for clean-sounding radio even in
dense urban locations, and the convenience of 30-preset tuning.
Of course, features and facilities are of little value if underlying sonic
performance is lacking. But since the RX-1052 is a classic Rotel design, it was
engineered to meet Rotel’s renowned “Balanced Design” standards, so that
every stage, and every internal component is assured to contribute to the unit’
s overall audible excellence. Like all Rotel receivers and amps the RX-1052
boasts a massive, “over-engineered” power supply for ultra-stable voltage and
current supply, and custom-specified storage capacitors for pristine supply
purity. Fully discrete, very-high-current output devices, with ultra-fast, highly
linear driver and line-amp circuitry, guarantees exceptional sonic quality with the
dynamic impact and detailed imaging for which Rotel components are justly
famous.
The new RX-1052 is meticulously finished in two finishes, matte black or black-
and-silver front panels. It is supplied with a multicomponent, full-system
remote controller.
Availability: October 2004
Suggested Retail Price: $899.00
world leader in affordable-high-end components for AV home-theater systems,
Rotel has kept in sight the fact that untold thousands of music lovers continue
to focus purely on two-channel music playback, albeit with occasional audio-
video needs.
So it’s no great surprise that Rotel America, the U.S. wing of the world-
renowned multinational manufacturer, has introduced a new stereo receiver to
its lineup. The RX-1052, a simple, superbly musical design, combines
audiophile-grade stereo sonics with basic video-switching features. And
marking the RX-1052 most clearly as a departure from the routine—aside from
the audio quality and ergonomic simplicity that are expected of any new Rotel—
is its quietly powerful multiroom capability.
The RX-1052 delivers 100-watt stereo via two sets of audiophile-grade four-
way speaker outputs, for selectable speakers “A” and “B.” Far more unusually,
it also incorporates no less than three sets of “zone” outputs, each routing
independently souce-selectable and volume-controlled stereo line-level audio
and composite video. With a suitable multichannel amplifier (such as Rotel’s
own excellent six-channel RMB-1066), the RX-1052 can furnish as many as
four remotely located rooms or zones with dynamic and musically accurate
stereo sound and basic video. And these are eminently controllable, via the RX-
1052’s three independent IR links and 12-volt trigger outputs. It even
supplies a fully addressable RS-232 serial port, for interfacing touchscreen and
other media controllers, as well as upgradeable microprocessor software.
While Rotel clearly conceived the RX-1052 as a music-listening component, its
designers conceded that the integration of basic video functions for occasional
use would contribute considerable convenience. These comprise switching, with
composite-video outputs for the main plus all three remote zones, and
corresponding video inputs routed alongside four of its eight (total) inputs.
Among these are two with A-V record-out loops for recording components
such as VCRs or DVD-Rs (on the audio-only side, the four audio-only inputs
include a tape-loop for audio recording). And because Rotel recognizes the
continuing value of vinyl LPs, the receiver includes a phono input for a
turntable; a purpose-designed, high-quality moving-magnet preamp section
that is a far cry from the IC afterthoughts typical of those few receivers today
that bother to retain a phonograph input at all. The sensitive AM/FM tuner
section incorporates excellent selectivity, for clean-sounding radio even in
dense urban locations, and the convenience of 30-preset tuning.
Of course, features and facilities are of little value if underlying sonic
performance is lacking. But since the RX-1052 is a classic Rotel design, it was
engineered to meet Rotel’s renowned “Balanced Design” standards, so that
every stage, and every internal component is assured to contribute to the unit’
s overall audible excellence. Like all Rotel receivers and amps the RX-1052
boasts a massive, “over-engineered” power supply for ultra-stable voltage and
current supply, and custom-specified storage capacitors for pristine supply
purity. Fully discrete, very-high-current output devices, with ultra-fast, highly
linear driver and line-amp circuitry, guarantees exceptional sonic quality with the
dynamic impact and detailed imaging for which Rotel components are justly
famous.
The new RX-1052 is meticulously finished in two finishes, matte black or black-
and-silver front panels. It is supplied with a multicomponent, full-system
remote controller.
Availability: October 2004
Suggested Retail Price: $899.00