Rotel 14 Series A14/A12 Integrated Amplifiers & CD Player Preview

gene

gene

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Rotel has just introduced their new 14 series of integrated amplifiers and CD player to continue their legacy of offering high performance affordable audio that made them famous nearly a half century ago.

The A14 ($1,299) features 80wpc, high performance AKM DAC and bluetooth connectivity. The A12 steps down to 60wpc but offers similar features and saves you $400. The CD14 ($599) uses similar Wolfson DAC's found on the A12, and is also controllable via a downloadable App to your Smartphone.



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KenM10759

KenM10759

Audioholic Samurai
I noticed the new NAD products also just appeared on their website, though I haven't seen any pricing info. The trickle down from the Masters series is the Class D amps now replacing the Class A-B, in "consumer friendly" Classic series. No balanced inputs, though retaining the Modular Design Construction (MDC) optional modules to add more inputs of different types. The show emphasis on Bluetooth and the BlueOS for Bluesound product integration with Control4 and other full home integrations.

These new Rotel products appear to put everything you want into the unit right up front, including phono amp. Also having good Bluetooth connectivity, but of course no mention of compatibility with home integration competitors such as BlueOS or Heos, just the IOS. It remains to be seen how any of those systems will rise above others.
 

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