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The Ultimate AV Mag says:

To me, Rotel has always been the Everyman’s answer to high-end audio. The company has always followed a “straight wire with gain” philosophy, which has earned it respect throughout the audiophile community. Like NAD, it’s believed in holding to conservative power ratings, particularly compared to mass-market American and Japanese offerings. My daughter uses “40-Watt” Rotel integrated amplifier that’s a decade old to drive her Magnepan MMG speakers, which are a pretty tough load, and it is more than comfortable with the task.

Being big in the Audiophile community is one thing, but that hasn’t done much to help Rotel win the numbers game in this country. Take the RSX-1057 AV Receiver ($1,299), which, in typically Rotel fashion, seems to miss the mark with “only” 75 Watts of power for each of its five channels. But Rotel, true to fashion, says the receiver maintains that power rating with all channels driven simultaneously. I’ve used separate 125 Watt per channel home theater amplifiers that shut down from the difficult low impedance loads presented by Magnepan speakers. Likewise, my reference Martin Logan speaker system can drop to 1 ohm at higher frequencies. Would the Rotel be up to the challenge during its vacation in the US? Or would it lick its wounds all the way back across the pond?…more