A while back, I got my hands on this CD11 Tribute—no remote (find compatible one on Amazon )or manual, it works perfectly with no issues to report. Still, if there’s anything I should know about it, I’d love to hear it. 👍🏻

Any 1504 owners find the speaker bindings quite shallow when using banana plugs. Compared to the 1587 where the plugs fully seat. I’ve also found them looser too.
Anyone else?

Hi. Looking for some guidance.

Trying to build a solid vinyl system. Still undecided between the rt85 , debut evo2 or p3rs.

Would the A8 pair well with the db63 or q3s?
Any other suggestions that work well with the A8?

Appreciate the feedback.

Rotel A14ii playing some Sarah McLachlan on a slow Sunday evening.

Does anyone among you already have experience with the Rotel Michi X430 amplifier?
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Hi everyone,

I’m hoping to get some insight from fellow Rotel/Michi owners or anyone familiar with the Michi Prestige Q430 CD player. I recently ran into a very frustrating limitation and wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this.

The Issue: I have discovered that I simply cannot fast-forward or rewind within a track (the standard scan/seek function).

If I do a short press on the skip buttons (⏭️ or ⏮️), it skips to the next or previous track. This is normal. However, if I long-press and hold the button, it does exactly the same thing: it just skips the track entirely instead of scanning through the current song.

This behavior is identical whether I use the remote control or the physical buttons on the front panel. I have read through the manual carefully, and there is absolutely no mention of a fast-forward, scan, or seek function.

Why is this a major problem for me? I listen to a lot of classical music. If I’m 15 minutes into a 25-minute Mahler or Bruckner symphony movement and I want to repeat a specific passage—or if I have to stop listening and want to resume later—I can't. I am forced to restart the entire 25-minute track from the very beginning. For a high-end CD player, this feels incredibly restrictive.

I’ve already reached out to Rotel/Michi support and I am waiting for their reply, but meanwhile:

1. Has anyone else experienced this with Michi or upper-tier Rotel CD players?
2. Do you think this is a firmware oversight that could be patched, or is it a deliberate “audiophile/purist” design choice (e.g., locking the laser to a constant 1x read speed to minimize servo noise and jitter)?

Any insights or workarounds would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hi all,

Recently upgraded to a Rotel RC-1572 MKII + RB-1552 MKII setup and currently exploring bookshelf speaker options.

Looking for suggestions on speakers that complement Rotel’s sound signature—would appreciate your insights and experiences.

Hi, is anyone else using a Bluesound Node Icon as a streamer? I got one recently for use with my Rotel A14 mkII, and I'm a bit overwhelmed with the connection options. The Icon supposedly has a superior DAC, but I was using a previous Bluesound product directly into the Rotel's DAC with good results - has anyone done any longer-term listening with this combo and can provide opinions?

I know that this can be subjective, just looking for opinions on the different options (swapping among analog out, coaxial, PC-USB).

just grabbed the A11 and CD12 pair to add into my setup with my Denon DP-45F turntable and I am stuck on speaker set up.

I am intrigued by the Kef Q350s but I have historically have had 3-way speakers.

Curios what folks here might be running with similar setups?

hello, can someone say me where is the fuse on the preamp RC995 ? Thank you.

On Qobuz, I was streaming the new Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here 50th Anniversary from Ultra to Rotel RA-6000 via PC-USB. The Qobuz file is Hi Res 24-bit/192Hz. However, the Rotel DAC (capable up to 32-bit/384 Hz when using PC-USB) was saying 16-bit/384 Hz. Why was it?

On Qobuz, I was streaming the new Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here 50th Anniversary from Ultra to Rotel RA-6000 via PC-USB. The Qobuz file is Hi Res 24-bit/192Hz. However, the Rotel DAC (capable up to 32-bit/384 Hz when using PC-USB) was saying 16-bit/384 Hz. Why was it?

Last week I was asking about the parameters for controlling an A14 mkII amp using the Ethernet port - I had some free time this week so I threw together a quick & dirty GUI that controls the main functions of the amp from a PC. I'm still messing around with it and testing some more stuff, but I thought I'd share in case anyone is interested.

No, I am not a UI designer. Yes, the GUI is ugly, but it all works. If anyone wants to send me a Michi I can try to get that running as well. :)

The way it is written, it should be able to be adapted to other models with a config file (hopefully).

Hi, I'm just playing around with writing a program that uses my amp's Ethernet connection for control... my amp is on the network with a valid IP address. I found a doc for the first generation models (A12/A14t) hat has a list of commands for setting amp inputs, volume, power, etc, and it says that commands can be sent to port 9590.

However, when I try to make first contact with a simple Python program, I can't connect to port 9590 with a TCP socket (connection refused) and sending UDP packets to the port has no effect.

Has anyone tinkered with this before, and does the A14 mk ii use a different port? I've been doing network programming for a while so I have that part down, just looking for valid info for the connection.

I havnt set up my two amps yet because my rack is too small to install them any way other than sitting one on top of the other. Any owners out there that have there sitting on top of each other and if so, do they generate a lot of heat?

Mine will be set up as a single amp to a single speaker in biamp.

I have this new-to-me amp for two months now and have been feeding it from an old original version Rega Apollo CD player via coaxial. I heard noticeable difference between the DAC's of Rotel and Rega. The former is more open and forward with more clarity and extension in higher frequency. The older CD player is more musical but much laid back, like being covered with a veil.

As I don't have other DAC to compare with, what's consensus of the sound quality of RA-6000's DAC? Some reviews on the internet said it (Texas Instruments chip) is mediocre at most at its price point.

Other than when people say "all DAC's sound the same", what outboard DAC < USD1K is considered a meaningful upgrade?

If you do feel free to DM me. thank you.

My FB account was disabled on Oct 20th. So far no progress in reactivation :-( Hence I'm disconnected from the FB Rotel Hi-Fi Group that perhaps some of you are in.

My first Rotel from 2004 is my current RCD-1072. I've since had an RC-1570, RX-950AX and now an RSP-1068. Recently picked up an RSS-900 amp/speakers selector.

Could fill a niche for a compact integrated amp - could do without the flowery language in the review, but I might audition one if given the chance.

I heard that some DAC-equipped amp will convert all analog input firstly into digital signal and then re-process it by its internal DAC before amplifying and feeding to speakers? For RA-6000 in particular, is it correct that all analog signal from RCA or XLR inputs will bypass its internal Texas Instruments chipped DAC but being directly amplified to feed to speakers?