NEW Rotel RSP-1098 (1 Viewer)

[Erik Farstad]

I'm happy to announce the VERY First Pictures anywhere of the new Rotel RSP-1098 from CES are out and can be found Here
Let's just say...it's a LOOKER!
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[Rich Wenzel]

it no come up :frowning:
thanks for trying though
Rich

 

[Andrew Pratt]

it works for me now.

 

[Erik Farstad]

Confirmed...up and running!
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[Yogi]

So does the 1098 have a color LCD panel in the front. Does that mean I can get rid of my TV and watch the picture right on the front panel of the prepro Just kidding.
It does look sweet though.

 

[Bill_D]

At the MSRP it is listed, I would think they would include balanced inputs/outputs to capture more market. Unless, of course, they are coming out with Big Daddy to compete with Krell, Lexicon and the like.

 

[Andrew Pratt]

Maybe that's something as simple as a card swap bill? just guessing though I don't know much for sure yet.

 

[Rich Wenzel]

I still can not pull this baby up?

Are you saying this has one of those 4 to 5 inch screens like some of the mark levinsons, fosgates, bel canto's etc?

not sure if i like that, actually, i dont think i like it.

 

[Erik Farstad]

Rich, yep, looks like it has one of those screens! Unless it's a HUGE .dot matrix screen! LOL...for those visually impaired Audio/Video nuts!
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[Andrew Pratt]

mats keeps tweaking the new server so its up and then down again...it should be up more reliably shortly

 

[Mark C.]

Great. So I buy the 1066 today and the 1098 comes out!

But that's OK. I saw the post on the 1098 before I went to the dealer. I dropped the bomb on him about the 1098. He hadn't even seen it yet, although he knew something was in the works.

Got the 1066 for very good price and a full credit if I want to upgrade to the 1098 next year.

 

[Andrew Pratt]

Mark that's one nice thing about getting to know the VP of the company and having his support for the Club Rotel

 

[Rich Wenzel]

finally saw it...

thought it was kind of weird with 4 component ins and only 8 digital ins...

also would have preferred balanced outs, but thats not really important...

i find it interesting that rotel makes a $2k 5 channel amp that has balanced ins but not a single product that can take advantage of it.

Just the opposite of the Anthem which has balanced ins but I dont think their amps have balanced ins...

Wonder why companies do that...

I guess rotel is saying that their amps are pro quality, while anthem is saying its pre is pro quality.

Also not thrilled with the big screen. I understand why they do it, but I just don't like it.

If this thing really is in the mid $2k's its biggest competitor I think would be the Sunfire (which has balanced outs). I am not sure what the anthem goes for, and I think the top end arcam is more. The naim av2 is more as well...

Interesting....can't wait to see more details.

Rich

 

[Andrew Pratt]

Also not thrilled with the big screen. I understand why they do it, but I just don't like it.

And yet do you know how many times I've heard complaints that the 1066 relies on the OSD for adjustments...you can't please everyone

 

[DanaA]

Wow, it's kind of a monster. Bet it sounds great, but I don't think I'll be getting one anytime soon. Happy enough with the sound of my 1066. Nice to see Rotel offering two lines now though.

 

[Rich Wenzel]

Andrew, when making changes to my Carver (with much more limited functionality) I never needed to use the OSD. That thing had a button for everything.

Okay, I'll stop whining about my old carver.....

Hurrah for Rotel.

Now if they put out this pre pro and make it somewhat customizable, i will need rotel to put out a very nice universal dvd audio/sacd player.

Then I may just forget about the Naim AV2 et al and just get some nice rotel amps, that pre, and the universal player....

Rich

 

[Mifr44]

Just the opposite of the Anthem which has balanced ins but I dont think their amps have balanced ins...

I realize that this is a Rotel thread, but I thought I would add to this comment. The Anthem AVM-20 has balanced outputs. The Anthem "MCA" amps have balanced inputs, whereas the "PVA" amps do not.

Michael

 

[kevitra]

About balanced outputs - both current Rotel stereo preamps have balanced outputs. Maybe they are thinking only hardcore 2 channel people want them? (a mistake in my opinion - they should offer everything they can)

 

[Rich Wenzel]

Thanks Michael, thats why i said I think, as I knew the PVA's didnt but was too lazy to check on the MCA's.

Kevrita, the 5 channel RMB 1095 has balanced ins for 5 channels, but Rotel does not have balanced outs for 5 channels, i think that is kind of weird.

Rich

 

[Rob Verstegen]

My guess is that they will supply a seperate card with balanced outs.

Rob