New entry level receiver and DVD player

[eelco74]

I normally never look at the Rotel website, but it seems to me that there is a new receiver and DVD player for us folks here in Europe.

http://europe.rotel.com/products/specs/rsx03.htm

and

http://europe.rotel.com/products/specs/rdv03.htm

At least some effort in the range of the lower Denon's and Yamaha's and probably more musical sounding...

[lvhung]

Exellent 40 W receiver
but I think the best choice from Rotel is 200 W per channel

[rnoble]

Hey nice pickup these look like some very nice entry level units that would be well worth a listen.

IMO if they get it right 2ch playback but with all the AV requirements would be a strong selling point (if they get the 2ch right).

[fordster]

Interesting, that must have only been added to their site very recently. I check the site now and again to see if there's anything new. If they'd posted early this year I would have been in a dilemma as to what kit to buy as I did briefly consider the RSDX-02 (for space reasons) but decided to go with the RDV-1060 and RSX-1056 for feautures and sound quality. In no way do I regret my decision so perhaps it was better (for me at least) that this info has only just been released.

[eelco74]

Well it does have the "redirect" function and pre-outs, so you can always add a RB-1050 or RB-1070 to power the front channels.

[fordster]

True, but then it doesn't match. Call me a fashion victim but I like my kit to match. Checked the specs again and noticed it didn't say whether RSDX03 does progressive scan, in fact I couldn't see any mention of outputs! The fact that RSDX02 was SCART only also put me off. It seems to be the kind of unit you'd pair with a plasma or LCD screen so really needs to do prog scan or even HDMI to be a success.

[gd]

That little guy would be attractive as a bare-bones, mostly-audio pre-pro... if it had a full set of pre-outs.