Rlc-1080!

[Joey_V]

Looking at the CES sites.. I noticed that Rotel is coming out with their own line of power conditioners and voltage regulators.. cool!

Here a pic of the RLC-1080:


Also, here's a pic of the RLC-1040 (also has voltage regulation!):

[gianni]

Sweet...and they are sticking with that awesome 10 series styling.

[DL86]

They better have them available here in Australia at the 240V rating!

[Nolan B]

Looks great, cant wait. The first one looks huge!

[Kyle]

Yeah, I'll have to get one. I knew i was holding onto my monster strip reg instead of upgrading to a "rack" model. I think I'll probably end up with the 1040, I don't really care about the battery backup aspect of the 1080. Afaik, from what I read on audioholics there isn't going to be any diff between the two besides the 1080 having the UPS functionality.

[DelRay]

Wow! Man, I've got to get me one of those. Hope they're not too $$$. Rotel sure knows how to keep us drooling. :E

[titan7]

Wow, those look nice. Anybody get the suggested retail? I just purchased a Monster Power Ref. HTS 3500 MkII on close out for $119.00 after $50 rebate. I may take it back now.

[miner]

Wow, those look nice. Anybody get the suggested retail? I just purchased a Monster Power Ref. HTS 3500 MkII on close out for $119.00 after $50 rebate. I may take it back now.

Where did you get it at that price?

[titan7]

Miner, Check your PM.

[Joey_V]

Titan,

I got the same one.. the HTS3500mk2 and I like it a lot! Definitely a prerequisite for my apartment and its "shady" power lines. The Rotel stuff should be better (I got mine for 119 after $50 too) and that isnt a surprise especially since the Rotel RLC10x0 are all voltage regulators too. However, I suspect they will cost quite a bit above the $500 mark.

I want one, but I'll stick with my Monster for the meantime (parents got it for me for Christmas!).

[titan7]

You are right, I can't bring myself to spend 300-500+ on these thing. The Monster will be fine.

[lmib]

Do they bring them out in silver only or also in black?
Somebody has seen any black picture of these nice conditioners?

[H.Donald]

I'm thinking if it has voltage regulation,it will be quite costly....well over 1,000 dollars.
But,I need a new toy....and it would allow me to rid myself of the last "Monster".

[VikingP]

I don't know if the RLC-1040 will be that expensive. If I understood right, the 1040 is an APC H15 with a different chassis, and I saw the H15 going for a bit more then 200$US, so from that, the 1040 should be much different.
As for the 1080, that one I think will be expensive (>1000$US), due to the battery backup, but I don't really see why anyone would need a backup battery for the HT (audio part) or music gear, unless your area has many blackouts lasting short periods of time, which can get annoying :x .

Paul

[DSGCobra]

Wow, those look nice. Anybody get the suggested retail? I just purchased a Monster Power Ref. HTS 3500 MkII on close out for $119.00 after $50 rebate. I may take it back now.

same here. should arrive on thurdsay. that deal was way to good to pass up.

[Joelp]

I'm curious though, why wouldn't Rotel use a series mode system? it's not consumable like the Metal Oxide Varistors found in almost every surge supressor. I'm not an expert or anything, but from what I understand the MOV's have a limited amount of joules for their lifetime, whereas the Series mode suppressors don't have a limited 'lifetime'.Is there a Rotel expert that can you shed some light on this?

thanks!

more info on Series mode http://brickwall.com/index.htm

[Joey_V]

same here. should arrive on thurdsay. that deal was way to good to pass up.

Agree with you 100%... looks real nice on top of my Rotels, too. It's funny how I went to Tweeter yesterday and I found the 3500mk2 for $349 "on sale".

Stupid Tweeter.

[DSGCobra]

I did the same and told the guy at tweeter how much it was selling for on the internet, he couldn't believe it said he was going to buy one for himself for that price.

[csuzor]

As for the 1080, that one I think will be expensive (>1000$US), due to the battery backup, but I don't really see why anyone would need a backup battery for the HT (audio part) or music gear, unless your area has many blackouts lasting short periods of time, which can get annoying

Yes, I have frequent blackouts, when the wind is strong... at least 1x/month. I hate having the hifi suddenly stop, it can't be good for electronics or CD player, so I have several simple USB for the hifi and all computer gear at home. The RLC-1080 is a dream machine for the hifi, I hope it comes in 240V model soon.

[lvhung]

RLC 1040 at 200USD , oh great I might buy one without consideration

[titan7]

I can't believe the RLC-1040 will be $200 USD, that would be nice, heck I will pick one up for that price.

[Marlboroman]

I'm curious though, why wouldn't Rotel use a series mode system? it's not consumable like the Metal Oxide Varistors found in almost every surge supressor. I'm not an expert or anything, but from what I understand the MOV's have a limited amount of joules for their lifetime, whereas the Series mode suppressors don't have a limited 'lifetime'.Is there a Rotel expert that can you shed some light on this?

It appears as though APC are the designers of this product, not Rotel. I am not sure why they use one over the other but I am betting they are awesome since APC are the leaders in this type of technology. From what I am hearing the RLC-1040 is going to cost $500USD and the RLC-1080 is going to cost $1800USD. I did not ask about the additional battery unit that links to the 1080.

[Kyle]

Yeah, the audioholics write up on it said that (plus the pics have APC on the front of the unit). $500 is a bit steep on the RLC-1040 IMO.

The RLC-1040 is based off of the APC H15, which is only $217 on buy.com:

http://www.buy.com/retail/Product.asp?sku=201698520

Don't get me wrong, I want the rotel one, but $300 extra for a faceplate seems steep if that really is going to be what these go for.

[Joey_V]

Wait... $200 for something that actually regulates voltage??

[Kyle]

The audioholics thread gave specific models that the rotel ones are based off of, they said its basically the same thing as the S-15 and H-15 with different face plates.

I currently have the Monster PowerCenter HTS 2000 MKII, which is OK but I want to move into a component form factor as this thing is huge and sort of gets in the way.

[hockeypuck]

Titan or Joey,can you PM to me the info on the Monster unit. Need it for the bedroom system. I will wait for the new Rotels to go with the main room equipment.
Thanks.

[titan7]

You have mail.

[Joey_V]

Titan or Joey,can you PM to me the info on the Monster unit. Need it for the bedroom system. I will wait for the new Rotels to go with the main room equipment.
Thanks.

You got pm.

[Joelp]

Any idea when these power conditioners will be available in North America?