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Actually i gotta say i can see why JP is frustrated and i am quite annoyed as well. DO i hate Rotel - no definitely not. will i buy Rotel again - maybe, probably, not sure yet depends on what else is available at a similar price range. Do they make a nice product for the money, i think so, i havent used / tried the Outlaw series but not many other processors are available at the 1066 price range. I have also been told the sound quality is very impressive for the price and i like it so far. And i gotta say i disagree with Kevin's post when he says "Sorry for the rant, but everyone needs to look at the range of upgrades from the beginning, not just from when they purchased it." I frankly dont give a cr*p what they did or released before i bought my RSP1066. why do i say that? cos on the rotel website and at the dealers etc etc they are advertised as coming with (what might have previously been upgrades) as part of the stock standard release. I didnt realise that alot of those mentioned features had actually been upgrades as far as i knew it was part of the model.
And hence with all that beign stock standard (thats how the website advertises it) plus mentioning it can be software upgraded via the rj45 port , i figured / presumed they planned on giving us some future upgrades. Furthermore the RSP-1066 is still sold in australia as the current model, it doesnt say no more upgrades, it doesnt say it is about to be superseeded or has been overseas. It is still sold. So for anyone who buys it now in Australia expecting it to be future proof/ software upgradeable is going to be in for a rude shock really.
When i bought it it came with the firmware version v2.2.5, i have recently found out most likely the latest firmware available v2.2.6 is the last one for the RSP1066. I am certainly disappointed, the reason why i went the processor / power route was partly cos it was meant to be better sound quality. But i went for Rotel cos for the price it is a good product and has good sound AND cos i was told they are really good for upgrades. Now they are cos they have done alot for the ORIGINAL RSP1066, but they havent done much for MY RSP1066. and hehe, finally, maybe i was expecting too much but really for the money i am spending on my separates i would have thought and i did think they would last much longer especially when part of my reasoning behind my purchasing is to make sure it was upgradeable cos thats why i decided to upgrade in the first place / get rid of my onkyo amp cos it was old and outdated. And funnily enough to me the idea of 5 years for a hifi component being current isnt that long at all, i never imagined of actually upgrading /buying a new amp less than every 5 years, that will soon become a very expensive habit especially if you go into the more expensive separates.
But hey these are my beliefs and i also think too many people are too quick to attack people who may voice their disgruntlments or annoyance at a company. i find this happens in way too many forums,not just on amps but in telecommunications, in computers etc etc. I think Rotel are great in a sense for providing a decent priced product. I like the fact that they did provide alot of upgrades especially to the people who bought the first few versions of RSP1066. I like the fact that they do listen to their customers or so i am told on this forum and that their no.1 aim is sound quality. These are all great reasons and mostly why i went for Rotel. But i am abit saddened by the fact that the feature of it being upgradeable actually doesnt apply to me or my case cos i bought it close to the end of its life apparently and yet paid as much as anyone else for it and that is a let down. Oh well thats how the cookie crumbles.
Oh and another point i wanted to make was, its cool that all the software upgrades are free, thats AWESOME and i love it. I was thinking i woudlnt mind having to pay for perhaps a hardware upgrade that changes the chip or whatever to make it support DPLIIx or perhaps a hardware upgrade to make it into or close to a RSP-1068. I am not sure how foreseeable either is to do, i know the RSP-1068 has cosmetic changes on the chassis hence not really doable in that sense, but i mean a hardware upgrade to change things on the inside which might be able to be done with nottoo much changes or trouble and charge us for that benefit and keep the software upgrades free. Ofcourse this may go against their whole concept of their business and trading policies. perhaps its too much trouble to organise and thats fine, i am just saying, i personally wouldnt mind having a system where the software upgrades were kept free and for scenarios such as the DPLIIx where something needs to be upgraded on the inside, to be charged for a hardware upgrade, of course if that entails a very expensive fee then its not worth it anyway i suppose. just my view on things.
And hence with all that beign stock standard (thats how the website advertises it) plus mentioning it can be software upgraded via the rj45 port , i figured / presumed they planned on giving us some future upgrades. Furthermore the RSP-1066 is still sold in australia as the current model, it doesnt say no more upgrades, it doesnt say it is about to be superseeded or has been overseas. It is still sold. So for anyone who buys it now in Australia expecting it to be future proof/ software upgradeable is going to be in for a rude shock really.
When i bought it it came with the firmware version v2.2.5, i have recently found out most likely the latest firmware available v2.2.6 is the last one for the RSP1066. I am certainly disappointed, the reason why i went the processor / power route was partly cos it was meant to be better sound quality. But i went for Rotel cos for the price it is a good product and has good sound AND cos i was told they are really good for upgrades. Now they are cos they have done alot for the ORIGINAL RSP1066, but they havent done much for MY RSP1066. and hehe, finally, maybe i was expecting too much but really for the money i am spending on my separates i would have thought and i did think they would last much longer especially when part of my reasoning behind my purchasing is to make sure it was upgradeable cos thats why i decided to upgrade in the first place / get rid of my onkyo amp cos it was old and outdated. And funnily enough to me the idea of 5 years for a hifi component being current isnt that long at all, i never imagined of actually upgrading /buying a new amp less than every 5 years, that will soon become a very expensive habit especially if you go into the more expensive separates.
But hey these are my beliefs and i also think too many people are too quick to attack people who may voice their disgruntlments or annoyance at a company. i find this happens in way too many forums,not just on amps but in telecommunications, in computers etc etc. I think Rotel are great in a sense for providing a decent priced product. I like the fact that they did provide alot of upgrades especially to the people who bought the first few versions of RSP1066. I like the fact that they do listen to their customers or so i am told on this forum and that their no.1 aim is sound quality. These are all great reasons and mostly why i went for Rotel. But i am abit saddened by the fact that the feature of it being upgradeable actually doesnt apply to me or my case cos i bought it close to the end of its life apparently and yet paid as much as anyone else for it and that is a let down. Oh well thats how the cookie crumbles.
Oh and another point i wanted to make was, its cool that all the software upgrades are free, thats AWESOME and i love it. I was thinking i woudlnt mind having to pay for perhaps a hardware upgrade that changes the chip or whatever to make it support DPLIIx or perhaps a hardware upgrade to make it into or close to a RSP-1068. I am not sure how foreseeable either is to do, i know the RSP-1068 has cosmetic changes on the chassis hence not really doable in that sense, but i mean a hardware upgrade to change things on the inside which might be able to be done with nottoo much changes or trouble and charge us for that benefit and keep the software upgrades free. Ofcourse this may go against their whole concept of their business and trading policies. perhaps its too much trouble to organise and thats fine, i am just saying, i personally wouldnt mind having a system where the software upgrades were kept free and for scenarios such as the DPLIIx where something needs to be upgraded on the inside, to be charged for a hardware upgrade, of course if that entails a very expensive fee then its not worth it anyway i suppose. just my view on things.
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