A taste of the new Rotel 15 Series

[kevsmith]

I noticed them, but the shots are to close to get a good idea of what it looks like.

[TommyV]

Has anyone tried to apply DPLIIx or DD EX to a 5.1 TrueHD or DTS HD MA bitstream signal from a Blu-ray or HD DVD player to get matrixed 7.1 sound?

Also to be clear on these new units:

HDCD- no

DSD- no?

Thank you.

[Dmantis]

Has anyone tried to apply DPLIIx or DD EX to a 5.1 TrueHD or DTS HD MA bitstream signal from a Blu-ray or HD DVD player to get matrixed 7.1 sound?

Also to be clear on these new units:

HDCD- no

DSD- no?

Thank you.

No HDCD I'm not cool with that. No DSD I'm also not cool with that.

Dan

[B&W_Group_Fan]

For those interested, something from CES:

http://www.avguide.com/blog/robert-harley-highlights-entry-level-electronics-ces-2009

Scroll down and you'll see the Rotel stuff.

[Dmantis]

Wow look at the new cd player. To bad it's not Sacd multichannel out or I would be all over this, I may be all over it anyway, sexy and new Wolfsen Dac's cool.

Dan

[B&W_Group_Fan]

I agree - while it seems to lack a few features, I'm likely in for one as well. My 1072 went with my last house, so I;m in need of a new CD player. Hopefully it will sound great (plus look good with my RSX-1560). I kinda like the slot load concept.

[Johan Hendrix]

Pitou, what did Rotel say about the volume level?

I've noticed the same thing: the startup value of 45 is really really really soft, and a volume of 70 is just normal listening level, not loud at all.

With my RSX-1058, normal listening level is about 60-65.

[jalyra]

I'm also looking to upgrade my CD player, but I'm not too excited about the new RCD-1520. Let's see what the specifications and street price is going to be for this unit, it will be nice if the price is set around 700 US Dlls.

On the other hand, don't you think that the "20" designitation is too low? Probably Rotel will present and RCD-1580 late this year. Right now, I like the arcam cd37 better.

[hifiguymi]

The RCD-1520 is $1000.00 US. I think you're reading too much into a model number and specs. The thing to do is listen to it when it ships which should be around March to April. If you still like the Arcam CD player after you listen to it, then that is the one you should have. If the Rotel is better, then get that one. Don't judge until you listen.

Eric

[marky mark]

so, is rotel going to launch 2 cd players this year?

[hifiguymi]

so, is rotel going to launch 2 cd players this year?

No, just one. It's the RCD-1520 and it retails for $1,000.00 US and ships in March to April.

Eric

[fhsun]

FYI

I just got my 1570 with the IR sensor problem replaced with a brand new unit and things seem to be fine now. Iaan from Audio Visual Today and Rotel have been great at taking care of this issue :T

Shutting off the beep didn't change anything. The 1570 sensor is probably off-alignmnet. I took the unit back to my dealer and he's ordering a new replacement for me

[1oldguy]

not sure if it;s been asked but does the rotel 1570 have ballanced xlr connectors for bryston amps?

[ray5]

not sure if it;s been asked but does the rotel 1570 have ballanced xlr connectors for bryston amps?

No it does not.
Ray