CEDIA Update

[IntegrateMe]

Rotel had most of its popular products on display (with the noteable exception of the RMB-1095) and 1 new product.

It was a 5 or 7 (I was in a hurry) channel digital amp at 100 watts per channel. Pricing was not on the placard like the other items, and I was already late for a meeting, but I just wanted to let everyone know what was out there.

[Andrew Pratt]

And it apparently sounds VERY VERY good It won't be available as soon as they wanted it to be but the wait shouldn't be much longer now.

[jlee]

They are probably going to come out with 2 new multichannel amps then, a 100W and a 200W... by the way, what exactly is a "digital amp" vs. a normal amp?

[Andrew Pratt]

Jlee that's a good question for the HT area of the forum

[tmueller]

Fellas-Tell me more!!!!

I am very curious now; what's this, a new multi-channel amp coming out? Anyone have some more info?

TIA,

Tyler

[kiki]

I wanted to know aswell, of what new multi-channel amp is coming out?, because I'm going to get very soon, or should I wait and see, the old stock will come down in prices aswell when new one is out. Tell us more, Thanks.

[Andrew Pratt]

Let me see what Rotel will allow us to know now that the annoucement has been made at CEDIA. I will say that the people I've talked to that have heard them say they are very nice sounding amp's.

[Stevebez]

I cannot understand what is meant by "digital" amp. Maybe different class of amp - instead of their usual class a/b ?

Rgds Steve.

[chrispy35]

Probably a PWM type amp. Check out the Yamaha MX-D1 (I think that's the model).

[Andrew Pratt]

I started a thread in the Chalet to address just what are digital amps etc.

[Andrew Pratt]

FYI the new digital amp from Rotel will be 7 * 100 watts, is only 6cm high and will be available in the first quarter of next year :yesnod:

[aarsoe]

Andrew

Cool - I hope that they will be clever enough to put a digital input on the power amp! That would really make life a lot easier..

Only downside I can see is that it is a 7 channel amp - that means 80-120 miles of speaker cables laying around - and in the size I use, there will be no space for me in the room!!! :B

[mattburk]

any links?

Rotel had most of its popular products on display (with the noteable exception of the RMB-1095) and 1 new product.

It was a 5 or 7 (I was in a hurry) channel digital amp at 100 watts per channel. Pricing was not on the placard like the other items, and I was already late for a meeting, but I just wanted to let everyone know what was out there.

[Stevebez]

You may have noticed that Velodyne subs have massive power - reason is they are all class D driven. Seems this is probably the best class amp to drive subs as the switching is all filtered out.

Rgds Steve.