{"id":139467,"date":"2023-10-23T17:44:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T16:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=139467"},"modified":"2023-10-24T06:55:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T05:55:18","slug":"rotel-updates-a12-amplifier-cd14-and-rcd-1572-disc-players-to-mkii-versions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/rotel-updates-a12-amplifier-cd14-and-rcd-1572-disc-players-to-mkii-versions\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotel Updates A12 Amplifier, CD14 and RCD-1572 Disc Players to MKII Versions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last spring, Rotel\u00a0upgraded the A14, RA-1572 and RA-1592 integrated amplifiers\u00a0to MKII versions.\u00a0Now it&#8217;s time for the\u00a0A12\u00a0amplifier and the CD14 and RCD-1572 CD players.\u00a0As the company explained, the new items are part of a plan to update the Rotel lineup for the company&#8217;s 60th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>Like last time, the manufacturer assured that the MKII modifications feature significantly improved circuits and partially replaced components.\u00a0The result of the work was increased detail and accuracy.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/46_techweek.jpg\" width=\"1038\" height=\"252\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All three mentioned devices received 32-bit DACs from Texas Instruments, modified power supplies, selected coupling capacitors, as well as insulators to reduce noise and distortion.\u00a0The company utilized solutions used in the Michi premium component series.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/47_techweek.jpg\" width=\"938\" height=\"716\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rotel paid special attention to an improved drive, a new control chipset and &#8220;reconfigured elements&#8221; of the CD14MKII model.\u00a0The company also emphasized the presence of a fully balanced connection in the RCD-1572MKII model.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/48_techweek.jpg\" width=\"1007\" height=\"301\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Updated components are available in black and silver finishes.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/49_techweek.jpg\" width=\"943\" height=\"668\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last spring, Rotel\u00a0upgraded the A14, RA-1572 and RA-1592 integrated amplifiers\u00a0to MKII versions.\u00a0Now it&#8217;s time for the\u00a0A12\u00a0amplifier and the CD14 and RCD-1572 CD players.\u00a0As the company explained, the new items are part of a plan to update the Rotel lineup for the company&#8217;s 60th anniversary. Like last time, the manufacturer assured that the MKII modifications feature [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/rotel-updates-a12-amplifier-cd14-and-rcd-1572-disc-players-to-mkii-versions\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":139468,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":["post-139467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hi-fi","tag-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139467\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}