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Rotel RA 01

Rotel RA 01
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alaScore 80

15 reviews

Apr, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 15 reviews of Rotel RA 01. The average rating for this product is 4.6/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews.

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Rotel RA 01 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 80/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by : Jason Kennedy (avreview.co.uk)

Rotel RA-01 integrated amplifier

 

The least expensive amplifier in Rotel?s range, the RA01 is a distinctly slimline design but not one that?s short on features. This amplifier can trace its lineage back to the popular RA-820 from the eighties, one of the first integrated amps...

Fully featured and comprehensively equipped this is a budget amp that tops things off with a revealing and taut sound that'll keep you listening ;

It doesn't have the greatest power reserves in the budget world and needs a fairly easy to drive speaker for best results ; The least expensive amplifier in Rotel's range, the RA01 is a distinctly slimline design but not one that's short on features....

Jan, 2005
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Consumer review (audioreview.com)

ROTEL RA-01 Integrated Amplifiers

 

I tested the RA-01 against an older Cyrus One and Musical Fidelity B1 I happened to have around, using a MacBook Pro feeding a Cambridge Audio Dacmagic Plus as source and B&W DM2 Series II Speakers. I was expecting the modern RA-01 to win easily but it...

Aug, 2017
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Consumer review (audioreview.com)

ROTEL RA-01 Integrated Amplifiers

 

I bought the RA-01 with the RCD-02. I added some Quad 11 speakers to the system and Chord cables. I have to say the system for what is really a budget one, is mighty good. I suspect that if there is a weak link now it is the CD player. The problem is...

Jul, 2014
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ROTEL RA-01 Integrated Amplifiers

 

This review is for an RA-02. Basically its the same as the RA-01, but with a remote.

Jan, 2013
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ROTEL RA-01 Integrated Amplifiers

 

Please forgive my English, I am French...

Jul, 2009
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Consumer review (audioreview.com)

ROTEL RA-01 Integrated Amplifiers

 

I have used this Rotel RA-01 integrated amplifier for years now and it never failed to please me. It deliver an open powerful sound even through my B&W 705's, despite these speakers maybee deserve more power. The RA-01 is best for normal listening and...

Jul, 2009
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ROTEL RA-01 - (Integrated Amplifiers)

 
Jun, 2008
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ROTEL RA-01 Integrated Amplifiers

 

The RA 01 is a great little amplifier that allows very high quality sound to be had for a very modest price.

Jun, 2008
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ROTEL RA-01 Integrated Amplifiers

 

I was after a particular sound that I cannot describe because I do not seem to have the discerning ear that an audiophile should possess. I have tried NAD and Cambridge Audio products, but for some reason I could not attain the clarity I was looking...

Jun, 2006
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