Rotel RSX-1057

What would your life be like if you'd married the first person you ever dated? If you want a great home theater system, sometimes it pays to dig deeper. OK, American Acoustic Development (AAD) stands in the shadow of larger and more prestigious brands,...

To me, Rotel has always been the Everyman's answer to high-end audio. The company has always followed a "straight wire with gain" philosophy, which has earned it respect throughout the audiophile community. Like NAD, it's believed in holding to...

Being big in the Audiophile community is one thing, but that hasn't done much to help Rotel win the numbers game in this country. Take the RSX-1057 AV Receiver ($1,299), which, in typically Rotel fashion, seems to miss the mark with "only" 75 Watts of...

To me, Rotel has always been the Everyman's answer to high-end audio. The company has always followed a "straight wire with gain" philosophy, which has earned it respect throughout the audiophile community. Like NAD, it's believed in holding to...

Rotel has always offered discerning enthusiasts a refined specialty product with superior sonic performance for the same price as the mass-market boxes. Rotel's approach has always been to downplay the bells and whistles and focus on pure performance....

$1,499 75-Watts x 5 into 8 ohms DD, DD-EX, ProLogicIIx, Dolby Virtual Speaker, Dolby Headphone, DTS, DTS-ES/Discrete/Matrix/Neo: 6, MP3, MPEG multichannel, HDCD Features We Like: HDMI 11 switching, transcoding of composite and S-Video to component...

Rotel has always offered discerning enthusiasts a refined specialty product with superior sonic performance for the same price as the mass-market boxes. Rotel's approach has always been to downplay the bells and whistles and focus on pure performance....

Purchased the RSX-1057 based on comments from those that had listened to it. I had never purchased a reciever in this price range (this high). As far as audio performance, I am well pleased. I believe I would have probably had to pay twice as much to...