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It may last decades. There is nothing about it pedigree or manufacture that suggests a limited lifespan.
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At that price I'd rather not take that chance :hand:
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valvesRus wrote: ↑Fri Aug 14, 2020 5:16 pm
savvypaul wrote: ↑Fri Aug 14, 2020 4:58 pm
It's a free country, as they say, but you propose that above average earnings and being an enthusiast are mutually exclusive?
Not at all, but I suspect the priorities in choosing equipment change as one goes up into higher, and higher income brackets.

Same with houses,cars, motorcycles and boys toys.
It's all relative. My daughter reckons her £75 'Ultimate Ears' bluetooth speaker is convenient and looks cool. The Rotel Michi buyers seem to have much the same ideas, but with much deeper pockets.
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A combined streamer / dac / amp is where you may have to be wary about longevity. If streaming software becomes unsupported, or you can't use a newer 'better' software, then you may end up with a partially defunct item. I don't think the Rotel is a streamer, though, is it?
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savvypaul wrote: ↑Fri Aug 14, 2020 10:01 pm A combined streamer / dac / amp is where you may have to be wary about longevity. If streaming software becomes unsupported, or you can't use a newer 'better' software, then you may end up with a partially defunct item. I don't think the Rotel is a streamer, though, is it?
Nothing in the specification suggests that.
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Would be nice to hear it! Never got on with rotel gear in the past but this is supposed to be a step up so would be nice to take a listen!
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Twistedheat02 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 15, 2020 6:35 pm Would be nice to hear it! Never got on with rotel gear in the past but this is supposed to be a step up so would be nice to take a listen!
Many years ago they were lower end, many a starter system had a Rotel amp or receiver.

I have a policy of not auditioning something beyond my budget.
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Rotel cd players from the 90's are well regarded. Rotel 965BX I think it is called.
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Geoff.R.G wrote: ↑Sat Aug 15, 2020 6:50 pm
Twistedheat02 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 15, 2020 6:35 pm Would be nice to hear it! Never got on with rotel gear in the past but this is supposed to be a step up so would be nice to take a listen!
Many years ago they were lower end, many a starter system had a Rotel amp or receiver.
I would never had called Rotel "lower end", just because (like most manufacturers,inc NVA) they have a "starter amp" at the bottom of the range.


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The Michi preamp does have an ethernet network socket and can be attached as a network audio player.
This suggests that it can be used as a streaming device.

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