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• Re: Rotel Pre/Pro and Power Amp Gary W. 15:08:37 05/25/00 (1)
  In Reply to: Rotel Pre/Pro and Power Amp posted by Blair G. on May 24, 2000 at 08:48:24:

  I used to have the RTC-965 and still have a RB985-MkII, so I thought I would jump in with an opinion here. If you truly mean the RTC-965, it only has a Prologic decoder, not an DD decoder, and will not do DTS either. I also had some reliability problems with it, like the remote not controlling the unit properly; however, I understand Rotel is including the RR-939 like in the RSX-965 (which is a DD /DTS capable pre/pro). I find the RSX-965 to be a superior product in terms of sound reproduction, controls, and reliability. However, one funny quirk is that you cannot control the left and right front channel independently when calibrating, rather, you have to use the balance control. Maybe someone can enlighten me if they know otherwise.

  The Rotel pieces, coupled with my B&W CDMSE's make for a fantastic sounding system.

  The only thing that some receivers have over the 965 is that some of them have component video switching, but I don't care because I hook up my DVD player directly to the TV anyway.
  
  

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  • Re: Rotel Pre/Pro and Power Amp Blair G. 09:57:52 05/29/00 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: Rotel Pre/Pro and Power Amp posted by Gary W. on May 25, 2000 at 15:08:37:

    Thanks for your response.
    The Pre/pro I tested was definitely the RTC-965 and it did have both DD and DTS. It's basically the same as the RSX-965 receiver minus the 5 channel amplifier section. The common problems, from what I have read, involve hissing from the speakers and intermittant difficulty locking onto a DTS signal. I did encounter both of these issues in my short 2 day test. Rotel tech support says it's a grounding issue, easily rectified.
    Despite potential shortcomings I am in agreement that it is plenty flexible for me and sounded better when listening to 2 channel music.
    Its' dubbing feature is the best encountered and the ability to name each video input was a very nice touch. I did notice the channel level situation. Awkward but not a big deal in the scheme of things.
    
    

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