Quick Comments: Rotel RCD-1072

I-SIG · 05-27-2006, 04:26 PM

Y'all,

I've a chance to monkey with the Rotel RCD-1072 for a couple of days now that I bought from fellow Polkie haimoc. So far so good.

It opens and closes like a rocket.

The remote seems pretty friendly.

High build-quiality is evident.

Mated to the Bel Canto, it seems to be everything the NEC CD-ROM was with a remote and able to actually read every single CD I own. I think there might even be a touch more bass response.

Next on the agenda is to demo the internal DAC's against the Bel Canto DAC2. Should be interesting, especially with HDCD content.

Wes

Mike Reeter · 05-27-2006, 08:44 PM

Glad you like your first impressions of the RCD 1072...I have ours mated with a Parasound DAC,and to tell you the truth,I can't hear a nichols worth of difference when spinning a "good" recording or an HDCD disc.

The DAC does make some less than perfect recordings much easier to listen to...seems I own more average recordings than I do "good" ones,so the DAC is going to stay for a while.

drew spelts · 05-28-2006, 04:34 AM

Please let us know what your experiences with this unit are because I love tha way it looks and might have to get one some day.

I-SIG · 05-29-2006, 08:08 PM

Here's a few more comments:

I only have 2 HDCD's that I'm aware of, but on the one that I'm most familiar with, the only slight difference I could discern was incrementally more sparkle on the HDCD vs. the Bel Canto. Otherwise it was a total wash. I may give it another go this evening using both CD's just to mix it up.

Plays the few CDR's I have quite nicely. The well recorded songs still seem to show quite a bit of dynamics and clarity on both the Bel Canto and the internal DAC's.

Speaking of internal DAC's, this might be a lot closer shootout than I originally imagined. All I can say at this point is that I might need to spend a lot of time (weeks maybe?) with the internals then swap to the Bel Canto to really be aware of the differences. When I did this with the NEC, it was amazing. Lows and highs were at least compareable, but the Bel Canto really shines in the rich, full mids.

Wes

drew spelts · 05-30-2006, 01:06 AM

sounds good, keep us posted. Thanks very much.

05-27-2006, 04:26 PM	#1
I-SIG Polkologist Member Sales Rating: (8) Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 2,045	Quick Comments: Rotel RCD-1072 Y'all, I've a chance to monkey with the Rotel RCD-1072 for a couple of days now that I bought from fellow Polkie haimoc. So far so good. It opens and closes like a rocket. The remote seems pretty friendly. High build-quiality is evident. Mated to the Bel Canto, it seems to be everything the NEC CD-ROM was with a remote and able to actually read every single CD I own. I think there might even be a touch more bass response. Next on the agenda is to demo the internal DAC's against the Bel Canto DAC2. Should be interesting, especially with HDCD content. Wes __________________ Panasonic TH-42PHD8UK 42" HDTV Plasma \| Polk Audio SDA-SRS's (w/RDO's & Vampire Posts) + SVS PC+ 25-31 \| AudioQuest Granite (mids) + BWA Silver (highs) \| Cary Audio CAD-200 \| MAC AgQ Silver IC's \| Audio Alchemy DLC \| KAS Maestro Silver IC's \| Cambridge Audio azur 840C--Oppo 970--Pioneer TX-8500 II \| Pure\|AV PF31d

05-27-2006, 08:44 PM	#2
Mike Reeter Polkhead Member Sales Rating: (9) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: MO Posts: 1,515	Glad you like your first impressions of the RCD 1072...I have ours mated with a Parasound DAC,and to tell you the truth,I can't hear a nichols worth of difference when spinning a "good" recording or an HDCD disc. The DAC does make some less than perfect recordings much easier to listen to...seems I own more average recordings than I do "good" ones,so the DAC is going to stay for a while. __________________ SDA CRS+4.1TL's Velodyne SPL-1000R Jolida JD-100A CDP Rogue Audio 66 Magnum Pre Tube Audio Design TAD-60 Amplifier Audioquest IC's/Bedrocks

05-28-2006, 04:34 AM	#3
drew spelts Polkateer Member Sales Rating: (1) Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Columbus NE Posts: 300	Please let us know what your experiences with this unit are because I love tha way it looks and might have to get one some day. __________________ Harman Kardon AVR635 RTi10's Up Front CSi5 Center RTi6's Rear Surround Sony HD 32" Furman RA-1210 OPPO DVD

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05-29-2006, 08:08 PM	#4
I-SIG Polkologist Member Sales Rating: (8) Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 2,045	Here's a few more comments: I only have 2 HDCD's that I'm aware of, but on the one that I'm most familiar with, the only slight difference I could discern was incrementally more sparkle on the HDCD vs. the Bel Canto. Otherwise it was a total wash. I may give it another go this evening using both CD's just to mix it up. Plays the few CDR's I have quite nicely. The well recorded songs still seem to show quite a bit of dynamics and clarity on both the Bel Canto and the internal DAC's. Speaking of internal DAC's, this might be a lot closer shootout than I originally imagined. All I can say at this point is that I might need to spend a lot of time (weeks maybe?) with the internals then swap to the Bel Canto to really be aware of the differences. When I did this with the NEC, it was amazing. Lows and highs were at least compareable, but the Bel Canto really shines in the rich, full mids. Wes

05-30-2006, 01:06 AM	#5
drew spelts Polkateer Member Sales Rating: (1) Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Columbus NE Posts: 300	sounds good, keep us posted. Thanks very much.

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