In the February issue of Stereophile, Herb Reichert takes a look at the RA-6000 Integrated Amplifier and DT-6000 DAC Transport from Rotel's acclaimed Diamond Series.
RA-6000
When Herb hooked up the RA-6000 to his reference speakers, he said he was "instantly smitten" by the amplifier's sound, calling it "dynamic" and "super-engaging".
"...it had no trouble establishing a sense of space, place, and time and an avalanche of lively audio vérité intangibles.""It is a well-built, timeless-looking, solid-sounding tour-de-force that should serve its users very well for decades. Bravo, Rotel!"
DT-6000
When Herb reviewed the DT-6000, he referenced the 'Disc & File' and 'Digital Processors' sections located in Stereophile's semi-annual Recommended Components issues, stating, "It's my opinion that Rotel's DT-6000 DAC Transport should be listed in both."
"...its CD player made my CDs sound more revealed and alive than I'd ever heard before. And its vigorous, smooth, meaty-sounding DAC streamed Tidal and Qobuz in a manner that could please me till the day I fly away.""I think Class A needs a CD Player."