Rotel's Michi P5 Series 2 Preamplifier has received an incredible review, courtesy of Jim Clements from Secrets of Home Theater & High Fidelity. Jim provided a very detailed and thorough review, highlighting the P5's excellent musical qualities, flexible hook-up and utilization options, high-end DAC, high performance headphone amp and phono stage, and excellent engineering.
"I was literally blown away by the performance of the Rotel Michi P5 S2 preamplifier. The P5 is undoubtedly the most accomplished preamp I have ever reviewed in my own system."
"I really, really wanted to purchase the review unit. To begin with, this may be the ultimate preamplifier for a high-end reviewer. It has every possible hook-up option I could imagine. It has an excellent phono stage built-in. The internal DACs are cost-no-object design and implementation. I could happily live with the built-in headphone amp. The P5 S2 also has an over-engineered power supply, rendering the sound as transparent as I have ever heard in my system previously."
"It is very musical and does not editorialize anything you hear. It gives you every note right on time and just as intended by the artist. The staging and center fill wrap you in a cocoon of musical bliss. There was never even the slightest hiccup I heard in many hours of pure musical enjoyment. All I ever got was beautiful music at every moment."