Advantages: fantastic smooth sound, "analogue touch", very good reading of scratched CDs, best buy Disadvantages: no optical digital output, scarce functionality
...was perfectly happy with my Rotel CD player. Excellent sound, solid construction and all the functionality I needed. Until I discovered its successor. Suddenly my old CD-player, looked old-fashioned and had the appeal of a worn off antique sofa.
The product in question is the Rotel RCD-950, a £350 CD-Player, top-rankings player in its price range, recipient of endless awards from the major audiophile publications, and sex-symbol of stereophiles ... ...I immediately went to my Rotel dealer, left a deposit and took the new RCD-951 home for a week, and expected my 950 to look really old when tested against the 951. Surprisingly (considering how easily I usually waste money without second thoughts) I kept my old RCD-950. And my week of extensive testing has left me with three conclusions, which are still valid today:
1. If you have £350 for a new CD-Player, buy a new Rotel RCD-951 and keep it until ...
From_The_Continent 10.07.2001
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Rotel RCD-950
Advantages: Sound quality, build quality, durability Disadvantages: Awkward Program function
This is a fantastic cd player - it has lasted around 8 years, and the sound quality has still not faded in the slightest.
It has a good range of functionality, yet the controls are incredibly simply to use, as most of the most advanced functionality is well hidden in the menus, only to be accessed when needed. I still haven't even needed to clean the lens, so durability wise it is also unparalelled - basically, they don't make 'em like this any ... ...copes with all cd formats that I've thrown at it.
The only possible complaint that I could drudge up was that the Program feature is a bit fiddly to use. They could have made it a lot simpler and more importantly quicker to use, but this is a minor gripe. ...
atki5 02.05.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Rotel RCD-950
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