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ARCAM vs ROTEL

Was wondering if any has test driven the Arcam CD72 or the ROTEL 1072 CD player. I am undecided of which of the two to choose from. The nearest hi-end audio store is approx 2.5 hours away. Nothing near by. I have read and heard good amongst the two types. Whatever anyone could provide I really appreciate it. Thanks
Al
alp63
audio_quest66
4 posts
 
I had the ROTEL 1072 side by side with the ARCAM cd192 in my system for a while. ROTEL 1072 is a sweet machine. ARCAM cd 73 and 192 trays fail repeatedly they get stuck closed etc. ROTEL 1072 has a sweeter sound in my opinion. On well recorded HDCD's wow. ARCAM has some sort of amplification trickery in them as well as 24x192 upsampling that cause chips to run hot. ARCAM build quality was shoddy and the off the shelf prices high. I take my hat off to ARCAM for building a great sweet sounding integrated amp the A65. But those cd players meh..
mik971
153 posts
 
Go with the Rotel. It is reliable and excellent sounding. Can't be beat for the money..
adam18
670 posts
 
I've had my Rotel RCD-1072 for about five years now, and it is truly a wonderful deck. It allows music to sound like music, and I never need to worry about anything other than enjoying my favorite tunes.
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