Rotel RA-02 or Audio Refinement Complete ?

I can vouch for the Rotel. It's only rated at 40w into 8 ohms, but one review measured 90w at clipping, so it's got quite a bit of headroom. I don't know the other one, but I see nothing in its specs that would particularly recommend it over the Rotel.

I've owned an Audio Refinement Complete and Rotel RA-1060 integrated amp. The Audio Refinement amp had a real classy feel to it while the Rotel seemed very utilitarian. As far as sound goes, the Audio Refinement is one of the few components I regretted selling.

I haven't heard the Rotel, but can vouch for the Audio Refinement, as I've owned it four times, and still regret selling it..

Hello, I just searched the 2 amp in and found out that the Rotel was made in 2002, whereas the ARC in 1999, does it matter? or the technology is greater in the Rotel because it is most recently betwwen the two?

thanks, have a nice day !

Age isn't an issue. The usual marketing hype aside, nobody's done anything truly "new" in solid state amplifier design in a long, long time.

But my earlier advice stands. The Rotel, plus $150 in new CDs, will give you more enjoyment in the long run.