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Reviewers' Choice Award - soundstageaccess.com
"Classically, Well-Designed Amplifier"
The Rotel A12MKII integrated amplifier measures a mere three inches tall, but stands well above its sleek design profile in performance and feature for all music lovers. This high performance amp supports your favorite sources, including MM Phono Stage, analog, digital, PC-USB and wireless Bluetooth. Optimized circuits and a 32-bit DAC deliver spacious and open music reproduction.
"Rotel has gone back to its roots with this product," reports Douglas Moore in his review for thesoundadvocate.com, April 28, 2022. "There are no switching power supplies, no Ice Modules, and no special 'gimmicks' used for marketing purposes. It is a classically well-designed amplifier using a toroidal power transformer, transistors, and capacitors of the highest quality. To put it bluntly, some of the A12 MKII’s basic parts will walk all over most A/V receivers using lesser components that are rated at a higher power."
Award-Winning Performance
The A12MKII won a Reviewers' Choice Award from soundstageaccess.com. According to Dennis Burger, "Bottom line: getting an amp that punches this far above its weight class for just a skosh over a thousand bucks almost seems like cheating."
"You’d have to have a pretty roomy room and some seriously beefy speakers to push the A12MKII past its limits. It simply delivers a delightful mix of dynamics and detail, and its built-in DAC is top-notch."
Exceptionally Clean Audio
For room-filling sound, the A12MKII delivers 60 Watts of clean, dynamic Class AB output power into 8 ohms. The heart of the A12MKII begins with Rotel’s in-house manufactured oversized toroidal transformer feeding high efficiency storage and smoothing capacitors for deep, controlled bass energy.
The power supply features multiple voltage and current regulators delivering independent power to critical analog, digital, and amplification stage circuits – isolating sensitive low voltage signals from high power speaker outputs, lowering the noise floor, and reducing unwanted distortion. The circuit design follows Rotel’s proprietary Balanced Design Concept with physical and electrical isolation techniques delivering exceptionally clean audio.
"Carved Out Every Instrument in Its Proper Place"
"I was extremely happy to have the Rotel in my life for a few months. It gelled seamlessly with my desktop setup and acquitted itself quite well with my big floorstanders. I cannot think of another reputable integrated amplifier with the same constellation of features at this price point," observes Matthew Patrick, pt.audio, May 15, 2022.
"The Rotel has a very clean presentation with just enough warmth to work well with a wide variety of speakers," reports Ian White, ecoustics.com. "Piano notes had real weight behind them, and more importantly, never obscured the other musicians in the mix. Entry-level amplifiers don’t always do such a great job with that, but the Rotel carved out every instrument in its proper place and it moved along with really solid pace."
Excels with All Your Favorite Sources
Slim and powerful, the A12MKII delivers on Rotel’s iconic brand heritage, serving as a hub for both analog and digital gear. It is replete with inputs supporting your favorite sources, including a Moving Magnet phono stage for vinyl fans, four RCA analog inputs, four digital inputs, PC-USB, and high quality aptX™ Bluetooth for wireless streaming. It is certified Roon Tested, too.
A premium 32-bit Texas Instruments Digital to Analog converter extracts genuine and accurate details of the music with custom output filters and preamplifier circuits preserving the integrity of the audio stream.
Agile Class AB Amplifier
The A12MKII's agile Class AB amplifier delivers 60 Watts of dynamic power into 8 ohms utilizing high current, fast transient output devices for improved accuracy of the music timing and a more lifelike reproduction of audio. Dual A-B speaker binding posts let you connect two pairs of speakers.
Headphone Output
The headphone output allows you to connect headphones for private listening. This output accepts a standard 3.5mm (1/8”) mini stereo headphone connector.
Front USB Input
The front USB input can be connected to an iPhone, iPad or iPod device, providing music playback to the amplifier. To enable audio playback using one of these devices simply plug the device into the front USB and select USB as the desired source. The device will remain active allowing search and play functions.
Effortless Operation
The included IR wireless remote, front panel controls, and graphic display ensure effortless operation. RS232, 12V triggers and remote input ensure seamless integration with control systems.
