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Outstanding Product Award - Hi-Fi News Magazine
Best Streaming Amplifier, 2024-2025 – EISA
Power, Simplicity, and High Performance with Digital, Analog, Wired, and Wireless Sources
Simplicity and high performance meet in the Rotel RAS-5000 integrated amplifier. Excelling with analog and digital and wired and wireless sources, it is a component designed to fit into your lifestyle and elevate your entertainment experience. Its high power and faithful rendering of sources make it one of the most exciting amplifiers you'll find at anywhere near the price.
Award-Winning Performance
The Expert Sound and Imaging Association (EISA) gave the Rotel RAS-5000 its Best Streaming Amplifier Award for 2024-2025.
"By embracing modern streaming and usability features but not straying from its manufacturer’s ‘performance-first’ ethos, the RAS-5000 is a desirable addition to Rotel’s range – and the streaming amp market as a whole. A confident driver of loudspeakers courtesy of its 2x140W Class AB output, the RAS-5000 tackles all music genres with a sonic signature showcasing a powerful yet smooth, balanced approach.
"Versatile connectivity also impresses, with digital inputs including HDMI ARC, USB-B and Wi-Fi/Ethernet feeding its high-quality DAC stage. Playback is a breeze, either through Rotel’s own app, a DLNA player, or Roon, and icing the RAS-5000 cake is the amp’s meticulous build and informative colour display."
"Power, Refinement and an Insightful Sound"
The RAS 5000 also earned an Outstanding Product Award from England's Hi-Fi News magazine, November 21, 2024.
According to Jamie Biesemans, "The RAS-5000 successfully merges the core 'analogue' strengths of this longstanding brand with a tightly defined feature selection. Offering power, refinement and an insightful sound, it's a worthy alternative to more feature-laden units. While there is a lot of competition in this segment, Rotel's traditional take will surely appeal to hi-fi buffs not prepared to sacrifice all on the altar of TV audio and streaming."
Seamless Integration
The RAS-5000 seamlessly integrates HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel) for playback of video sound, and effortlessly streams from online sources to play your favorite music from Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, Internet Radio, or any service available on your computer, tablet, or mobile device via Airplay 2, Google Cast, Roon, or aptX™ HD Wireless Bluetooth. The RAS-5000 is the perfect fusion of advanced audio technology coupled with modern convenience.
In addition to streaming and HDMI ARC you’ll also enjoy a wide array of traditional source inputs including Coaxial, optical, and RCA analog inputs. The PC-USB input supports PCM and native MQA and MQA Studio decoding.
Plays Digital Music Files up to 32-bit, 384kHz
Digital music files up to 32-bit, 384kHz resolution are rendered with ultimate precision, thanks to the premium ESS digital-to-analog converter, while the streamlined ARC connection between your TV and RAS-5000 ensures dynamic, high resolution sound from your favorite live sports, TV shows, movies, and games.
"So Many Options for Connectivity"
"The fact that it offers so many options for connectivity and delivers so much sonic performance should make it appealing to anyone seeking a single-box, high-performing solution. Making the RAS-5000 even more attractive is its HDMI eARC connectivity, allowing it to also serve as a home-theater hub," notes George de Sa, soundstagesimplifi.com, May 1, 2024.
"Combined with a contemporary design aesthetic, its clean, detailed, and dynamic sound gives the Rotel RAS-5000 a lot of street appeal. If that is not enough, the fact that the RAS-5000 is Roon Ready and the level of user engagement can be ramped up with a Roon subscription might just allow the Rotel RAS-5000 to make many a music lover’s essentials list this spring."
A Staggering 220 Watts of Class AB Power
Like all Rotel amplifiers, the RAS-5000 is constructed around a massive linear power supply featuring a custom toroidal transformer, which allows the RAS-5000 to deliver a staggering 220 watts of Class AB power into 4 ohms. The overengineered power supply delivers ultra-low-noise power to all critical components and robust current to the amplifier output transistors to deliver deep, controlled bass energy with exceptional fidelity.
The sleek RAS-5000 is available in both stylish black and sophisticated silver colors to blend seamlessly to any décor, while its user-friendly interface ensures effortless operation.
Enhance and simplify your home entertainment experience without compromise today with the Rotel RAS-5000 and immerse yourself in sound.
"Clear and Full-Bodied Sound. Deep, Musical Bass Response"
In his review for Wired magazine, Ryan Waniata praised the RAS-5000's "Clear and full-bodied sound. Deep, musical bass response. Expansive and precise stereo imaging. Tons of power on demand. Low noise floor. Versatile connection options."
He went on to observe, "I was immediately pleased by the Rotel’s command of each speaker type and its penchant for expansive stereo imaging across content. Whatever speakers I connected, the amp seemed to push their respective soundstages to the far edges while displaying a clear and defined center image. Synth effects and percussion hits popped out to the sides or swelled from deep within the mix."
