Rotel A11 Tribute (Black) is rated
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Rotel A11 Tribute (Black)
Stereo Amplifier
£499
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Tuned by audio legend, Ken Ishiwata
As one of the final projects that audio legend, Ken Ishiwata, worked on, this Rotel amplifier is a true tribute to one of the hi-fi greats. Featuring upgrades, including improved capacitors, to the pre-amp and volume stage, the A11 Tribute delivers improved precision and accuracy. Modifications to the damping in the casing reduces distortion, giving an even more lifelike sound.
An impressive starting point
As the basis for a tuning project, the Rotel A11 was always a great place to start. Developed from the higher specification A14, the A11 model has a custom designed toroidal power supply at its heart, for smooth, dynamic power. The discrete output stage uses quality components for low distortion. A built-in Burr-Brown DAC (Digital to Analogue Convertor) gives exceptional resolution from your Bluetooth streaming sources.
Wireless connectivity
With a Bluetooth receiver built-in, you can stream music from your smartphone, tablet or other compatible device, wirelessly. Compatible with aptX and AAC, it’s a high quality device that lets you stream music to a high quality standard – perfect for premium versions of your favourite music streaming service.
High connectivity
As well as Bluetooth, the A11 Tribute has a wide range of wired connectivity. There’s a phono input for a turntable with MM (Moving Magnet) cartridge, four line level inputs and a pre output for adding a larger power amp. More unusually, there are also RS232, external remote and 12-volt trigger sockets, all of which lend themselves to multi-room home entertainment applications.
Handy features
A wide range of features includes two sets of speaker outputs, dimmable display and a headphone socket.
Adjustable tone modes
As well as the usual bass and treble controls, the Rotel A11 tribute features dedicated tone modes. ‘Rotel Max’ is designed to help ‘fill out’ smaller speakers by offering a low frequency boost. If you’re using smaller speakers in a larger room, this can be a handy setting. ‘Rotel Boost’ delivers a unique blend of characteristics for a more forceful sound. It’s perfect for parties or any other time when you want your music to have more presence.
Impressive design
Built to Rotel’s high standards, the A11 Tribute is impressively solid. The clean, minimalist styling is timeless and matches a wide range of other components. Choose between black and silver for the best fit with your other hi-fi components.
Give your entire system a boost in quality, with the Rotel A11 Tribute.
Connectivity
Analogue RCA Inputs
4
Bluetooth
Yes
Headphone Output
Yes
Phono Input
Yes - MM
Pre Output
Yes
Speaker Sets
2
Speaker Sets FILTER
x 2
General
Manufacturer's Warranty
2 years
Audio
Frequency Response (Hz)
10 - 100,000 (Max)
Loudness Control
Yes - 'Rotel Max' and 'Rotel Boost'
Power Output
50 x 2
Power Output - Watts per CH
30 - 59
Tone Controls
Yes
Energy Consumption
Power Consumption - Normal Use (W)
160
Power Consumption - Standby
0.5
Dimensions
Dimensions WxHxD (mm)
430 x 93 x 345
Weight
Weight (KG)
6.9
Accessories
Remote Control
Yes
Rated 5 out of
5
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Tracy2023 from
Has all the features I need and more!
Easy to set up and easy to use. The speaker port covers were a bit tight to prise off but a gentle bit of persuasion with a pair of pliers and all good.
Date published: 2023-06-04
Rated 5 out of
5
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ltfc4ever from
Great service, as fast as delivery can get.
Great advice enabled me to quickly identify what I need to complete my current system. Had the chat and aid late afternoon, equipment with me the next day! Very helpful all round. Amp is wonderful as well.
Date published: 2023-05-15
Rated 5 out of
5
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Urbanjoke from
Rotel Amp
Nice sound, good performance with this no fuss Rotel Amp, looks good and matched with CD11 and Rega TT all good through Kef speakers.
Date published: 2023-04-28
Rated 5 out of
5
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BuddieDavey from
Rotel A11 Tribute
After reading so many great reviews from people who purchased this amplifier, as well as researching the specifications, I bought this, and must say it's performance is outstanding! Thank you Richer Sounds, Glasgow!
Date published: 2023-04-26
Rated 5 out of
5
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Palma7 from
Great product with great sound
Spent some time with the staff in Southampton store listening to various separates. Nothing was too much trouble. I eventually settled on this with the matching CD player and I'm really glad I did. Terrific value for money and great help from the staff.
Date published: 2023-04-18
Rated 5 out of
5
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Old twiglets from
Sounds great and looks good too.
I have had this set up for a few weeks now and it sounds great with a pair of Dali Specktor 2 speakers. The experience of listening to three seperate amps in the Maidstone branch was very helpful, plus having the keen ears and experience if the staff helped me to narrow this amp down to what I was after. It was easy to set up and easy to fine tune at home.
Date published: 2023-02-28
Rated 5 out of
5
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Stuart112 from
Great sounding amp.
Firstly the buying experience from Richer sounds was great, I purchased it on the click and collect which was so easy, the Rotel a11 was bought on the extensive reviews this amp has….and is the first Rotel I’ve purchased in nearly 35 years after getting top flight hifi with names like Linn, arcam,creek and Naim which were good but overrated, so decided to downgrade and happy to do so. The Rotel is great so I’ve ordered the cd11. I’m using pmc twenty5 21’s.
Date published: 2023-02-27
Rated 1 out of
5
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chris667 from
More landfill from Rotel
Bought it for streaming but it stutters and garbles the first 5-10 seconds of every track, which makes it useless, and also automatically clicks off as soon as the input goes quiet, which is incredibly annoying. The remote is horrible, really busy and also unresponsive. It sometimes refuses to control the CD player. The screen is a strange choice of colour, very bright, and it's impossible to read from a distance even with the brightness turned down. I like the fact you can connect 2 pairs of speakers, but when the amp is so underpowered what is the point? Even small bookshelf speakers were a struggle for it and I had to crank it to 50% just to get it to play at a quiet volume. I just thought it was a mess tbh, much like the CD11 CD player. A great idea but rushed out with non existent quality control and ended up having loads of problems, terrible software, terrible build quality and loads of irritating clicking solenoids that drive you crazy. I was actually going to keep this one as a collectors item and keep it sealed in the box, I only paid £360 for it brand new so I thought it would be a great investment. But once I saw how bad the CD player was I thought I had better test it and I'm glad I did, it would be a very poor investment with various faults. Reading reviews more closely I see lot of people complain about these having dead channels too, so that's me out, I'm not going to stick around to find out. Rotel, you really need to sort yourselves out, these products are very poor.
Date published: 2023-02-20
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