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<blockquote data-quote="Nidri" data-source="post: 904704" data-attributes="member: 1342"><p>The Rotel RA-12 is a solid buy and a good value at that price.</p><p>I owned one for a while. Recent model. Good sound, pretty versatile. </p><p>(MM Phono + coax + optical digital inputs. No USB Audio input, although the front USB input is iOS compatible, whcih can be useful if you're that way inclined.)</p><p>I sold it not due to any specific deficiency in performance, merely because something else came along (typical <em>audiophilia nervosa</em> nonsense).</p><p></p><p>However I can't state that it'll necessarily be an 'upgrade' on the Yamaha. The Yammie is older and I haven't heard that model in absolute <em>ages</em> but afaik Yamahas of that era were pretty good, though perhaps not <em>iconic</em>.</p><p></p><p>That said, I'd be more tempted by the Quads. (Personal opinion.)</p><p>If fdlsys says they're special, I'd be inclined to believe him.</p><p></p><p>If you can find something equally rare like a Copland CSA-14 hybrid, that could work well with the Qauds too.</p><p>Older model. No remote, but really nice built-in phono stage.</p><p>I'd offer you mine, but I just can't seem to let the thing go.</p><p>(more <em>audiophilia nervosa</em>)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nidri, post: 904704, member: 1342"] The Rotel RA-12 is a solid buy and a good value at that price. I owned one for a while. Recent model. Good sound, pretty versatile. (MM Phono + coax + optical digital inputs. No USB Audio input, although the front USB input is iOS compatible, whcih can be useful if you're that way inclined.) I sold it not due to any specific deficiency in performance, merely because something else came along (typical [i]audiophilia nervosa[/i] nonsense). However I can't state that it'll necessarily be an 'upgrade' on the Yamaha. The Yammie is older and I haven't heard that model in absolute [i]ages[/i] but afaik Yamahas of that era were pretty good, though perhaps not [i]iconic[/i]. That said, I'd be more tempted by the Quads. (Personal opinion.) If fdlsys says they're special, I'd be inclined to believe him. If you can find something equally rare like a Copland CSA-14 hybrid, that could work well with the Qauds too. Older model. No remote, but really nice built-in phono stage. I'd offer you mine, but I just can't seem to let the thing go. (more [i]audiophilia nervosa[/i]) [/QUOTE]
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