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Cambridge Audio - The British SoundFor over 50 years Cambridge Audio has been refining their technologies in their quest to truly reproduce "The British Sound".The first question that comes to mind is what is "The British Sound"?Cambridge Audio believe it is audio in its purest form.....not "mucking about" with the sound at all.Their aim is to reproduce the sound as it was intended when the artists laid the tracks down in the recording studio.The 1960's was an important era of experime …

Rotel A14 integrated amplifier is a solid, reliable workhorseHaving kicked off their operations in Japan over 55 years ago, Rotel are no newcomers to the world of audio. They quickly established themselves as manufacturers of sturdy, reliable audio equipment, and have maintained that reputation ever since.Rotel have spread their wings across the audio spectrum, manufacturing an extensive range of component electronics, loudspeakers, and various pieces of gear to fill niche functions. Any pi …

Rotel A12 Amplifier - Audiophile QualityThe Rotel A12 amplifier is part of the new Rotel 14 Series.For this Series Rotel shipped their new releases to the UK where they were assessed  to achieve a better cost balance of the components used in this Series.What they set out to do was to put as much as possible into critical components that make the most critical difference in order to balance the equation.In order to achieve balance, components that have a minimal effect have been downgraded …

Rotel RA 10 Amplifier - Budget Amp GoldRotel is a 50 year old,family owned Japanese audio manufacturer,that prides itself in the fact that it makes everything from core components to complete products itself,in its own factories.Although the Rotel RA 10 is the company's entry level integrated amplifier,it is far from entry level in performance and delivery of musical enjoyment.It is a serious high performer that benefits from Rotel's efforts dedicated to optomising audio electronics for music re …