Info Sheet

Rotel of America
54 Concord St.
N. Reading, MA 01864
USA
T [phone]
F [phone]
www.rotel.com
The Rotel Co. Ltd.
10-10 Shinsen-Cho
Shibuya-Ku,
Tokyo 150, Japan
Rotel Europe
Dale Road
Worthing
West Sussex BN11 2BH, UK
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Specications
Description
Rotel’s “06” Series has become an enduring staple of the European audio enthusiast marketplace. The combination of understated
appearance, compact size and surprisingly powerful sound has earned these models critical praise and commercial success.
With increased North American interest in affordable performance stereo systems, Rotel of America is pleased to introduce the latest
versions of two popular models in the “06” series, the RA-05SE integrated amplier and the RCD-06SE CD player. Both deliver a full
measure of Rotel’s ‘performance beyond expectation’ legacy at the modest retail price of $599 each.
The RA-05SE integrated amplier shares much of its design heritage with the agship 15 series from Rotel. Although the RA-05SE
is very affordable, there are no shortcuts taken where sound quality is concerned. At Rotel, we understand well that small design
changes can make a big difference. So it is with the Rotel RA-05SE, where time spent tuning, upgrading, and selecting better
components has resulted in very impressive performance.
Signicant sonic improvements have resulted from a major update to the power supply, specically the way it is decoupled from the
input switching and buffer stages. The input lter capacitors in the buffer stages have also been updated, as have the buffer stage
input and output series signal handling resistors. All these carefully considered design changes were followed by extensive listening
evaluations. The result is an integrated amplier that can provide exceptional music enjoyment, especially when matched with the
RCD-06SE CD player.
RA-05SE
Integrated Amplier
Continuous Power Output
(20-20kHz, <0.03%, 8Ω)
Total Harmonic Distortion
(20Hz-20kHz)
Intermodulation Distortion
(60Hz : 7kHz, 4:1)
Frequency Response
Phone Input
Line Level Inputs
Damping Factor
(20-20,000Hz, 8Ω)
Input Sensitivity / Impedance
Phone Input
Line Level Inputs
40 Watts/ch
<0.03% at rated power
1/2 power or 1 Watt
<0.03% at rated power,
1/2 power or 1 Watt
20Hz-15kHz +/- 0.3 dB
10Hz-40kHz, +/- 1 dB
180
2.5mV / 47kOhms
150mV / 24kOhms
Input Overload
Phone Input
Line Level Inputs
Preamp Output / Impedance
Tone Controls - Bass / Treble
Signal to Noise Ratio
(IHF “A” weighted)
Phone Input
Line Level
Power Requirements
Powers Consumption
Dimension (W, H, D)
Weight (net)
180mV
5V
1V / 470Ohms
+/-6dB at 100Hz / 10kHz
80dB
100dB
230 Volts, 50Hz
220 Watts
437 x 72 x 342 mm
5.9kg / 13lbs