Owners Manual

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RC‑1572MKII Stereo Control Amplier
Specications 
Total Harmonic Distortion (20 Hz - 20 kHz)  < 0.004%
Intermodulation Distortion (60 Hz : 7 kHz, 4:1)  < 0.004% 
Input Sensitivity / Impedance
  Phono Input (MM)  3 mV / 47k ohms 
  Line Level Inputs (RCA)  200 mV / 100k ohms
  Line Level Inputs (XLR)  300 mV / 100k ohms
Input Overload 
  Phono Input  63 mV
  Line Level Inputs (RCA)  4 V
  Line Level Inputs (XLR)  5 V
Output Level 
  Line Level (RCA)  1 V 
 Balance (XLR)  2 V 
Frequency Response 
  Phono Input  20 Hz - 20k Hz, + 0.3, -- 0.2 dB 
  Line Level Inputs (RCA)  10 Hz - 100k Hz, + 0, -- 0.2 dB 
  Line Level Inputs (XLR)  10 Hz - 100k Hz, + 0, -- 0.2 dB 
Tone Controls
  Bass  ± 10 dB at 100Hz
  Treble  ± 10 dB at 10kHz
Signal to Noise Ratio (IHF “A” weighted)
  Phono Input  80 dB
  Line Level Inputs (RCA)  118 dB
  Line Level Inputs (XLR)  118 dB
Channel Separation 
  Phono Input  > 85 dB
  Line Level Inputs (RCA)  > 85 dB
  Line Level Inputs (XLR)  > 75 dB
Digital Section 
Frequency Response  20 Hz - 20k Hz (0 ± 0.5dB Max)
Signal to Noise Ratio (IHF ”A” weighted)  100 dB
Input Sensitivity / Impedance  0 dBfs / 75 ohms
Preamplifier Output Level  1.44V (at -- 20dB)
Coaxial/Optical Digital Signals  SPDIF LPCM 
    (up to 192k Hz 24 bit)
PC-USB  USB Audio Class 1.0 
    (up to 96k Hz 24 bit)
    USB Audio Class 2.0 
    (up to 384k Hz 32bit)*
    *Driver installation required
    MQA and MQA Studio
    (up to 384k Hz 24bit)*
    Roon Tested
General
Power Requirements:
  USA:  120 volts, 60 Hz 
  EC:  230 volts, 50 Hz 
Power Consumption  35 watts
Standby Power Consumption
  Normal  < 0.5 watts
  Network wakeup  < 2 watts
BTU (4 ohms, 1/8 power)  65 BTU/h
Dimensions (W x H x D)  431 x 99 x 338 mm
    (17 x 3 
7
/
8
 x 13 
1
/
4
 ins)
Front Panel Height  2U (88.1 mm, 3 
1
/
2
 ins)
Weight (net)   8.4 kg, 18.5 lbs. 
All specifications are accurate at the time of printing. 
Rotel reserves the right to make improvements without notice. 
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Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its compliance with 
safety and regulatory standards. Please note that the use of this accessory 
with iPod, or iPhone may affect wireless performance.
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