$3,847.49
Rotel's home theater masterpiece Rotel has a penchant for creating high-performance components that are simple to operate. An excellent example is the RAP-1580MKII amplified home theater processor. This elite unit delivers lifelike picture and sound, thanks in part to ultra-clean amplification, a beefy custom-built toroidal power supply, and intuitive controls. The heart of the RAP-1580MKII is a massive custom-built toroidal power supply. Everything you need, and nothing you don't Conventional home theater receivers often sport a roster of features that may not be directly relevant for a home theater setup, like multi-zone distribution, or an AM/FM tuner. The RAP-1580MKII is not a receiver in the traditional sense, since it doesn't have a built-in tuner. It's what Rotel calls a "surround amplified processor," a specialized design engineered to deliver reference-quality sound in one zone from a single chassis. Want to expand? Consider Rotel's matching power amps The RAP-1580MKII will power up to seven speakers at the same time, including side and rear surround channels. If you want to expand - say to a 7.1.4-channel Dolby Atmos system - you can feed the overhead effects information to your choice of external power amps using unbalanced ( RCA ) cables. Rotel's lineup of premium power amps is a particularly good match with the RAP-1580MKII, and that's the direction I'd go if I was building a high-performance Rotel system. Advanced room calibration with Dirac Live? The RAP-1580MKII uses Dirac Live's highly acclaimed audio calibration system - one of the industry's best room correction platforms. It measures the acoustics of your room with the included microphone, and then fine-tunes the output of your system to best match the unique sonic characteristics of your space. Note: You'll need to install the Dirac Live software on your Mac? or PC prior to calibration. The included LE (limited edition) license provides corrections for the most critical frequency range