SUPERIOR SOUND THROUGH
A BETTER DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
Much of Rotel's success can be attributed to our fundamental engineering philosophy called Balanced Design Concept, which is a disciplined synthesis of physics, electronics, and mechanical engineering. Balanced Design Concept revolves around three major areas: parts selection, circuit topology, and critical evaluation. These aspects influence final sound quality significantly and illustrate Balanced Design's holistic approach to product development.

PARTS SELECTION
Rotel engineers spend many hours listening to and selecting electronic parts from potential suppliers to give our components the best reliability and acoustic advantages. It costs a little more, but we believe the benefits further differentiate Rotel's quality from mainstream audio/video manufacturers.

CIRCUIT TOPOLOGY
It's not enough to simply use better parts. Where you put them is equally important. That's why we rely heavily on something we call Symmetrical Signal Trace design. This keeps each channel's signal path identical to the others to preserve imaging and sound staging. We also use "star" grounding techniques wherever possible to improve performance (a method of terminating all ground points in a starshaped pattern on a single plane that reduces ground potential).

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CRITICAL EVALUATION
We've found that human hearing is more sensitive than even sophisticated nstruments in the hands of experienced ngineers. We set up listening sessions to various development stages, not just he final pre-production prototype, to ensure the performance of a new model s as good as it can possibly be.

10 SERIES COMPONENTS
Our 10 Series components represent verything we've learned about audio/video electronic design over the past 45 years. We have applied that education to improving every facet of the 10 Series, and it has paid off handsomely in better performance across the brand.