Rotel RB 1572 class D, anyone own this amp??


Hello all, I am looking to upgrade to a class D amp with around 500w per channel and the Rotel is one of the amps on my short list. This model has been out for about a year now but the reviews are limited, very limited actually. From what I can tell it uses the newer ICE modules with a Rotel transformer. Just hoping to get an owners take on the sonics and any comparison you can offer to the other class d amps available. Wyred monos are also on my list but I would have to wait for them to come up used to be in my budget
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I'd be interested also.

The Rotel 1572 appears to be ~ $200 less than the similar wyred st-500, both at 250w/ch into 8 ohm, not 500w/ch.

Wyred's st-1000 is 500w/ch into 8 ohm and runs around $2000 new, about $800 more than the Rotel 1572.

Rotels input impedance is less than 10k ohms, which I think is standard for ICE modules. Wyred provides a customized input stage at ` 60000 ohm input impredance, which means it may match up better with some tube pre-amps. For SS, the difference probably does not matter much.

Haven't heard either, like what I read about the Wyreds, haven't read about the newer Rotel Class Ds yet.