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Can Rotel stereo receivers handle speakers rated at 4 ohms?

Yes, Rotel stereo receivers can power 4 ohm loudspeakers, but only if 1 pair of 4 ohm speakers is connected to the unit.  If 2 pairs of speakers are to be used with the receiver using the speakers A and B terminals, they must both be 8 ohm impedance loudspeakers.

Applicable Models:
RCX-1500 | RX-1050 | RX-1052

Can the balanced/unbalanced switch be used to switch between a balanced and unbalanced connection on my Rotel amplifier?

No. Rotel does not recommend having both a balanced (XLR) and unbalanced (RCA) connection on the power amplifier simultaneously at any time.

Applicable Models:
RB-1080 | RB-1090 | RB-1552 MkII | RB-1582 MkII

Can the Rotel RSX-1058 and RSP-1069 support high resolution audio from Blu-ray discs?

There seems to be plenty of misunderstanding about Rotel's ability to handle these audio codecs due to the employment of HDMI 1.1 chipsets in our RSX-1058 surround receiver and RSP-1069 pre/processor. It is important to note that both Dolby and DTS recommend that the HD audio decoding be done in the HD disc player, which also provides access to other options such as additional Internet-streamed content for the movie being played. Once decoded by the player, the high resolution audio signal is output via multi-channel LPCM to HDMI input provided on the RSX-1058 and RSP-1069. Not all players support internal decoding, so you should confirm this on your particular unit. There is no loss of quality to have the decoding handled in the source player vs. decoding it in the surround receiver or processor.

Applicable Models:
RSP-1069 | RSX-1058

Can the Tuner be controlled from Zone 2?

Tuner control is only allowed in the second zone if it is not also selected in the main zone to prevent any conflicting tuning commands.  Zone 2 can still listen to the tuner even if the main zone has it selected as well.

Applicable Models:
RSX-1055 | RSX-1056 | RSX-1065 | RSX-1067 | RX-1050

Can the Tuner be controlled from Zone 2?

Yes, all zones can have basic control of tuner to change preset stations, tune up or down or switch bands, regardless of whether or not the tuner is also being used in the main zone.

Applicable Models:
RSX-1057 | RSX-1058 | RSX-1550 | RSX-1560 | RSX-1562 | RX-1052

Do I need to be connected to the internet to use this product?

It is not necessary to have an internet connection to use the built in CD player or FM tuner of the RCX-1500, as well as the Aux 1, Aux 2 or front USB inputs. However, all other inputs do require a working internet connection. Do note that while the FM tuner does not draw its signal from the internet, it is a part of the internet radio module therefore will not start if one of the USB dongles is not physically connected to the unit.

Applicable Models:
RCX-1500

Do I need to be connected to the internet to use this product?

It is not necessary to have an internet connection to use the built in FM tuner, front USB or Aux input of the RDG-1520 or RT-09. However, all other inputs do require a working internet connection. Do note that while the FM tuner does not draw its signal from the internet, it is a part of the internet radio module therefore will not start if one of the USB dongles is not physically connected to the unit.

Applicable Models:
RDG-1520 | RT-09

Do Rotel CD players read SACD discs?

Our CD players do not support SACD decoding, and can only play back those SACDs that provide a standard CD format track in addition to the SACD track (aka Hybrid SACDs).

Applicable Models:
CD14 | RCC-1055 | RCD-06 | RCD-12 | RCD-1070 | RCD-1072 | RCD-1520 | RCD-1570

Do Rotel DVD players support 3:2 pulldown?

All Rotel DVD players in the 10 series do support 3:2 pulldown for film sourced DVDs.

Applicable Models:
RDV-1040 | RDV-1045 | RDV-1050 | RDV-1060 | RDV-1080 | RDV-1092 | RDV-1093

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