RCD-1520

With the release of the RCD-1520, we have produced a CD player that sets a new standard for the 21st century, taking full advantage of the vast wealth of music now available on compact discs.

CD players have been around for over twenty-five years and have enjoyed such a progression of quality that they can hardly be compared to the original players released in 1982. Rotel has enjoyed a class leading reputation with our CD player designs since the introduction of the landmark RCD-855 in 1990, pronounced by critic Lewis Lipnick from Stereophile magazine Vol.13, No. 7 as “The steal of the century!” Now, with the release of the RCD-1520, we have produced a CD player that sets a new standard for the 21st century, taking full advantage of the vast wealth of music now available on compact discs. The RCD-1520 utilizes a segmented power supply with a large toroidal transformer to minimize power supply “sag” and reduce hum emissions. All rectifiers, voltage regulation components and BHC low-ESR storage capacitors are carefully selected, not only for tight tolerance specifications, but in particular, for their sound quality. Both analog and digital circuits undergo this careful scrutiny. For the digital domain, we have specified the superb Wolfson DAC for advanced digital filtration and D/A conversion and Burr Brown low distortion op amplifiers. The CD transport is a high performance slot loading mechanism. The result of this attention to detail is a CD player that will remain a part of your reference audio system for years to come.

Disc Capacity 1 
Frequency Response 20-20kHz (+/- 0.5dB)
Channel Balance +/- 0.5dB
Phase Linearity +/- 0.5 degree
S/N Ratio (IHF A) > 100dB
Dynamic Range > 96dB
Digital to Analog Converters Wolfson High Performance
Channel Separation (1kHz) > 98dB
THD (20-20,000Hz) 8 Ohms, all channels driven 0.0045%
IM Distortion 0.0045%
Max Audio Line Output 2VRMS
Output Impedance 100 Ohms
Digital Output Level (Coax) 0.5 Volt, Peak to Peak
Digital Output Impedance 75 Ohms
Power Requirements USA AC 115V, 60Hz
Power Requirements CE AC 230V, 50Hz
Power Consumption 20 watts
Dimensions (W x H x D) mm 431 x 99 x 320 mm
Dimensions (W x H x D) in 17 x 4 x 12.6 in
Front Panel Height 2U (3.5”)
Shipping Weight 18.7 lbs.