Roth Music Cocoon MC4 review

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September 7, 2009

Posted by: th-pantazis

"Pricey but worth every penny"

What I like:

Valve Sound, Warmth, Super High Fidelity, 3 Inputs, TOP Quality

What I don't like:

Little pricey, Groung Noise but can be removed

Review:

I am a Hi-Fi hobbist and have dealt with many setups in the past.
I bought this small Ipod amplifier from Greece at just 257 euro (225 pounds).
I think this price is much below the 400 pounds that many people are talking about. So I would recommend doing a little research before buying it.
I have hooked this up a pair of Mission M33 Speakers and use as a source either my iMac Intel or my Plasma TV or my iPod Classic.
The Sound that comes out is incredible!! There is so much warmth, so nice natural mid-range and so detailed hi-range that I am astonished!
The bass in not very deep but very well driven and pleasant.
My previous amplifiers: Technics SA-330 (about 20 years old) and a professional Inter-M R150 were nowhere near this small amplifier.
The Roth amplifier does not sound loud. It is rated at 13 Watts RMS.
This makes it more suitable for relatively small to medium rooms.
Also the speaker sound not have an impedance lower than 8-Ohm rated but there are only very few speakers that are having that low impedance.
I have had a problem with the Grounf noise at the beginning because of the electronics powered-on around the Roth MC4. However, I solved this problem by just not applying the Ground connector to the wall outlet (very easy). In most cases you sould not encounter this problem.
The remote control is very handy and of Top quality. It works very well.
Thw whole amplifier including its power supply is made of TOP Quality and I mean that.
It would sound at its best if you use lossless Audio or lossy at very high bitrates (MP3 over 224 kbps).

Very very highly recommended!! You will never be dissapointed!!