Rotel RSP-1098 Owners manual

Rotel’s RSP-1098 surround sound processor/pr eamplifier
brings ever ything together. Here, you’ll find outstanding
per for mance coupled with startling simplicity. Thank Rotel’s
Balanced Design philosophy, that disciplined synthesis of
physics, electronics, and mechanical engineering guided by
our firm belief that the best need not be the most costly.
The RSP-1098 is truly unique as even a cursory look at its
front panel will tell you. Instead of a jumbled array of controls
and arcane symbols, you’ll find an integral LCD color monitor
flanked by just a power switch, two knobs, and six miniature
pushbuttons. These elements let even technophobes enjoy
the RSP-1098’s exceptional per for mance, yet allow mor e
sophisticated users a level of control, system customization,
and convenience simply beyond the capabilities of lesser pro­cessors.
The RSP-1098 is all Rotel. That means a power supply built
around Rotel-made dual toroidal transformers and special
low-ESR storage capacitors for a rock-solid source of operat­ing current and superb isolation between digital and analog
sections.
The RSP-1098 uses modular construction borr owed from the
computer industr y. The benefits from this carefully spaced
array of individual circuit cards? Simply better isolation – per­formance free of the crosstalk and noise inevitable with mor e
crowded designs.
Of course, all this internal potential might be wasted if the
RSP-1098 didn’t handle all the components in your home the­ater system. So we’ve included eight assignable digital audio
inputs (five coaxial and three optical) in addition to eight A/V
analog inputs, each with composite and S-video capability.
Outputs include eight main audio outputs, four digital audio
(two coaxial, two optical), one tape out, zone 2 out( with
video), and three A/V outputs all with composite and S-video
connections.
The world of high definition video won’t challenge the RSP­1098’s four component video inputs, signal paths, and
switching ICs. In addition, composite and S-video input sig­nals can be processed through a transcoder circuit to output
all Component Video signals. The result is superb system
flexibilty and outstanding per for mance.

RSP-1098 Surround Sound Processor

Home Theater December 2003
Steve Guttenberg

“The sound, by the way, is right
up there with the ver y best com­ponents you can buy.” “ I have to
admit that assessing a pre/pro’s
sound quality usually takes some
time, but the RSP-1098’s sound
immediately grabbed my heart.”

Sound & Vision October 2003
Daniel Kumin

“This is one high-end preamp/
processor that deser ves close
inspection by serious home the­ater builders and A/V dreamers
alike.”

RECOMMENDED ACCESSORY:
RLC-900

Model
Audio
THD
IM Distortion (60 Hz:7 kHz)
Freq. Response

S/N Ratio (1HF A-weighted)
Input Sensitivity/Impedance

Tone Controls (Bass/Treble)
Preamp Output Level

RSP-1098
<0.05%

<0.05%
10 Hz - 120kHz,
± 3 dB (line level)
10Hz - 95kHz,
± 0.3 dB (digital level)
95 dB (Stereo) Analog
92 dB (Dolby Digital, dts) 0dBFs
Line Level, 200mV / 100 kohms
±6 dB at 50Hz / 15kHz

1.0V / 250 ohms

Video
Freq. Response
S/N Ratio
Input Impedance
Output Level
General
Power Consumption:
Power Requirements (AC)

Weight
Dimensions (W x H x D)

Front Panel Height

3 Hz – 100MHz, ± 3 dB
45 dB
75 ohms
1 volt

70 watts
115 volts, 60Hz (USA version)
230 volts, 50Hz (CE version)

45.5 lbs.
433mm x 165mm x 421mm,
17¹⁄₈ x 6¹⁄₂ x 16⁵⁄₈”
150 mm, 5.9"

AC line Filter & Power Sequencer

The RLC-900 AC line filter and
sequencer is a must for all systems.
There are nine AC sockets (2 ampli­fier, 3 digital, 3 accessory and 1
unswitched) to connect and protect
your valuable components from volt­age spikes and RF noise.

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