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Roth Mc4 Music Cocoon
Audiophile Amplifier and iPod Docking Station
Roth Audio strives to re-create the ultimate listening experience all the while
keeping in mind today's modern needs. Buy using old technology like
vacuum tube amplifiers and fusing them with popular music sources, Roth is
able to bring back the quality of sound once preferred to compressed music
files.
One issue which is brought up constantly when talking to users of the Apple
iPod or indeed any other portable audio device (MP3 player) is that so many
people make an assumption that everyone uses a compressed audio format
when storing their music.
This just isn’t the case and if one believed everything one read on the
forums on this subject, it would seem that the team at Roth are the only
people on the planet that listen to music stored in lossless form.
We don’t think that’s true………but we are happy to be proven wrong.
The Music Cocoon has been designed for use with the lovely Apple iPod
(hence the fairly obvious dock on the top of the amplifier), any portable
audio device (that’s why there is a 3.5mm socket on the back of the
amplifier), any device which outputs audio to a 3.5mm jack (e.g. a laptop), or
a CD player (that’ll be why there is a pair of RCA sockets on the back as
well).
This means that regardless of the source unit, the MC4 can handle it, which
immediately makes it more useful than a simple docking device for the iPod.
If one considers the iPod or MP3 player, for sure, what you put in is what
comes out, so if you are using compressed audio files, we can’t weave some
magic to restore what has been lost. However……we can guarantee that
the amplifier will add a real warmth and dimension to the music which other
amplifiers are not designed to do. That’s the thing about vacuum tubes;
there is a science behind their use, but the results cannot be quantified.
When using uncompressed files, this amplifier has the ability to allow you to
hear things in the music which you have not heard before. It will bring back
the excitement of listening for the first time to that new album from your
favourite artist, the same anticipation, but, with a curiously smooth and
refined playback which you will not have experienced before. Yes. It is that
good.
For CD playback it simply is astonishing and the audio quality and depth
generated from such a small amplifier is beyond froody*.
In use, the MC4 is simple to operate and you can of course control the
functionality of the iPod from the remote control. We made this nice and
chunky so that you’re less likely to lose it.
WHAT'S IN THE BOX
Hi-Resolution pure tube sound
2 pre-amp tube
Supports different musical sources: i-Pod, CD and MP3
Volume Control
iPod Charging
Overheating protection
Speaker short circuit protection
Speaker protection when turning on
Fuse protection in the adapter
Special Features
Power Output: 13W x 2
Frequency response: 20Hz~ 30KHz
T.H.D: < 0.5%
S/N ratio: > 90dB
Input impedance: 100Kohm
Output impedance: 8ohm
AC Input: 110V/230VAC Selectable, 50Hz/60Hz
Power Consumption: 50 V/A
Tube Type: 12AX7 x 2, 12AU7 x 2 MOS FET
Input Selectors: iPod, CD, MP3
Dimension: 187 (L) x 174 (W) x 108 (T) mm
Weight: 1.8 Kg (Amplifier only)
Not available in all areas.
Depending on your location, your order may be directed to the ROTH dealer nearest you.
Audiophile Amplifier and iPod Docking Station
Roth Audio strives to re-create the ultimate listening experience all the while
keeping in mind today's modern needs. Buy using old technology like
vacuum tube amplifiers and fusing them with popular music sources, Roth is
able to bring back the quality of sound once preferred to compressed music
files.
One issue which is brought up constantly when talking to users of the Apple
iPod or indeed any other portable audio device (MP3 player) is that so many
people make an assumption that everyone uses a compressed audio format
when storing their music.
This just isn’t the case and if one believed everything one read on the
forums on this subject, it would seem that the team at Roth are the only
people on the planet that listen to music stored in lossless form.
We don’t think that’s true………but we are happy to be proven wrong.
The Music Cocoon has been designed for use with the lovely Apple iPod
(hence the fairly obvious dock on the top of the amplifier), any portable
audio device (that’s why there is a 3.5mm socket on the back of the
amplifier), any device which outputs audio to a 3.5mm jack (e.g. a laptop), or
a CD player (that’ll be why there is a pair of RCA sockets on the back as
well).
This means that regardless of the source unit, the MC4 can handle it, which
immediately makes it more useful than a simple docking device for the iPod.
If one considers the iPod or MP3 player, for sure, what you put in is what
comes out, so if you are using compressed audio files, we can’t weave some
magic to restore what has been lost. However……we can guarantee that
the amplifier will add a real warmth and dimension to the music which other
amplifiers are not designed to do. That’s the thing about vacuum tubes;
there is a science behind their use, but the results cannot be quantified.
When using uncompressed files, this amplifier has the ability to allow you to
hear things in the music which you have not heard before. It will bring back
the excitement of listening for the first time to that new album from your
favourite artist, the same anticipation, but, with a curiously smooth and
refined playback which you will not have experienced before. Yes. It is that
good.
For CD playback it simply is astonishing and the audio quality and depth
generated from such a small amplifier is beyond froody*.
In use, the MC4 is simple to operate and you can of course control the
functionality of the iPod from the remote control. We made this nice and
chunky so that you’re less likely to lose it.
WHAT'S IN THE BOX
Hi-Resolution pure tube sound
2 pre-amp tube
Supports different musical sources: i-Pod, CD and MP3
Volume Control
iPod Charging
Overheating protection
Speaker short circuit protection
Speaker protection when turning on
Fuse protection in the adapter
Special Features
Power Output: 13W x 2
Frequency response: 20Hz~ 30KHz
T.H.D: < 0.5%
S/N ratio: > 90dB
Input impedance: 100Kohm
Output impedance: 8ohm
AC Input: 110V/230VAC Selectable, 50Hz/60Hz
Power Consumption: 50 V/A
Tube Type: 12AX7 x 2, 12AU7 x 2 MOS FET
Input Selectors: iPod, CD, MP3
Dimension: 187 (L) x 174 (W) x 108 (T) mm
Weight: 1.8 Kg (Amplifier only)
Not available in all areas.
Depending on your location, your order may be directed to the ROTH dealer nearest you.
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