Rotel Announces Michi X3 and X5 Integrated Amplifiers

Rotel is expanding its Michi portfolio of integrated amplifiers by introducing two new amplifiers, the X3, and the X5 integrated amplifiers. The Michi X3 and X5 are joining the P5 control amp, S5 stereo amp, and M8 Monoblock amp that were released back in 2019. The audio company is promising the same high-quality performance and elegance in design.

The Rotel Michi X3 delivers 350-watts of power into 4-ohm and 200-watts to 8-ohm loads, driven by a high-efficiency toroidal transformer feeding independent analog, digital, and power amplifier voltage regulator circuits for optimal power isolation. In order to better isolate music signals and processing from the amplification stage, the X3 uses a direct-path circuit topology.

The X3 circuits are designed to optimize the signal path to each of the 13 source inputs including one XLR port, three analog RCA, three digital optical, three digital coaxial, one USB Type B port, Bluetooth with aptX Bluetooth wireless streaming and one moving magnet phono stage port. The Michi X3 features a high-resolution display making it easier to set up all the features. When it comes to connectivity, the X3 features RS232 and Ethernet connectivity so it can connect with all popular control systems.

The X5 Integrated Amplifier delivers 600-watts of output power into 4-ohms and 350-watts to 8-ohm loads. This amplifier features 14 source inputs including analog, digital, XLR, USB with DSD 2x decoding and MQA rendering, aptX, and AAC high-quality wireless Bluetooth streaming, and both moving-magnet and moving-coil phono stages.

The Michi X5 features an AKM 32-bit, 768kHz DAC chip in order to accuracy and timing of the audio when converting from digital to analog. This amplifier also features a high-resolution screen to help easily set up all the features.