It's all in the details. The RA-06 SE looks identical to the amplifier it updates, the incredibly well regarded RA-06. And the myriad changes that have gone on under the sleek silver casework will be meaningless to many of the people who will get countless hours of musical enjoyment from this amplifier.

But every upgraded capacitor, every modified negative feedback component, and each of the updated resistors combine to make a performance that’s a major step up from the original RA-06. This amplifier is another landmark component in Rotel’s drive for ‘affordable high-end’.