Naim Nait 5i or Roksan Kandy K2

[Anonymous]

Indeed, the Cambridge Audio 840A is a steal at £699 at the moment. I'd have one in a heartbeat if I was in the sub £1k amp market.

 

[plastic penguin]

igglebert:Indeed, the Cambridge Audio 840A is a steal at £699 at the moment. I'd have one in a heartbeat if I was in the sub £1k amp market.

What does or did you MF retail at, Iggle?

 

[Anonymous]

My CDP? It was originally an RRP of £1.1k but I got it for £500. Why do you ask?

 

[plastic penguin]

igglebert:My CDP? It was originally an RRP of £1.1k but I got it for £500. Why do you ask?

I'm just a nose-poker. . .

 

[Anonymous]

OK! It's a good CDP and seems to have less character than my old Roksan Kandy MKIII. On rare occasions I miss the tiny bit of extra gusto that the Kandy had but I get more of everything else in return.

 

[Anonymous]

I guess that we'll have to disagree on this.

I have seen earlier "award winning" incarnations of the Kandy going for peanuts on the web, yet early Nait's can still fetch premium prices.

 

[plastic penguin]

igglebert:OK! It's a good CDP and seems to have less character than my old Roksan Kandy MKIII. On rare occasions I miss the tiny bit of extra gusto that the Kandy had but I get more of everything else in return.

Fair play to you - as always there's usually a 'trade off.' Puh!

 

[plastic penguin]

plastic penguin:

igglebert:OK! It's a good CDP and seems to have less character than my old Roksan Kandy MKIII. On rare occasions I miss the tiny bit of extra gusto that the Kandy had but I get more of everything else in return.

Fair play to you - as always there's usually a 'trade off.' Puh!

Few days ago I posted a thread "What would you do," and some of MF stuff is half size like Cyrus.

 

[SteveR750]

Currently no K2's on fleabay that I could find anyway by searching for roksan kandy K2, only returned 2 items for roksan kandy. That tells you a little bit about prospective prices. One Nait 5i at £155 2 days to go.

 

[Cypher]

drummerman:
Funny this. Although I think the Roksan is vfm, a lot of bang for the buck, nifty remote and good sound through most of the frequency range, bass is the one issue which would deter me from buying one. That and a tonality which errs on the sleepy side. Sure, it goes loud but there's a lack of micro dynamics which are a big part of rhythm and drive and which make some amps fun to listen to (naim, cyrus), others not so. Oddly enough, the next amp up in roksan's range has less power but I'd take a calculated guess it addresses some of these shortcomings.

Try listen to Cambridge Audios top integrated and you will hear the difference in bass quality though it's not perfect by any means either.

For what it's worth, I'd save a bit longer and perhaps audition Naims XS. You probably won't regret it in the long run.

When I heard the Roksan K2 with Dali Lektor 2 speakers there wasn't any lack of rhythm and drive. It just sounded 'right'. Bass was fantastic, tight with lots of articulation.

 

[SteveR750]

Cypher:drummerman:

Funny this. Although I think the Roksan is vfm, a lot of bang for the buck, nifty remote and good sound through most of the frequency range, bass is the one issue which would deter me from buying one. That and a tonality which errs on the sleepy side. Sure, it goes loud but there's a lack of micro dynamics which are a big part of rhythm and drive and which make some amps fun to listen to (naim, cyrus), others not so. Oddly enough, the next amp up in roksan's range has less power but I'd take a calculated guess it addresses some of these shortcomings.

Try listen to Cambridge Audios top integrated and you will hear the difference in bass quality though it's not perfect by any means either.

For what it's worth, I'd save a bit longer and perhaps audition Naims XS. You probably won't regret it in the long run.

When I heard the Roksan K2 with Dali Lektor 2 speakers there wasn't any lack of rhythm and drive. It just sounded 'right'. Bass was fantastic, tight with lots of articulation.

+1 when I heard it up against the Nait 5i and Cyrus 6. In fact its is the bass that was the most impressive compared to the other two amps I'd say, midrange and treble were a much closer contest.

 

[ANWKLO]

Where to download the Group Test report please?

 

[aliahk]

I auditioned both of them with the monitor audio rx's and the naim had a nice but more 'coloured' sound.

The Roksan had more control/authority in the bass frequencies because of its higher power rating. I think this is a safer investment because you can match it with more demanding speakers in the long run.

But I really want a nait (5i) amp if I had the money 🙂

 

[ANWKLO]

Does Kandy K2 match with Roksan Caspian FR-5? Or more match with Roksan Caspian amp

 

[Anonymous]

SteveR750:Currently no K2's on fleabay that I could find anyway by searching for roksan kandy K2, only returned 2 items for roksan kandy. That tells you a little bit about prospective prices. One Nait 5i at £155 2 days to go.

Have to be careful with the Nait 5i. This is the old model i believe. The newer one is cunningly named the Nait

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5i (Italic)

I think externally they look the same.

 

[AEJim]

That's a really long name - they should simplify it... 😉

 

[Anonymous]

AEJim:That's a really long name - they should simplify it... 😉

Yes it is. No wonder it has caused some confusion!