Hi guys,
I´ve been thinking about upgrading my equipment with a new amp and CD player for quite a long time. Until now I have been pretty sure to buy Naim XS. However in the July issue of What HiFi the Roksan Caspian M1 pre + mono blocs was top rated once more. So I was consequently a bit interested. I´ve listened to Naim for several times and is impressed I must say. I have also the possibility to borrow equipment from alocal dealer and evaluate at home. Talking about Roksan I have had some problems to find somewhere to listen. I live in the southest part of Sweden and we have only one Roksan dealer in Sweden, in Stockholm 500 km away. However now I have heard that that this dealer has a demo set of Caspian M1 pre and mono blocs for sale. The price is resonable compared to a new integrated Caspian M2 amp. Eventually I will also buy a new M2 CD-player in that case.
My questions are now
1 Has anyone compared Naim XS with Roksan Caspian? Is there a big difference in the type of sound? Today I have a pair of Canton RC-L speakers. They have a very deep and tight bass, fullbodied in the middle, and rather bright at the top.
2 Do you think I should go for the demo combo (pre + monoblocs) or a new M2 integrated amp if my choice falls on Roksan? The M2 amp is also recently top tested in What. The M2 series has a balanced connection between CD and amp, the M1 hasn´t.
3 Those out there who owns Caspian stuff, are you satisfied and can recomend me to take the inconvineince to try to visit the dealer in Stockholm. Unfortunately it will be impossible to borrow that stuff like I can do with Naim
My equipment today
Harman Kardon HK6650 integrated amp, Pioneer PD-901 CD, Canton RC-L speakers, Atlas Equator Superior interconnect, Supra 3.4 speakercable
//Thomas
I´ve been thinking about upgrading my equipment with a new amp and CD player for quite a long time. Until now I have been pretty sure to buy Naim XS. However in the July issue of What HiFi the Roksan Caspian M1 pre + mono blocs was top rated once more. So I was consequently a bit interested. I´ve listened to Naim for several times and is impressed I must say. I have also the possibility to borrow equipment from alocal dealer and evaluate at home. Talking about Roksan I have had some problems to find somewhere to listen. I live in the southest part of Sweden and we have only one Roksan dealer in Sweden, in Stockholm 500 km away. However now I have heard that that this dealer has a demo set of Caspian M1 pre and mono blocs for sale. The price is resonable compared to a new integrated Caspian M2 amp. Eventually I will also buy a new M2 CD-player in that case.
My questions are now
1 Has anyone compared Naim XS with Roksan Caspian? Is there a big difference in the type of sound? Today I have a pair of Canton RC-L speakers. They have a very deep and tight bass, fullbodied in the middle, and rather bright at the top.
2 Do you think I should go for the demo combo (pre + monoblocs) or a new M2 integrated amp if my choice falls on Roksan? The M2 amp is also recently top tested in What. The M2 series has a balanced connection between CD and amp, the M1 hasn´t.
3 Those out there who owns Caspian stuff, are you satisfied and can recomend me to take the inconvineince to try to visit the dealer in Stockholm. Unfortunately it will be impossible to borrow that stuff like I can do with Naim
My equipment today
Harman Kardon HK6650 integrated amp, Pioneer PD-901 CD, Canton RC-L speakers, Atlas Equator Superior interconnect, Supra 3.4 speakercable
//Thomas