just K2 amp...only using Marantz Cd5003 for now...thinking about upgrade to one suite Roksan CDP...any recommendation ??? to match Roksan K2 amp ???? I am using B&W 685 speakers...
All our amplifiers are designed as an 'entity' avoiding any obvious weak areas in the finished product. So to make a Hi End Roksan amplifier at entry level with 125W/ch output, the K2 for example, it would require at least a 500VA transformer and its corresponding rectifiers and smoothing capacitors etc.... An amplifier’s output and performance is directly related to the quality of its power supply and other circuitry. We cannot just increase one parameter without considering the ‘whole’. Consequently for a Hi End amplifier of exemplary performance, such as the Caspian, it has to have all the sections optimised to ensure it performs equally in all respects across its whole power spectrum with total control over the loudspeaker range that it is intended to be used with. Although there is less power, 85W/ch, the Caspian has lower output impedance even at higher frequencies (30kHz) and it can provide almost constant power from very low speaker impedance and from +60 to -60 degrees phase angle between current & voltage etc.... It will provide optimum performance up until the point where one of its protection features kick in (Thermal, Over current...). Until that point it controls the speaker in the same way and to the same extent. The K2 is one of the most capable amplifiers available but the Caspian is better!