Audience 52
What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision, September 2001
Any system costing over two grand needs to be special, and that’s exactly what this Roksan/Arcam/Dynaudio combination is. And we’re not just talking straight sonic performance here: build, finish and the day-to-day usability are top notch, too.
The Caspian CD player may have been around a while now, but constant internal upgrades have enabled it to maintain its competitive edge among the sub f1000 competition. The move to Mk II status indicates that the player has undergone more significant changes than usual – though you’d never guess it as the casework is unchanged. The improvements are all to be found inside, and include an all-new circuitboard, packed full of upgraded components, plus an uprated analogue filter. The idea is to wring the last drop of performance from an already excellent design.
This Caspian is a lovely player to use. Its symmetrical button layout not only looks neat, but it’s intuitive to operate, and the machine as a whole oozes class. Meanwhile, digital output is limited to electrical, the company choosing to use a BNC socket rather than the more normal RCA type on the grounds this gives better results.
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