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The Caspian is a seriously built, well-regarded player in Roksan’s range, known for a smooth, detailed and coherent presentation. At £1,894, though, this is an ambitious ask: it sits well above the £1,409 median of 12 comparable listings and within the upper quartile, though not beyond the £2,180 75th-percentile mark.
There is genuine substance here: the substantial power supply, carefully isolated mechanism and useful analogue and digital outputs make it a more fully engineered CD source than many contemporaries. It is especially appealing if you value physical CD playback and want a substantial, musically engaging component rather than a basic transport. At this money, confirm the exact generation, working remote, clean disc loading and reliable playback; otherwise, negotiation toward the median would make the proposition considerably stronger.
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Roksan emerged in London in 1985, founded by Tufan Hashemi and Touraj Moghaddam, two Persian-heritage graduates of Imperial College London and Queen Mary College. Dissatisfied with prevailing turntable designs, they launched the groundbreaking Xerxes platform at that year's hi-fi show, challenging traditional construction and establishing the brand's reputation for radical innovation. Named after Roxana, daughter of Persian King Darius, Roksan infused its identity with cultural roots while rooting itself firmly in British audio engineering.
The brand specializes in high-fidelity components, starting with its iconic analog vinyl replay systems like the Xerxes turntable and Artemiz tonearm. It expanded into amplifiers (Kandy, Attessa, Caspian series), CD players, digital sources, and speakers, blending timeless design with robust engineering. Now hand-built in Rayleigh, Essex, under the Monitor Audio Group since 2016, products like the latest Caspian Series 4G cater to both vinyl enthusiasts and modern streamers.
Roksan occupies a distinctive niche in the high-end hi-fi market as a stylish British disruptor, prized for its boundary-pushing sound quality, reliability, and unconventional aesthetics. Far from mid-tier or vintage obscurity, it commands respect among discerning buyers seeking musical soul over conformity, with a legacy revitalized rather than diluted by its corporate home.
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