Our Score
Last reviewed: 2008-12-08December 8th 2008
| Price at launch | £750.00 |
| Colour | Black |
| Dimensions | 432 x 105 x 380 |
| Features | Front CD loading / De-coupled mechanism / Super single bit enhanced digital to analogue conversion system / 6 fully regulated power supply rails / High frequency power supply capacitors throughout / Super precision, ultra stable custom-made master clock crystal |
| Weight (kg) | 9 |
| Audio D/A Converter | 192kHz/24Bit |
| Converters | DAC: PCM1730E Advance Segment, Audio-Stereo DAC |
| Customized Components | Yes |
| Digital Outputs | 75 Ohm Coaxial, RCA 110 Ohm Balanced AES/EBU, XLR Optical, Toslink |
| Gold Terminals | Yes |
| Max Frequency Response | 20 |
| Min Frequency Response | 20 |
| Power Consumption (Standby) | 15 |
| Power Supply | High performance low noise toroidal transformer |
| Remote Control | Yes |
| Signal-To-Noise Ratio | 105 |
| Total Correlated Jitter | 250 |
| Total Harmonic Distortion Details | < 0.0025% @ 0dB, 1kHz / < 0.008% @ -30dB, 1kHz / < 0.015% @ 0dB, 20kHz |
Kandy K2 CD Player
Price at launch
£750.00
For
Delightfully balanced performance
>Relatively inexpensive
>Reek of high-end class
Against
With this sort of highly capable and enjoyable performance on offer at this price it would honestly be churlish to pick fault
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