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Hi-Fi WORLD
March 2009
GROUP TEST

 

Hifi Choice Award
Award
January 2009
5 STAR


January 2009
GROUP TEST: ONE-MAKE HI-FI SYSTEMS

 



Product of the Year
Awards 2008



HIFICRITIC
Vol2/No2 March/April 2008

“The Roksan Kandy L.III is easily the most musical of the bunch: it's the most effective communicator by far, by virtue of the information it manages to scavenge and the slick, perfectly ordered yet easy manner in which it presents it ... Throughout the review I never once heard it issue signs of distress or falter when the music became challenging".

“... If you want your cake completely iced and decorated with candles and ribbons, spend your money on the Kandy”.
Malcom Steward


Product of the year 2007

Product of the year 2006

"The new Kandy sounds spectacular...we sweated buckets of blood trying to make the Kandy LIII uncomfortable, but without success - it's a true all-rounder, excelling with every type of music you play through it".

What Hi-Fi?
September 2006
Five Stars
Group Test Winner

“Try as we might - well, that's part of our job - we couldn't trip up the Kandy: ...(It is) the best sub-1000 pounds integrated amplifiers we've ever had the pleasure of hearing”.

The Result:
“There's only one winner - Roksan”.

Five stars
July 2006
Five Stars

What Hi-Fi?:
“The Kandy has always been good - It just got a whole lot better”.

Five stars
January 2006
Five Stars

Award Winner: STEREO AMPLIFIKATÖR ROKSAN KANDY KA 1 MkIII

What hifi? Awards 2004

What hifi? Awards 2003

What hifi? Awards 2002

NEW Kandy K2 Integrated Amplifier

Product of The Year -What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision Awards 2008Kandy K2 integrated is designed and refined to what would be expected of amplifiers classified as hi-end and costing twice its price. The new K2 sounds far more accurate, more delicate and even more powerful than its award winning predecessor the Kandy L.III. True dynamics and musical capabilities of the K2 enhance the enjoyment and provide insight to all types of music. The sound stage and musicians have the realistic ‘sound’ and ‘air’ about them that is achieved by the highest class amplifiers around.

Thanks to its superior design and use of highest quality components, the K2 sets a new standard for true hi-end entry level amplification. The new Kandy K2 integrated benefits from totally revised amplifier internals. The mains transformer and amplifier’s 3 AC/DC circuitry are now separated and moved to two sides away from the pre and amplifier main circuits thus dramatically reducing noise interference. After rectification circuitry, the power supply layout, distribution and tracking to different sections of the amplifier have been optimised and internal wiring minimised to ensure all sections work at their best.

Kandy K2 Integrated Amplifier

Features

  • New look chassis, front panel and display
  • New one piece Main amplifier PCB
  • New improved high quality signal input relays
  • Optimised volume control position on main amplifier PCB
  • New optimised one piece display PCB with headphone output socket
  • Symmetrical amplifier layout
  • Optimised power supply layout, distribution and decoupling
  • Improved decoupling and power regulation to all stages
  • Improved power supply and grounding for Preamplifier and phono section
  • New Op-amps, audio and power supply circuits and layouts
  • Directly powered power amp section from the main power supply
  • Optimised routing and no internal low level signal cables
  • New switch-able Bypass input
  • Improved wideband noise rejection
  • Redesigned chassis and cover with improved ventilation
  • New custom made, programmable learning system remote handset with back light

Specifications

  • Inputs Line Level (x5), Moving Magnet (x1), Tape (x1), Bypass (x1)
  • Input Impedance 47 kOhms
    Input Sensitivity (120W) Line 470mV
    Outputs Speaker L & R (x1), Preamplifier (x1), Tape (x1), Headphone (x1)
    Output Power >125 Watts, into 8 Ohms
    both channels driven
    >190 Watts, into 4 Ohms
    both channels driven
    Power Supply 500VA Ultra Low Noise Toroidal Transformer
    4 Regulated Supply Rails
    Damping Factor >110 (8 Ohms)
    Frequency response (-3dB), <3Hz – >100kHz
    Gain 37.3dB Overall (Pre & Power)
    5.7dB Preamplifier
    31.6dB Power Amplifier
    Harmonic Distortion <0.005% 1kHz - 8 Ohms
    Signal to Noise Ratio Line 100dBa (ref 470mV)
    Power Source 100V – 120V 50Hz / 60Hz
    220V – 240V 50Hz / 60Hz
    Power Consumption Standby <25W, Full Power 2-CH 8Ohms< 330 W, 4Ohms<550W
    Dimension 432 x 380 x 90 (W x D x H) mm
    432 x 380 x 102 (including feet)
    Weigth 14 Kg

    All specifications are liable to change without notice. E.& O.E.

Kandy K2 Integrated Amplifier User Manual
 PDF 1.83 MB

Safety Instructions User Manual
 PDF 172 KB

Priliminary K2 Remote Handset User Manual (RMX-108)
Pdf PDF 1.69 MB (Learning codes)
Pdf PDF 328 KB (Resetting factory defaults)

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Last updated 27 October 2008