ROKSANPUTSONTHEREDLIGHTFORSTREAMING
IntroducingtheAtesaStreamingAmplifier
ByAlanGhani AudioTManchester
givethisagoinstore. ThenewAtesarangefromRoksan,iscomprisedofa CDtransport,integratedamplifier,streamingamplifier andturntable.Todaywe'regoingtohaveaquicklook atthestreamingamplifier. Asimpliedbythename,thisisanintegratedampwith thecapabilitytostream music.Italsohasabuilt-in DACaswelasamovingmagnetphonostage. The amplifierhasbeen based on the sucesful Caspianrange,thatdatesbackto'98,aswelastaking itsnamefromtheAtesa3boxCDplayerfrom'92. HavingbeenbasedontheCaspian,theconstruction oftheunitisimpresive,utilizingplatedsteelalong withananodizedaluminiumfascia. AnalogueIncorporated Theanaloguesideoftheamphaseverythingyou wouldneedinastandard2channelsystem.Twoline levelinputs,aphonostageforyourturntable,preouts
RoksanhavebeenastalwartoftheHi-Fi industryforthelast30plusyears.Making theirintroductionwiththenowlegendary Xerxes turntable in 1985 and then continuing in ‘86 with the Darius loudspeakerandthespectacularArtemiz armin‘87. Roksancontinuedtobringoutnewproducts overthe nextfew years,and in 1990, launched theirfirstrange ofelectronics which consisted ofthe ROK S1 stereo amplifierandtheM1monoamplifierwith matchingpreampsandpowersupplies.The releaseofnew productsfrom Roksanhas continued unabated since and seen numerous industry awards from Hi-Fi publicationsfromalacros Europeandthe US. ThisbringsustothenewAtesaStreaming ampfromRoksan.Sitingaroundthe£1500 pricemark,itseemedlikeanobrainerto
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