May I be the first to extend my sympathies.
I'm not familiar with the equipment in your kit list... something from Naim perhaps? They seem to have an excellent reputation for build and reliability.
Henley have offered to replace my Kandy or upgrade to the K2 at a very reasonable price,I`m pretty tempted by the upgrade offer so be interested to hear your thoughts on the K2 compared to the Kandy now you have had some time with it.
Hi Basshound, I'm glad Henley are going to look after you, as they did with me.
First thing to bear in mind I think is that the K2 is a different amp to the LIII, and thus has a different sound. It's a slightly less aggressive sound, rather more refined. This suits me well actually, but ideally you'd want to hear one before committing yourself to one. A bit difficult to audition at a dealer though when presumably you would be purchasing from Henley direct.
Pros
*Solid overall build
*Good looks (I think - though they are pretty divisive. The silver version I've got is a looker, not so sure about the black)
*Plenty of inputs
*Big, powerful, controlled sound. No trace of harshness.
*Excellent remote
*Much better headphone stage than the previous model.
*Phono stage is very serviceable too.
Cons
*Just as well the remote's so good, because the volume knob is borderline unsuable. Barely protrudes past the casing and wobbles around when you try to turn it. Quite a lot of flex in it, too. What were they thinking?
*Scooty wee buttons on the fascia lack the chunky feel of the LIII
*Like the previous model, only one set of speaker terminals
*Mine is passing through transformer noise to one channel. Not noticeable from the listening position, but a clear buzz when you're near the speaker, and you can hear it on the headphones between tracks. I find it hard to believe this is normal on an amp like this, so have resigned myself to sending it back to Roksan shortly for a check up.
There it is, warts n all. Hope that's a help.
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