The Roksan Xerxes transcription turntable (often shortened to Xerxes) is a record player named after the Persian king Xerxes I and produced by London-based Roksan Audio. Designed by Roksan co-founder, Touraj Moghaddam, the Xerxes is a belt-driven turntable with a solid plinth.

The Roksan Xerxes turntable, introduced in 1985, was a landmark in the world of high-fidelity audio. Designed by Touraj Moghaddam, it quickly became known for its innovative approach to turntable design, challenging the norms of the time.

Aug 4, 2008 · Roksan Xerxes 20 Plus (Package) review from the experts at What Hi-Fi? - compare latest prices, see user reviews, and see Xerxes 20 Plus (Package) specs and features.

Mar 21, 2023 · The Roksan Xerxes 20 looks to be your conventional, run-of-the-mill wooden-box turntable, but it is packed with clever engineering. A motor that turns on its axis to compensate for torque fluctuations, a bearing designed to minimise noise, and rubber suspension tuned to dampen specific frequencies are just some of the little tricks Roksan's ...

Dec 30, 2002 · Rocksan burst on the high-end scene in the mid 80s with the Xerxes, a turntable that went against a number of accepted principles of turntable design and achieved sound that was state of the art in some areas for a reasonably sane price.

Dec 19, 2017 · The Roksan Xerxes 20 Plus is an unsuspended, belt driven turntable. The more regular readers of turntable reviews will note that this is exactly the same basic layout as the Pro-Ject Essential III – a device that at the time of writing (October 2017) costs £240.

The Roksan Xerxes.20, released in 2005, was a remarkable turntable that cemented its place in the world of high-end audio. Praised by audiophiles and experts alike, it was included in What Hi-Fi's prestigious list of the Top 10 British Turntables of all time.

The Xerxes 20 Plus Turntable was best suited with Roksan tonearms, but was compatible any other high-quality tonearms. It offered a powerful and expansive sound displaying a fine mid-band, fast deep bass, very smooth and open treble.

May 10, 2018 · A venerable Xerxes 20 Plus turntable with a Nima arm and the new Corus2 cartridge with the Caspian VCS 2 Vinyl Control System? Paul Rigby reviews the lot, tells you why and reveals news of forthcoming Roksan analogue products

Nearly 20 years on the Xerxes IO design is based on Roksan's most advanced record player, the TMS 2. The compact clean lines and robust construction of the Xerxes IO disguise a three plinth suspension and triple layer isolation system developed for Roksan's reference TMS 2 turntable. Hardened tool steel spindle and two-piece solid phosphor ...