Roksan Xerxes vs Townshend Rock
Side-by-side specifications and a plain-English account of the recorded differences. Full profiles: Roksan Xerxes · Townshend Rock.
| Specification | Roksan Xerxes |
Townshend Rock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Highlighted difference. £800 (used) | £900 (used) |
| Category | Vintage | Vintage |
| Status | discontinued | discontinued |
| Years | 1985–? | 1982–? |
| Drive | belt drive | belt drive |
| Speeds | 33/45 rpm | 33/45 rpm |
| Operation | manual | manual |
| Cartridge supplied | None | None |
| Phono stage | No | No |
| USB output | No | No |
| Bluetooth | No | No |
| Platter | aluminium alloy | — |
| Tonearm | none (designed for Roksan Artemiz or Rega-type arms) | none (arm fitted with Townshend front damping trough) |
| Wow & flutter | — | — |
Practical differences
Highlighted cells show a lower reference price, support for more listed speeds, or the presence of a convenience feature. They are not an overall score.
The Roksan Xerxes undercuts the Townshend Rock by £100 — £800 against £900.
Both are belt-drive, so that part of the experience should feel similar on either deck: a motor that's mechanically isolated from the platter by an elastic belt, which is the usual route to a quieter noise floor — the default choice across most of hi-fi.
Bottom line: £100 separates these reference prices. That difference is factual; this specification comparison does not assign an overall winner.
Merchant searches
2 UK merchants handle used or discontinued decks like this — each outbound link searches the deck on that merchant’s site.
| Merchant | Type | Delivery | Product search |
|---|---|---|---|
| eBay UK | used marketplace | Varies by seller | Search at eBay UK ↗ |
| Vinyl Revival | music retail | UK delivery | Search at Vinyl Revival ↗ |
Merchant searches
2 UK merchants handle used or discontinued decks like this — each outbound link searches the deck on that merchant’s site.
| Merchant | Type | Delivery | Product search |
|---|---|---|---|
| eBay UK | used marketplace | Varies by seller | Search at eBay UK ↗ |
| Vinyl Revival | music retail | UK delivery | Search at Vinyl Revival ↗ |