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What can cause noise with my Wadia 381? HELP
The system is sounding quite fantastic now as the Wadia appears to be fully broken in. A musician/engineer friend was over yesterday and remarked that this was absolutely the best he has ever heard Bob Dylan sound on a music system. (I was playing... 
What can cause noise with my Wadia 381? HELP
Sorry that I have not responded until now....there was nothing to report until today as I finally received my 381 back from repair. Needless to say, I never heard back from Steve H. So much for that. So I turned to my only logical choice: I talked... 
What can cause noise with my Wadia 381? HELP
I have heard noise from both right and left channels, balanced and unbalanced. Brett will have the beast tomorrow; I hope that he finds the problem quickly and won't have to dismantle the machine in the process..... 
What can cause noise with my Wadia 381? HELP
The noise was present whilst using balanced or unbalanced interconnect. 
What can cause noise with my Wadia 381? HELP
Thank you, Inpieces, for your support in this matter. Yes, hopefully, Wadia won't remove all the mods, though Brett did say that this may be necessary, at least in part. Brett indicated that once he goes through the rig, he will develop an evidenc... 
What can cause noise with my Wadia 381? HELP
OK. I spoke with WADIA today and they are going to help me out---not sure what it will cost. BUT HERE IS THE MAIN CAUSE OF THE DEALER'S POOR SERVICE--HE IS OUT OF BUSINESS!!!The dealer is, or should I say WAS: The Great Northern Sound Company--own... 
What can cause noise with my Wadia 381? HELP
Sorry to shout. This is so frustrating. The mods performed are commonly done by this dealer and are frequently discussed in this forum. And I accepted a modded, new 381. But I got more--and less-- than I expected (with the noise issue and my voide... 
What can cause noise with my Wadia 381? HELP
Ridiculous as it sounds, I did not know that a certified Wadia dealer would knowingly void my warranty without at least disclosing or discussing that possibility. I guess that I was naive in assuming that the seller would have properly educated hi... 
What can cause noise with my Wadia 381? HELP
THE DEALER MENTIONED THAT HE SUSPECTED that there could be issues with the current conveyors but he never followed through with a repair. The reason: he claims he could not reproduce the problem, which is absurd. At the very least, the hiss or noi... 
What can cause noise with my Wadia 381? HELP
I BOUGHT THE UNIT NEW FROM THE DEALER WHO MODIFIED IT BEFORE I EVER TOOK POSSESSION OF IT. 
What can cause noise with my Wadia 381? HELP
I asked the dealer in Minnesota to replace the unit with a brand new unmodified wadia 381, but was told that this was DEFINITELY NOT AN OPTION. Partially out of respect for the dealership, I have left their name out of this thread. This company th... 
What can cause noise with my Wadia 381? HELP
In addition, I have used 3 other CD players and there is dead silence--no noise whatsoever using any inputs for these players, including another Wadia. Switching from left to right--the noise follows whatever input I plug into using the affected W... 
What can cause noise with my Wadia 381? HELP
I have tried grounding the Wadia using the usual techniques to no avail. I have done all sorts of interconnect changes but the noise follows: for example, if I switch the interconnects to a different input, the noise shows up there. Here is the li... 
Wadia still in business?
I am having problems with a GNSC modified 381: MUCH higher than expected noise floor with frequent clicks and pops not unlike a dirty vinyl record. Incredibly, GNSC said they cannot reproduce the problem but I hear the noise in multiple sound syst...