Wadia 861

How does the 861 compare to the competition, ARC CD3, Electrocompaniet EMC-1Up, Krell, Ayre, etc? TIA.

hasse03-21-2004 1:59pm

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mejames Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 986 posts 04-04-2004 at 02:23am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete believe the statement modification is $3300 the less substantial reference modification is $1850 I believe their is a standard modification for ? $ also
mejames Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 986 posts 03-21-2004 at 08:24pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Wadia 861 sounds more accurate to me than the previously owned Audio Aero Capitol Mk.II and believe me I'm not biased against vacuum tubes by any means check out my system link below.
mejames Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 986 posts 03-27-2004 at 08:15pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 9rw I concur. Cable issues are blamed as component problems very often. All equipment must have the correct matching cables for their specific sonic balances.
mejames Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 986 posts 03-31-2004 at 11:50pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete ok my Great Northern Sound Company statement modified 861 sounds quite a bit better than my Wadia 270/27ix combination did. And compared to the stock 861 the statement player totally kills the stock player it's vastly superior in any and every sonic parameter.
mejames Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 986 posts 04-02-2004 at 07:22am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete stock Wadia 270 and stock Wadia 27ix v3.0 software was running clocklink using XLO TYPE 7 AT&T glass cables which are clearly better than the Wadia cables.

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