Any experience with a Wadia 6?

I'm not so sure about Karl's view of WADIA answering e-mails/phone - sad experiences in this field on my side. But I agree with Karl better not to look for some ancient CDP but for newer products. A used 850 will open quite some skies for you and your system! It's technology isn't outdated and spare parts probably are in stock if needed.
Finally I agree with YOU that a WADIA is the player to go when it comes to Red Book CDs!
Good luck!

I can, without hesitation, second both of the above posts. I have owned many transports, dacs, and cd players,including a Wadia 860, and an 861.
In my humble opinion, you cannot beat them as an overall player. These things are built like a tank.
With their digital volume control you can run them directly into your amps, or through a preamp if need be.
The biggest problem can be finding one. As I am sure you are aware, they don't come up all that often, and they do retain a good portion of their original value, which is a good thing if you have one, and not so good if you are looking for one.
Save up your bucks and go for an 850, 860, or an 861.
Have fun with your search.

Thanks for the feedback! I did find out some information from Steve Huntley at Great Northern Sound. He was very helpful and after hearing what my associated components were, suggested I may be happier with my second choice of a Theta Miles. I haven't decided for sure yet, but am now leaning that way.

Thanks again!

Hi, hope this is not toooo late ;-)
I am a satisfied owner of a Wadia 6 that's been with me since 1984. It's simply a great player that satisfies my taste. For 16 years, I used it to directly drive my Threshold T1, bi-amped Forte, and bi-amped MF X-A200. I haven't found a player that can better it's performance and reliability (except Wadia's). I now had to run it into a pre-amp because I went back to analogue - still, it is a player to contend with. There are 2 downsides I see: 1. it is definitely old; 2. it has no digital input (which I needed to use a W17 ADC for my analogue source); between those two, it is probably the age that you have to consider. But I must tell you - most other CD, DVD, SACD players sound inferior to this 'old model'.

enjoy!
edgar
from the Philippines

.music is all that matters.

Interesting! the wadia 6 was first released in 1992.