I picked a BAT VKD5 over the Wadia 850 (and 6 other contenders). Was able to spend a weekend with both of them in my system and kept going back to the BAT for it's naturalness and musicality. The 850 did have it's strengths however. As far as the Wadia 830 was concerned I dismissed it in less than 5 minutes in the showroom.
You have superb Pre & Amp, don't make a mistake by going with less of a front end. I think you really need to home demo the BAT VKD5 or 5SE and the Wadia 860x or 861. They will all be good contenders but one should prove to be a favorite.
You have superb Pre & Amp, don't make a mistake by going with less of a front end. I think you really need to home demo the BAT VKD5 or 5SE and the Wadia 860x or 861. They will all be good contenders but one should prove to be a favorite.