Has Anyone heard The Wadia 581i se CD player?



Any input and comments would be much appreciated.

Many thanks in advance.
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Anyone, please try to compare:

Wadia 861SE vs. Wadia 850 vs. Wadia 581SE vs. DcS P8i vs. Cary 306/200

Interested in opinions on Wadias both - with or without GNSC mods.

The areas for comparisons -

1. Bass (depth, tightness, speed, and dynamics of the double bass pedal)
2.Midrange (clarity, natural-sounding, vocal performance, timbre)
3.Treble (extension, smoothnes, and non-etched)
4.Soundstage
5.Non-digital (but without losing clarity,resolution and frequency extremes)

I will connect my player to 320B XLS SET(15 W/ch) thru Gabriel Gold Revelation IC cables, and both are extremely natural, relaxed and analog-like.Also are the speakers (Silverline Sinfonia, 96 Db, 18Hz-28kHz).I don't want a player that sacrifices dynamics or bass output.If my system is going to be weak anywhere, it could only be those areas.That's why dynamics and bass speed and impact are very important.
I thought it doesn't hurt to compare one player to another.A little input from a person who has heard many players also says a lot about 581 se.Someone who heard many Wadias can say "581se is better in this or that area, etc."That's why i put it in this topic.I didn't mean to change your topic in any way.I think these two topics have some points where they can connect.

And my thread was opened few days ago.There were some comments on 581 se.This is the title
"CDP with volume and digital input...Which one?"