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Switching Wadia 581 between CD & SACD layers?

Hi folks,

I recently bought a Wadia 581; great player, great sound, but the manual and the player's quirkiness are driving me nuts. Hybrid discs are a toss up, sometimes the player selects the SACD layer for weeks at a time and suddenly, should my luck change, selects the CD layer out of the blue. SACD only discs work fine, nothing else to select!

The manual does not mention how I can control switching between layers. I have the later version of 581 with the side vents and the "much vaunted" ability to switch between SACD and CD layers. For 8 large, it should be able to do that!

I will really appreciate any guidance on this problem. It would be good to know I am not the only long-suffering Wadia owner out there. I have written to Wadia on the matter, but since they took a "mere" 8 months to ship my player to me, my expectations are hardly sky high.

Thanks and cheers,

Khalid
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anilnediyara
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I have a 581i the old version without vents and standard(substandard plastic) remote. The software was updated by wadia by changing the control processor board. After software update the CD/SACD layer selection works with MODE switch on remote. One has to press it ONLY ONCE taking good aim at the unit, else you may end up where you started.

The transport control logic still don't show up the time of the disc if stopped mid way of a disc and the player fails to boot up properly with a CD loaded in the tray. My player takes clear 10 seconds to load a CD, SACD is bit faster and hybrid takes 2-3 secs more.

Eve with all this quirkiness I like the player because for that money I could not find a better one for my kind of taste.
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