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Wadia 170i and Benchmark Dac1 - anyone try it?

I noticed that some Agon members have replaced their CD player with the new Wadia 170i and a dac. I've been look for a transport for my Dac1 to replace the DVD player I'm currently using. I've demoed some CD players acting as transports to the Dac1 and have definitely noticed an improvement in sound especially in the bass over my five year old DVD player. Interestingly my new Sony 350 Blu ray player sounded much worse as a transport (coax) than the cheap Dvd player which cost one fifth as much.

Any feedback on the new Wadia 170i (as compared to other transports) would be welcomed.
adasilva

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teddy_bear
112 posts
 
Yeah, and all CD transports sound the same
teddy_bear
112 posts
 
re: transport,
operative word being "if", there is so much information that gets lost

re: iPod

Classic introduces lots of jitter because of the moving parts in HDD, little iPods with flash memory is much better
teddy_bear
112 posts
 
Dave, maybe you are getting old :)
teddy_bear
112 posts
 
Dave, I have an old Audio Alchemy DDSv3.0 right by my right hand :-D
teddy_bear
112 posts
 
Dave, I used XLO 4.1 signature digital cable then and was really pleased with digital.

Using tube buffer/DAC is like using honey to smooth out chipped windscreen.
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