Wadia 170i transport experience?

IMO if you use one with a DAC that reclocks the signal, it'll perform extreemly well. My experience is opposite of that of JAB, my CDP went bye-bye after comparing it to the i170 and my DAC. I'd hate going back to a CDP type setup. To each their own, read the archives, there is myriads of differing opinions. It is 'my' opinion that the i170 gets a bad rap if the setup doesn't work. Hey, maybe my CDP wasn't as good as I think. :)

and... do not forget that only WAV files are acceptable for proper reproduction.

An opinion I do not agree with, nor many others, though an endless debate.

You clearly have better hearing than me Fenando as I compared .wav, .aiff and apple lossless and could in no way tell a difference.

Gherrera1, I use a 170i with a DAC that reclocks the signal and it works excellent for me; I compared it to my Meridian G08 CDP transport and I, and others, could in no way distinguish a difference.

Wouldnt I have to store thousands of my songs onto my computer before down loading them into the new Ipod Classic 120 ?

Wouldnt that take up a large portion of my Computers hard drive to do this?

Yes and yes.

That said, another option is to purchase an external hard drive and process all your iTunes on that.

I would say something else is going on as I doubt there is much break-in needed with it; I find it interesting and odd all the varying results people have as all mine have been positive, and that while comparing a couple other setups. Do you know if the MF DAC reclocks the signal?

It seems like wadia got a solution for 170i 's jitter issue now. It may be worth a try again once the 121 DAC is available.

There are a myriad of DACs that reclock now that work
excellent with it.