Wadia 121

> Nothing burns me more than when an unfinished product
> is put out to the public. A new, just released dac
> shouldn't need new firmware or new parts to make it
> work the way it should, Simply no excuse for this.

I'm also soo not happy. Especially since the new unit shows the exact same problems. Now the dutch representative for Wadia claims that the problem lies with my sources.... ????? I connected the same sources to different DACs and no problem. There is a Arcam D33 now on loan, no problem (but too expensive). It not really like the 121 is new... They've been at this thing since 2009.

Date today : September 1 2012. I bought a Wadia 121 and have been running it in for around 2 weeks and it's really starting to open up. It's good. Really really good even for redbook. In fact I think it's good enough to replace my Mark Levinson DAC! Yup, I might just do that...

Problems? Yes, the headphone volume stops working on more than one occasion and outputs max volume and can fry your expensive cans! Also, the balance control does not work until you cycle the power and stops working again shortly after. I agree that this is not a finished product when launched in 2009 and still not finished in September 2012!!!

But the amazing sound quality makes up for it (for me) as it just sounds amazing. If you intend to use it as a headphone amp my advise to you is to be careful!

How sad to read, that Wadia in the eagerness to launch a new product, once again launch a product to market that is buggy. Wadias experience with 581 "non se" models should have learned the firm something else, but no :-(

Reviving this old thread, as I just purchased a used 121, and mine has the same issues with the volume control freezing that others have reported.

Can any owners tell me if Wadia has been able to correct the problem with their unit?