Wadia 301 disc read error

Jppenn,

Did the laser fix the problem ? I've a new laser installed but still has the disc read problem. Wadia wants me to send it to them, so they can check it. I'm going to CES in Las Vegas next week and will talk to Wadia people.

Rkmca, For the most part, Wadia seemed to fix the problem. I say "most of the time" because my 302 still will sometimes not find the disc...i.e., I will put in the cd, engage the transport, the Wadia's display shows that it is looking but it will not read thoroughly and ends up not indicating the cd's time, etc. I have to open the tray and start all over again...usually it will read after doing this. The other day, the tray would not close when I pressed the button so I had to push it...however, everything seems OK since then. In summary, the sound ranks with the best I've ever heard, but the computer-transport-laser architecture seems idiosynchratic at best. Like I said, Wadia told me that these kinds of issues have been the number one service complaints regarding the the 302. If you meet with Wadia and find out more please let me know.

After talking to Wadia at the CES, I'm sending the player to them. They told me that it will be fixed.

Keith from Wadia finally called me and told me that they can't reproduce the error but keep trying. I told him if you can't find anything by this weekend just send the player back. It's been more than 4 weeks they have the player.

I had read errors on a 302s brief stay in my system, but to be fair, I have observed that all of the better CDPs have read errors. Presumptiously I would say the proprietary software, but I could be wrong.

Its stay was brief only because it was on loan from a friend and out of my price range. Overall it was an outstanding CDP.