Wadia 850 vs Mark Levinson NO.39

I have a 39 and I feel that the volume control is not that great. In fact even the DAC portion is nothing compared to my SF proc 3. I never tried an 850 and my only experience with Wadia is a 6. I am just using it as a transport now and I think it is likely you will go the same route I did if U buy one.

I have a Wadia 860x connected directly to my Audio Research VT60 and Martin-Logan Aerius. I love the combination. Just upgraded from a Marantz CD-63. The difference was huge. The Wadia is a detail champ,with excell.bass. I'm using all AudioTruth cables.

I've used th '39 straight into a VT-100 Mk-I and loved the sound! The '39 is a bit quirky in that you must wait at least an hour if you unplug it to replug it (it will not play otherwise). Also, it didn't like my Tice micro-block PLC. Otherwise, the sound is first rate.