Any experience with a Wadia 6?


I have always wanted to own a Wadia Cd player. I have tried to find information on a Wadia 6 Cd player, but find nothing anywhere on the net. Would appreciate any opinions on this piece.
timisle
I have an early Wadia 6 I bought 10 years ago. Never any problems. Always used bal connectors direct to the amp. It really does sound best this way. I also have a Wadia 830, which functions very much like the 6 , except that it has the internal dip switches to adjust output to match amp/speaker combinations. The 830 has updated Wadia tehnology and sounds a bit more "open" than the 6, but they are definitely cousins. I'm selling my 830, keeping the 6, in order to give priority to speaker replacement.
I have a Wadia 6 bought in the mid-90s (220 volt) and never had any problems with it. I haven't found the need to upgrade (IMO, it still outperforms many CD players to date), except perhaps to the Wadia 9 itself. It's very well built, at a time when they were less commercial than today.

I listened to their PowerDAC (Wadia 790) once - it has an improved and "cleaner" sound than the 6, but you can definitely hear the same Wadia characteristics.
Its been about four years since I owned a Wadia 6. I had it from 1991 or 1992 to 2000. In that time, it worked flawlessly. In 2000, when I switched to a Sony SCD-1, I noted that the Wadia sounded a bit more polite and less dynamic than the Sony, but it certainly was not creamed by the Sony. I'm sure that in many applications, the Wadia would be preferable to the Sony.
I have a Wadia 6 since 1994. It is switchable between 220 volts and 110 volts. So far I have not experienced any problem with it... touch wood. I found it sounds better if I connect it to a preamp rather than connecting directly to the power amp. I have 3 other cd players at home, but the Wadia 6 is still my favourite.
I have wadia 6 for quite some times, now thinking of upgrading,and would like to get a used unit (Wadia 12 DAC) from friend, is wadia 12 DAC matched my Wadia 6?

pl advice!

thank you