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Any previous Wadia users?? Or did everyone move?

Hi,

I am playing with a Wadia 860x but am thinking of upgrading. An automatic option would be to buy the Wadia 581 with the GNSC mod. However I don't see many people using this player on the forum. I actually don't see many people using Wadia at all. Is there any reason for that? Did everyone switch or has Wadia never been popular? I see many people using the EMM-labs player (either one box or Transport/DAC) with great succes. Apparently an excellent player.

Does anyone can give their view why or why not they use Wadia and have eg EMM-Labs as alternative?

This might help me in making my decision.

Thanks
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9rw
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Translation, anyone?
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rja
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I think allowances have to be made for international 'Goners who have English as their second or third language. But I agree, that's a tough one.
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It seems clear to me: Boodidheadfi feels if, like him, you own a Wadia, there's really nothing to discuss. And ever since he's owned his Wadia, he's spent much less time on audio forums. So?
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talon4
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Hello all, I have a Wadia 581 with Great Northern Sound Statement upgrade that is still breaking in. It has 450 hours on it right now. Full breakin, I have been told, is over 750 hours playing time. It has excellent texture-(the best that I have heard), very good soundstaging-(both side-to-side and front-to-back), scary dynamics, good attack and decay, excellent bass definition and is very resolute. Backround detail is the only weakness at this point. So I'd say it's off to a very good start, as it takes a long time for blackgate capacitors to burn in. Prior to this, I owned a Wadia 861se with GNS Statement upgrade--(full breakin 1000 hours) and an EMM Labs CDSA-SE--(full breakin 950 hours). Neither player sounded this good at 450 hours use. I guess that you could say that I moved on... to my second Wadia.
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Talon4, that's very interesting. I've occaisionally run across folks who had owned both EMM and Wadia, but it was always that they went from Wadia to EMM and never went back (or course I can't remember which models) but your report makes for some interesting reflection. After your previous Wadia >> EMM experience (in that order?) what prompted you to take another crack at Wadia?
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