Accustic Arts - Wadia?

Teajay,
I have seen your review, which was one of reasons for this question, to see if others have arrived to similar conclusions.
Do you recall how your friend’s Wadia sounded new, was there a significant improvement over time, and if so, how long it took Wadia to sing?

The Wadia is detailed, presents a layered and proportionate soundstage, can detangle a congested passage, is taut in the bottom end, and conveys subtle alterations in rhythm.

Not all music benefits from these attributes. The Wadia will allow you to listen to the performers and the recording, deficiencies and all.

It really depends upon the music you like, how you listen, and what you appreciate in audio reproduction.

I recently replaced Metronome C1A tube DAC and T1A drive with the AA Tubedac 2 and AA Drive1mk2. The latter is definitively the more musical. Sound is fluid and detailed, very natural sounding. Altough Metronome is ofcourse not bad at all, it lacks the same degree of realism and relaxed sound AA offers (and it is way overpriced). Before Metronome I had the Audio Aero Prima DAC (also with tubes),but this converter never reached the same kind of fluidness and sounded rather 'harsh' and 'cold'. As far as I can judge within my system, you can't go wrong with the AA TubeDac2.