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wadia 581 My 581 skips and doesn't recognize sacd

Anyone else had a problem with a wadia 581 skipping and not recognizing sacd's. I'm about to throw mine out the window. It's the 581 with plastic remote. Cd's are hot enough to melt. I have the side vents. I clean my cd's religously. Any ideas? i've had a lot of players and transport problems are usually a bad sign. I hope someone has good news.
Thanks
sm2727
hal9001
1 posts
 
I had the same problem with the 581 although mine did not overheat. Take it back to the dealer/distibutor and get it swapped for a 581se.
sm2727 OP
115 posts
 
Thanks guys. I'm sending it in for the SE upgrade. I'm told that is the magic bullet for these issues. I really love the sound when it works.
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rja
2,370 posts
 
Sm2727,
I hope you're not paying for that upgrade. If that's what it takes to cure your units problems then it should be free. You should not have had to put up with those problems in the first place so they should make it right!
mtdking
157 posts
 
They will fix it for free. But you can also get the SE upgrade. It is a known issue with the 581. Mine did that and I sent it back to them and the fixed it with a software upgrade.
sm2727 OP
115 posts
 
Well I owe Wadia and my fellow audiogoners a final word on this thread. I got my 581 back after the SE upgrade and am very impressed. I am running it direct into Pass Labs XA60 monoblocks and am very happy with the result. I believe the digital volume control is important and I would encourage anyone trying this machine to get the dip switches right on the output. Thanks for the responses.
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