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Upgrading Wadia 170i IDoc to new 171 IPod dock

I have owned for about a year now the first Wadia 170i IPod dock and the $280 ICAudio upgraded power supply and lastly am using the Kimber illuminations D60 cable going to my DAC, which is actually a Cambridge AZURE 840C CD player. my question is has anybody upgraded to the latest 171i IPod dock and was it worth it? My current setup using lossless files sounds pretty good, but not quite as good as a CD. So please, with my current configuration and your experience with the new dock, is it worth the investment - Thanks!
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philb7777
401 posts
 
They were for sale on Music Direct's website for about two weeks, but now they have been taken off and are not for sale. I've heard they were recalled due to faulty remote control issues/programming. Hopefully they will be for sale soon again if Wadia can fix things quickly.
philb7777
401 posts
 
Just checked MD website - the 171i is back up for sale so the remote issues must have been fixed. Hopefully we will be getting some reports back from people who purchased it soon. I'm curious how well it works with the iPad and how the remote functions with the iPad.
kbarkamian
647 posts
 
The 170i was nothing but problems. Some click wheels didn't work, sometimes you had to undock then re-dock the iPod, etc. I really wanted to buy one, but it was just ergonomically inept. Probably the worst piece I've been exposed to in a very, very long time.

Wadia's not doing too well with the iTransports IMO. I'd stay away until you're sure the 171i doesn't have these issues. Sucks to say that, as I think they're a great company. The 170i really made them look Bush League. Hopefully the 171i won't be a repeat of it.
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