so is this the 3rd or 4th time they have gone out of business only to re-organize
Refresh my memory. Last I remember, they were acquired by same group that owns ARC and SF and the facilities were being relocated. Something happen that I missed?
It reminds me of the same question I had in december - then some people answered very positive, we have not yet heard anything to the contrary, except Roysen asking the question - Roy do you know more than you ask?
egidius
Just to update, I called Wadia's phone number Friday.
They said they where having some tech issues with the emails !?.
But at least they are still contactable.
I have called Wadia several times (regarding the 24/192 update) and have had no problem whatsoever to talk to someone.
Any news about this upgrade you are at libert to share with us?
Thanks,
Roysen
I mean 24/192 is a new upcoming upgrade, right?
Thanks,
Roy
Same here, no issues. I spoke to John Schaffer last week when I had some questions about the Series 9. I just called the number on the website.
Jim
I have owned Esoteric players in the past. IMHO they are no match sonically to the Austrian made S7i transport. As quoted from The Audio Beat:
"Particular attention has been paid to the S7i’s transport. The mechanism was co-designed and co-engineered by Wadia and the Austrian company Stream Unlimited and is purpose built for Wadia players. Great attention has also been paid to the power supply -- or rather supplies. The S7i sports separate power supplies for the transport/servo mechanism, the digital processing system, the ClockLink, the digital-to-analog-conversion system and the analog output stage."
Furthermore, later in the review, I found this spot on:
"Comparing the S7i to the now-superseded Esoteric X-01 D2 ($19,500) was an exercise in parsing subtleties. Putting aside the fact that the X-01 D2 plays SACDs as well as CDs, I found that overall the Wadia slightly surpassed the Japanese unit’s performance, even when that player was used in tandem with its companion G-01X external clock. The detail retrieval of both players was virtuosic, but the Wadia consistently put denser and more fleshed-out images on the soundstage. To paraphrase Gertrude Stein, there was more there there via the S7i."
In short, the Austrian made Stream Unlimited transport mechanism is the best I have heard in my 30 years in this hobby.
The mechanism I was sent to replace the damaged mechanism in the 971 was an original transport from Streams Unlimited. It did not contain the modifications Wadia has done to the mechanism. So I had to use parts from the damaged mechanism in order to accomplish the same modifications to the new mechanism I inserted.
The Streams Unlimited transport is also quite slow and unstable even though it sounds good. If you press play or a track number while its loading the contents from the disc, the transport locks up and you have to turn the 971 off and on again to get it to respond.
Thanks,
Roysen
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