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Wadia 381 / 381i CD Player
Wadia 381 PRICE
$10,999.00
Wadia 381i PRICE
$11,999.00
The ebb and flow of music fills your room as the
381 CD player sonically takes you to places you have never been.
Music Without Compromise
The 381 CD Player features the same ground breaking technologies that
have made the 581se CD Player a benchmark. Literally your 381 CD Player
utilizes the identical DigiMaster 2.5 reconstruction filter,
SwiftCurrent 3 Discreet current to voltage conversion, isolated power
factor corrected and inductor filtered power supplies, and ClockLink
jitter reduction circuits as the 581se CD Player adding up to world
class performance at a very attractive price. New to the 381 CD Player
is our first optical disc transport capable of playing Flac, MP3, and
WMA audio data from your download collection.
The 381i CD Player adds digital input and output boards. Utilizing the
inputs allows you to use your 381i as a high performance Wadia DAC
maximizing sources such as - DVD players, computers, digital
satellite/cable boxes. The 381i CD Player makes a perfect match for the
Wadia 170iTransport.
Open Your Ears and Rediscover Your Dreams
Your CD collection has never sounded this good. You will dig deep into
your music collection to hear for the first time what you have been
missing.
The Wadia 381 CD Player will bring the passion back into your musical
world.
Classic
The 381/381i share the same classic look, build quality and aluminum
remote of the 581se and 781i. The 381 utilizes a new CD only transport,
an aluminum disc drawer with metal stabilizer rods, enhanced by a custom
mounting and enclosure system that provides both mechanical and
electrical isolation. With performance surpassing even the highly
acclaimed transports featured in previous players, the 381 exudes the
quality and history of Wadia.
By the Numbers
The 381 utilizes a new CD only transport, modified to allow ClockLink™
jitter reduction
and pure data capture, providing state-of-the-art audio information
extraction with the
lowest measured error correction in Wadia’s history. Patent worthy
technologies ensure
that data is accurately captured from audio discs regardless of format,
including WMA,
MP3 and FLAC. The mechanism is further enhanced by a custom mounting and
enclosure
system that provides both mechanical and electrical isolation. The
result, performance
surpassing even the highly acclaimed transports featured in previous
players.
Tradition Meets Innovation
Developed for our special edition and reference products, Wadia’s
SwiftCurrent™ 3
Discreet (SC-3D) has been combined with the latest version of our
superior current to
voltage (I/V) conversion technology. Current exiting the D>A converters
is optimally
loaded, in turn allowing each DAC to remain linear. Current is then
mirrored and driven
with a zero global feedback Class A throughput stage. The output feeds
directly into
a phase accurate filter that simultaneously creates voltage and removes
unwanted
high frequency noise. The SC-3D generates 3 independent data streams
that drive both
the balanced and unbalanced legs of the output stage. A quieter blacker
background
ensures holographic images will appear, or in other words the sound
stage will be
rendered in... 3-D.
Pure Power
The 381 CD Player features two new fully balanced shielded toroidal
transformers
that are electrically, mechanically, and acoustically isolated from
other components.
New inductor filtering has been added to the digital supply ensuring
smooth charging
of capacitors and eliminating noise spikes from the ground plain. There
is a fully
regulated separate power supply for digital processing, clocking, D>A
conversion,
and the output stage. Every performance component is powered by
regulated
isolated power traces. The result – quiet pure power with lightning
speed allowing
instantaneous reproduction of transient information.
Perfecting every step in the process is the
hallmark of Craftsmanship. Knowing what the steps should be taken
requires a deep understanding of our values, a personal commitment to
excellence, and a skill level that can only be reached with time and
experience. Wadia products are created, assembled, and tested, by
practiced master craftsmen. Our artisan workers, trained technicians,
and skilled laborers, have decades of experience and a passion for not
only their craft but also for music and beauty. They finish each step
before moving to the next step, they use exact measurements, and they
never settle for less than accurate. Wadia products are not finished
until they inspire.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Power Supply:
Dual transformers in internal
isolation chamber
Decoding Software:
3 user selectable upsampling
algorithms including DigiMaster
v2.5
Compatible Formats:
Red Book CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3,
FLAC and WMA
Digital Processing Capability:
1 - 24 Bits
Digital Resolution:
21 bit resolution
DAC
Sample Rate:
1.4112 MHz
Digital Volume Control Range:
50 dB in one-hundred 0.5 dB
steps
Maximum Output Voltage:
Can be adjusted via internal
switches from 0.3V to 4.25V to
match system sensitivity
Output Impedance:
Less than 15 ohms
Analog Outputs:
1 pair balanced (XLR)
1 pair unbalanced (RCA)
Both can be used simultaneously
Digital Inputs (381i only):
1 - USB - The Wadia USB input
accepts the following sample
rates: 44.1k, 48k and 96k.
1 - AES/EBU (XLR)
1 - SP/DIF (BNC)
1 - Plastic Optical (Toslink)
Digital Outputs (381i only):
1 - Glass Fiber-Optic (ST)
1 - AES/EBU (XLR)
1 - SP/DIF (BNC)
1 - Plastic Optical (Toslink)
Power Consumption:
58 watts
Weight:
55 lb., 25kg
Dimensions (HWD):
7.25 x 17 x 16.5 inches
18.4 x 43.2 x 42 cm
Finish Options:
Black or Silver Anodized
Aluminum
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