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  Wadia 171i Digital Transport Sound Issues
I enjoyed my 170i so much I decided to upgrade to the 171i, in retrospect I think I should have saved my money to spend on music. The 171i has proven itself to be a "tweak" and I'm having a tough time getting what I believe could be a more musical experience closer to the sound of CD. At the moment the unit is powered by the CIAUDIO VDC9 power supply using a run of Nordost/Magus power cord, on the digital side I tried both Toslink and 75ohm cable and settled on Kimber's D60 75ohm cable. All of this is feeding my Cambridge AZUR 840C CDP which I am using as a DAC. The problems I'm having with the sound of the 171i is the introduction of too much base and lack of top end detail (I'm using WAV files) Any suggestions that might help? Thanks!
Rpg  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

09-30-11
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10-01-11   Have you tried applelossless instead of wav? i have done th ...   Ton1313

10-01-11   Yes, i've tried lossless to and found it to be very good, in ...   Rpg

10-01-11: Kbarkamian
"I'm also confused as to how digital IC's can be so different if there true 75ohm termination and wire..."

They're not all true 75 ohms. I think the termination is the biggest culprit in that, but don't hold me to that.

Even if they were, different cables (ICs, speaker, power)sound a bit different to my ears, even if they scientifically shouldn't. I used to get caught up in the why, now I just trust my ears as it proved to be a futile exercise to me.

Also, as you've found out, price has very little to do with sound quality in cables IMO. The more expensive ones are made better (for the most part), but that doesn't always equal sounding better.

Kbarkamian  (Answers | This Thread)


10-02-11   It seems the weakness in my system between the idock and d/a ...   Rpg

10-04-11   There may be another factor, and that has to do with the use ...   Dhl93449

10-13-11   I thought the wadia dock was totally overpriced and lacking ...   Grege

10-14-11   I use the i170 with a 160gb ipod classic, and find it very s ...   Nglazer

10-21-11   My quest to get what i think to be the best possible sound q ...   Rpg

03-06-12   Rgp i have a similar set up using the wadia 171 being driven ...   Bmartinat

04-13-12   I'm having trouble with the 171i recognizing my ipod. the s ...   Derrick

04-14-12   Just reclock it. jitter is the problem, particularly with h ...   Audioengr


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