Sony SCD 777 vs. Wadia 830?


I would like to know if somebody could advice me wich one to buy? What do you prefere, what do you think have the best sound, I am talking about normal cd's not SACD's.
I have all tube gears!

Thanks
Allan from Denmark
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Showing 1 response by rackon

I have listened to the Sony, the Wadia and the Resolution Audio CD55, plus the Linn Ikemi and others, and for my money, the Cary 303 surpasses them all. The Sony sounds great on SACD, but falls FAR short of the Cary for Redbook playback IMO. (I haven't heard the BAT player, or the Electrocompaniet, both of which are very fine players.) Plus, the Cary is fab with tubes! There aren't a lot of reviews out on the 303, but it is usually stoutly discounted off its $2900 list price.

If you can go the bucks and your system justifies the resolution and expense, the Cary 306 is said to be absolutely heavenly sounding.