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Wadia Durability Experience Questions

I am thinking of laying down big green for a new Wadia 270se or 781i. On other Wadia discussion threads I see several posts from owners with Wadia's that need repairs. I am not sure how much influence I should let that have on my decision.

At Wadia prices I expect to never need repairs. But I know that is not necessarily true. I would appreciate it if owners would share their experience on how reliable the various Wadia units are. That includes the operating history both units that did and did NOT need repairs. It may be that some models are more reliable than others.

At any rate, in the future on any thread, it would be helpful if anyone reporting on their repair experience would state the model, age, and what failed. Just stating that their Wadia xxx broke isn't all that useful. If information on age and what broke is supplied then the reader gains useful information. If a two year old unit failed I would be alarmed. If a 12 year old unit failed then it would not mean much to me but might to someone considering purchasing the same model.

This is a great forum and I enjoyed reading all of the Wadia threads. Thanks, Don
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higher cost = higher performance = higher maintance (sometimes.. the theroy works really well with bmw/porsche vs infinity, nissan).

what usually goes is the transport mechcanism ( that is with ANY cd player /transport and wadia's are suppose to be very very good..

look at the bright side..you have a couple options in the repair/upgrade - wadia or steve huntly@ great nothern sounds ( i would go with steve )

if the transport drive isnt made anymore than....you have to scrounge around to find one...chances are steve has one..if you are looking at a paticlular unit, call steve and ask him or ask his opinion on the differnt units and upgrades available...it doesnt get any better than that..

look at what happened to remiyo cdp-777 - jvc stopped production of the transport mechanism...so remiyo has stopped production till a new drive is found...

btw, i still have a jvc-1010 (original X2) made in 1989 still going..i think that is something the older cd players units have the the newer and more $$$ units dont(maranz, denon, etc.... ymmv.
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