agree that Wadia has had 1 too many financial hiccups that would give its client base a scare & would want them to run elsewhere w/ their money.
I understand that in the latest financial shuffle that took place in the latter half of 2005 the management team that was running Wadia's day-day operation (namely John Schaeffer & his colleagues) have bought out the company from the venture capitalists that used to own the company ever since they took it over from Don Wadia Moses the original founder. I believe that this move is much better for Wadia now as the people who own the company are the ones who used to live & die by it anyway & were the ones who designed & manuf & sold the products anyway. So, it appears that the people who own the company are the ones that believe in it.
It's like opening a restaurant where the owner is the head chef - you know that the food quality will remain superb.
Wadia service can be better - agree. However, their product more than makes up for their mediocre service.
Also, as suggested by many others, contact Steve Huntley @ GNSC. He often has the ability to fix a wider range of Wadias than the manuf owing to his stash of parts for prev models. No guarantee that he will fix your Wadia but very much worth a try to contact him. Plus, he is a super guy to deal w/.
Is the 581 a great product? if their past products serve as any history, then the 581 will also follow suit. However, see if you can audition it before you buy. I'd advise this even if you wanted to buy some other CDP that was equally pricey.
And, don't listen to these Wadia nay-sayers! They don't like Wadia for reasons - some fickle & some less fickle - doesn't mean that you have to get on their bandwagon. you'll find as many nay-sayers as ya-sayers for this brand. Make your own INFORMED choice.
I understand that in the latest financial shuffle that took place in the latter half of 2005 the management team that was running Wadia's day-day operation (namely John Schaeffer & his colleagues) have bought out the company from the venture capitalists that used to own the company ever since they took it over from Don Wadia Moses the original founder. I believe that this move is much better for Wadia now as the people who own the company are the ones who used to live & die by it anyway & were the ones who designed & manuf & sold the products anyway. So, it appears that the people who own the company are the ones that believe in it.
It's like opening a restaurant where the owner is the head chef - you know that the food quality will remain superb.
Wadia service can be better - agree. However, their product more than makes up for their mediocre service.
Also, as suggested by many others, contact Steve Huntley @ GNSC. He often has the ability to fix a wider range of Wadias than the manuf owing to his stash of parts for prev models. No guarantee that he will fix your Wadia but very much worth a try to contact him. Plus, he is a super guy to deal w/.
Is the 581 a great product? if their past products serve as any history, then the 581 will also follow suit. However, see if you can audition it before you buy. I'd advise this even if you wanted to buy some other CDP that was equally pricey.
And, don't listen to these Wadia nay-sayers! They don't like Wadia for reasons - some fickle & some less fickle - doesn't mean that you have to get on their bandwagon. you'll find as many nay-sayers as ya-sayers for this brand. Make your own INFORMED choice.