Wadia 861 vs. 861 SE

Well now that you mentioned Gnsc upgrades offer a true taste of what a Wadia can do.Both units that I spoke of earlier have had Gnsc updates as well as my 8 and 15i.If you think a stock wadia sounds good, a modded unit blows the doors off a stock unit. Sorasound should get the se and an update package through Gnsc since steve has 1 se platter onhand. Redbook sounds fantastic with the modded Wadia, and I am really happy with the results. If you get the se platter or the update, you will not care about the latest and greatest-Dennis

Isn't the EMM Labs DCC2 with CD/SACD transport a much better system in every way?

Wow ,I am always amazed at how the question seems to get lost in the wording!Dbk maybe you could explain how Emm labs pertains to this thread??

I have a 860 with GNSC mods with a SE drive. The SE-drive makes a pretty big difference that I can recommend. If you can afford it, go for the SE.

RJA: Have Wadia been out of business again? Anyone else who knows anything about this?

dbk not comparing Redbook the emm system vs. my gnsc statement modified Wadia 861 se easily equaled its performance. on sacd the emm was maybe 5% better than the Wadia Redbook performance.