{"id":7175,"date":"2015-02-23T09:55:24","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T07:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hifi-advice.com\/blog\/?page_id=7175"},"modified":"2019-06-20T15:21:29","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T13:21:29","slug":"wadia-digital-sacd-transport","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hifi-advice.com\/blog\/wadia-digital-sacd-transport\/","title":{"rendered":"Wadia Digital – (SA)CD Transport"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Transport types<\/strong><\/p>\n

From the start and for the longest time Wadia used a Teac VRDS transport. It was only when Teac stopped producing it that Wadia needed to look elsewhere. The Pioneer Stable Platter mechanism was used in a few models, and the 302 even featured a Philips transport, but the audio world was changing and at a certain time audio-only transports were virtually at the point of being extinct. This is when Wadia resorted to CD ROM and DVD ROM mechanisms, and the StreamUnlimited transport as used for example in the S7i, which utilises\u00a0an optical mechanism sourced from Sony with custom StreamUnlimited\u00a0servo and loader mechanism.<\/p>\n

VRDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

While the VRDS system is invented and produced by Teac, not Wadia, I do think that Wadia have actually helped establish the good name by using these transports in many of their products. Think about it: music lovers and audiophiles on a budget who heard about Wadia’s greatness would buy into the more affordable Teac VRDS players, hoping that it would give them a slice of that great Wadia sound. But while the transport is indeed the very foundation of CD reproduction, being responsible for a very large chunk of the eventual sound, there’s more to great sound than the quality of the transport alone. For me it is the combination of a VRDS transport and a Wadia DAC that makes the magic.<\/p>\n

Please note:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unknown values are marked “xxxx”. Years with a question mark are not confirmed but likely close.\u00a0Do please drop me a line<\/a> if you have any of the missing info!<\/p>\n

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(SA)CD Transport<\/h2>\n
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WT2000T\"Wadia-WT2000<\/strong>
\n1990-xxxx<\/p>\n

Original Retail xxxx
\nTeac VRDS CMK-3 transport
\nSony KSS-151A laser unit
\nBased on the Teac P-2S<\/p>\n

\n

WT3200T\"wadia_wt3200_trans_3<\/strong>
\n1991-xxxx<\/p>\n

Original Retail xxxx
\nPhilips CDM-1 transport
\nPhilips laser unit
\nBased on the Marantz CD95 DR (similar to a CD12 with elements of the Marantz CD94)<\/p>\n

\n

7\"wadia
\n<\/strong>1992-at least 1996<\/p>\n

Original Retail 17.016 euro
\nTeac VRDS CMK-2 transport
\nSony KSS-151A laser unit
\nBased on the Teac P-2S
\nMore info<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

8\"wadia<\/strong>
\n1993-xxxx<\/p>\n

Original Retail xxxx
\nTeac VRDS CMK-4 transport
\nSony KSS-151A laser unit
\nNatural partner for the W15 DAC<\/p>\n

\n

20\"wadia20_sko-746094<\/strong>
\n1996-xxxx<\/p>\n

Original Retail 6.126 euro
\nTeac VRDS CMK-3.2 transport
\nSony KSS-151A laser unit<\/p>\n

\n

22\"wadia22<\/strong>
\n1995-at least 1996<\/p>\n

Original Retail 2.949 euro
\nPioneer Stable Platter transport<\/p>\n

\n

270\"wadia<\/strong>
\n1998-2007?<\/p>\n

Original Retail 11.500 euro
\nTeac VRDS CMK-3.2 transport
\nSony KSS-151A laser unit<\/p>\n

\n

270 SE\"wadia<\/strong>
\n2007-2010?<\/p>\n

Original Retail 12.900 euro
\nTeac VRDS S-type transport (CMK-3.2 + new bridge and brushless motor)
\nSony KSS-151A laser unit<\/p>\n

\n

571\"Wadia<\/strong>
\n2009-2014<\/p>\n

Original Retail 9.990 euro
\nStreamUnlimited transport (initially planned to be issued with a “clamping technology” transport ie Teac)
\nMulti-format: CD\/FLAC
\nClocklink<\/p>\n

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771<\/strong>
\nMystery component – Never released<\/p>\n

Was to be a new Transport in 2007
\nMentioned in some publications but never released<\/p>\n

\n

971\"Wadia<\/strong>
\n2009-2014<\/p>\n

Original Retail 20.900 euro
\nStreamUnlimited transport (alas, no VRDS-Neo as was hoped)
\nArchitectural 9 series cabinet
\nClocklink
\nThe last CD transport Wadia made
\nMore info<\/a><\/p>\n

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More Wadia Company Special<\/h3>\n

Wadia Digital Main Page<\/a><\/p>\n

Wadia History<\/a><\/p>\n

Wadia Upgrades<\/a><\/p>\n

(SA)CD Player<\/a><\/p>\n

DAC<\/a><\/p>\n

AD Converter<\/a><\/p>\n

Glass \/ Optical Interface<\/a><\/p>\n

iPod \/ iPad Transport<\/a><\/p>\n

Digital Amplifier<\/a><\/p>\n

Media Server<\/a><\/p>\n

Read Also<\/h3>\n

Wadia CD transport Masterpieces<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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