To provide robust support for this newly developed turntable, the 270se uses a composite bridge composed of machined aluminum with a maximum thickness of 20 mm, and carbon-tool steel with a thickness of 5 mm. The results must be heard to be beleived!

Why this obsession with detail? -- We know that the spirit of music exists in fine textures, delicate phrasing, and subtle intonations. We know that details can make the difference between an experience that takes your breath away and one that does not. What defines a great performer, a brilliant composition, or a voice that moves you to tears is in the details -- elusive, difficult to describe, but easy to hear.

For Example:

ClockLink™.
This provides the most stable possible clock, when the 270se CD Transport is paired with a Wadia 27ix Decoding Computer, by positioning the master oscillator adjacent to the DAC chips rather than in the transport. It results in lower jitter and better sonic performance than is possible in conventionally clocked systems.

VRDS Transport Mechanism --
The VRDS (Vibration-Free Rigid Disc-Clamping System) mechanism securely clamps the disk to a high-mass turntable that has exactly the same diameter as the disk, and thoroughly eliminates distortion and vibration of the disk itself and also unnecessary vibration of the transport mechanism. The system gives only an extremely gentle slope (0.5 degrees) to the surface on which the disk is pressed, thereby correcting disk curvature and distortion. Based on a pickup that is finely adjusted to the same angle as the turntable slope, alignment with the optical axis of the pickup enables pits to be read extremely precisely. The relative optical-axis precision of the optical pickup and the disk pit surface has been greatly improved, thereby greatly reducing disk-read errors. Also, severely limiting unnecessary servo currents prevents problems such as jitter emission.

TCXO Output Clock --
When used without a ClockLink equipped DAC, the Wadia 270se CD Transport utilizes an extremely stable Temperature-Compensated Oscillator (TCXO) output clock. The result is remarkable performance from a conventional DAC.

Silent Power --
The Wadia 270se features the largest, quietest power supply ever in a single chassis Wadia CD transport. The toriodal transformer uses triple-Faraday shields to prevent high-frequency noise from passing between power supply sections. There are twelve stages of separate regulation, including five sections of pre-regulation, each with high capacitance filtering.

Vibration Control --
The Wadia 270se uses over thirty pounds of machined-aluminum brackets, clamps, and chassis components to mechanically isolate critical electrical and mechanical parts. In addition, a new damping material -- developed by Wadia -- is applied to vibration-sensitive locations, such as the disc clamp and oscillators.

Resolution Enhancement --
The Wadia 270se Resolution Enhancement System produces a 24-bit signal using Triangular Probability-Distribution Function (TPDF) dither. This signal can be decoded by any 24-bit capable Decoding Computer. Resolution Enhancement improves DAC resolution, reduces jitter, and offers a marked improvement in sonic quality.

Custom Optical Transmitters --
The Wadia 270se continues Wadia's pioneering use of glass fiber optic technology for signal transmission. Wadia's proprietary glass-optical transmitter system is the first ST-optical transmission format optimized for the shorter lengths required by high-performance audio systems.

Transformer Isolation Chamber --
Enclosed in this sealed sub-chassis, sandwiched between layers of neoprene damping material, the transformer is electrically, mechanically, and acoustically isolated from other components.

Listening to the Wadia 270se CD Transport will move you further -- Openness of soundstage beyond the standard 270 CD Transport. Improved bass extension and power. Images solidify with in three dimensional space. There is again an increase in resolution with ambient cues coming to life.   The Wadia 270se CD Transport conveys the musical message of your recordings in way that can only be described as real.

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