The Wadia 861b CD Player: 

The Wadia 861b CD Player is sonically identical to the legendary performance of the Wadia 861.  The only difference is that the digital inputs and outputs are not included.  The 861b can be upgraded to full digital pre-amplification capability by adding the digital inputs and outputs at any time. 

Building on the Wadia legacy, the Wadia 861b CD Player is startling evidence of the sonic performance and value possible with an integrated CD player.  

The Wadia 861b incorporates proven as well as newly developed Wadia technology.  For Example:

Optimized Filtering System - The Wadia 861b CD Player uses our patented DigiMaster™ filtering system with 24-bit capability. This DSP-based software features user-selectable digital algorithms allowing optimization of sonic performance based on system matching and personal musical priorities. The 3 selectable algorithms upsample digital information to 32x a CD's input rate (1.4112 MHz DAC sample rate), while differing in time and frequency domain characteristics. The algorithms include the latest version of Wadia's classic DigiMaster™  time-domain interpolation filter which is optimized to preserve subtle time and phase information critical to music reproduction, delivering robust sound with extraordinary image focus and re-creation of recorded space.

No Negative Feedback - Wadia’s patented Swift Current™ IC  performs sonically critical current-to-voltage conversion (I/V) with no negative feedback.

Cleaner Signal Path - Wadia’s DirectConnect™ Technology with Digital Volume Control allows the Wadia 861b CD Player to be connected directly to a power amplifier, bypassing the losses inherent in analog preamplifiers.

Eliminate Jitter - Wadia's proprietary ClockLink™ eliminates jitter-inducing clock transmission by locating the master clock at the DAC chips instead of the transport.
Full disc clamping CD mechanisms provide lower jitter and better sonic performance than conventional non-clamped designs.

Easy Upgrades - Wadia’s modular design readily accommodates future upgrades in technology.  Multiple circuit boards with software-updateable circuitry allows the Wadia 861b CD Player to keep up with advances in technology.

Transform your music system -- the Wadia 861b CD Player will unveil the richness and magic that make music an essential form of human communication.

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