Wadia Intuition 01 Power DAC - Beautiful!
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Ships from | Redondo Beach, CA, 90277 |
Ships to | United States |
Package dimensions | 18.0" × 20.0" × 18.0" (30.0 lbs.) |
Shipping carrier | UPS |
Shipping cost | Free |
Original accessories | Remote Control |
Average | Research Pricing |
Selling my Wadia 01. I love this thing, but have to downsize a bit to another Integrated. Conservatively 8/10. Simply amazing sounding digital audio. Huge soundstage, deep bass, and sweet midrange; especially for a class D amp. Great analog input for my turntable as well. I didn't think I would like the digital conversion of my LPs, but it really cleans up the some of the small imperfections in an LP while still delivering that great sweet spot sound.
I have the power cable and the remote, but no original box (sorry...).
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So many great reviews - here are some highlights:
From Soundstage -
More interesting is what’s inside the Intuition 01. At its heart is a class-D amplifier, made by highly respected manufacturer Powersoft, that’s claimed to output 190Wpc into 8 ohms or 350Wpc into 4 ohms, at 1% distortion. I was assured that the output also remains stable into 2 ohms -- the Intuition 01 should be capable of driving just about any loudspeaker. The total harmonic distortion is listed as <0.005% (no frequency range specified), with a signal/noise ratio of 113dBA, 20Hz-20kHz, and a frequency response of 3Hz-45kHz, -3dB, for 1W at 8 ohms.
At the heart of the DAC section is a 32-bit Sabre 9018 Reference chip from ESS Technology. This eight-channel chip is highly regarded, but the upsampling algorithm that Wadia uses is proprietary. It upsamples every signal coming into the Intuition 01 to 1.5MHz, and directly drives the chip’s delta-sigma modulator. This “non-ringing” method of upsampling is derived from Wadia’s 25 years of experience in designing DACs, going back to their Digimaster days. While Wadia originally applied this technology to ladder DACs, here they bring it to bear on the now-ubiquitous delta-sigma architecture. In the opinion of Wadia’s engineers, higher sampling rates contribute to better sound quality, while they also make use of apodizing filters.
Whatever I may have thought of class-D sound before, Wadia’s Intuition 01 sounded nothing like I expected. Solid-state design has matured to the point where it can be difficult to tell the difference between one high-end, class-AB design and the next.
Wadia’s Intuition 01 is a daring, forward-thinking product. Its distinctive style will surely find many admirers, and it offers an alternative to the dour, bulky components that so frequently occupy listeners’ equipment racks and sight lines. It also offers very strong, if not standard-setting performance, with support for every popular digital audio format in existence, up to and including DXD. What I’m most impressed with, however, is the Intuition 01 as a package. It’s a full-featured, power-efficient component that accepts all manner of digital and analog inputs, with a bespoke remote and an attractive design that will harmonize with most living spaces. Hardcore audiophiles may scoff at such a product, but I’m confident that the Intuition 01 will resonate with far more potential buyers than the average integrated amplifier.
From SoundandVision -
In the end, of course, it doesn’t matter: Wadia’s one-piece solution sounds very good even with analog signals passed from an iPod (I tried), and superbly good with hi-rez recordings via USB. Whether or not it sounds $7,500 good is not for me to say, but if I could keep the Intuition 01 around indefinitely for old-school two-channel listening, I certainly would.
Read more at http://www.soundandvision.com/content/wadia-digital-intuition-01-integrated-amplifier-dac-page-2#OabA78HuOLbaEjlJ.99
This is a great unit!
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it say it need a special banana to wire up speaker where to get it ? Any banana wires will work. You can find them on Amazon for cheap if you want. |
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