Wadia 381i CD Player (£8000)

摘要

There's something about the look of Wadia components that says, 'This is mighty serious'. It goes without saying that at £6500 - which is a pretty penny for an integrated player - the 381 is indeed a serious piece of work. But then Wadia CD transports and DACs (and players) have always cost top dollar, much like the products from those cutting-edge British digital specialists dCS.rnSo this is actually Wadia's 'budget' offering, a cost-down version of the £9800 581se CD/SACD player. The 381 doesn't play SACDs. It's a CD-only machine. It does have a trick or two up its sleeve, however, which will be discussed imminently.