Wadia 302 CD Player – Black

Wadia was originally founded in 1988, making it one of the first high end audio companies dedicated to digital audio. The Wadia 302 is slightly different to most compact disc players in that it has variable outputs which mean it can be fed directly into a power amplifier. Our example is in good fully working condition with a few marks on the edges of the unit – please refer to photographs. It comes supplied in original factory packaging with remote control, manual, mains cable, BNC adaptor plus our usual three month warranty.
Wadia Say….
The Wadia 302 Compact Disc player is the first of Wadia’s new 3 – series, a range of products that set a new standard for performance, aesthetics, and value. The Wadia 302 CD Player has received the benefit of over 13 years and thousands of hours of development that have resulted in the Wadia legacy. Viewed this way, the Wadia 302 CD Player is one of the most outstanding values in the world of high-end music reproduction.
The Digital Volume Control and Direct-Connect circuitry perform the functions of a preamplifier while the signal is in the digital domain. This allows the Wadia 302 CD Player to be connected directly to your power amplifier, bypassing the losses inherent in conventional preamplifiers. New in the Wadia 302 CD Player is the ability to optimize the output level to match your system by setting switches on the Wadia 302 CD Player rear panel.
Wadia’s DigiMaster is a patented digital upsampling system designed to extract maximum musical realism and detail from digital audio. In the Wadia 302 CD Player, Wadia introduces the latest version of DigiMaster, with the best cost/performance ratio of any DigiMaster system to date. In addition, this new version of DigiMaster accepts 96kHz signals and upsamples incoming signals to 705.6 kHz or 768 kHz.
The Wadia 302 CD Player is the first Compact Disc player in this price range to use Wadia’s patented Swift Current technology. This proprietary, custom-fabricated integrated circuit performs the sonically critical current-to-voltage conversion with no global negative feedback, resulting in demonstrably superior sound quality.
As with all Wadia products, the Wadia 302 CD Player is the result of a design philosophy that bridges the gap between the traditional engineering and empirical approach to audio design. That is, Wadia engineers are guided equally by advanced measurement techniques and extensive listening during the development process. The result is performance that exceeds the expectations of even the most demanding listener.
Specifications:
Decoding Software: DigiMaster 3.1 upsampling filter system
Digital Processing Capability: 24 Bits
Digital Volume Control Range: 50 dB in one-hundred 1/2 dB steps
Analog Outputs: 1 pair of Balanced (XLR); 1 pair of Unbalanced (RCA) (Both can be used simultaneously)
Digital Output: 1 – S/PDIF (BNC)
Digital Inputs (Optional): 1 – Glass Fibre-Optic (ST); 2 – S/PDIF (BNC); 1 – Plastic Optical (TOSlink); The optional digital inputs will accept data rates up to a 24 bit word length and 96 kHz sample rate.
Output Impedance: 75 ohms
Power Consumption: 18 watts
Dimensions: 437 (W) x 406 (D) x 119 (H) mm
Weight: 19 lbs