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Introduction____________________
All of us at Wadia would like to offer thanks and congratulations to you
for purchasing the Wadia 301 Compact Disc Player. We sincerely
believe that your Wadia 301 CD is an intelligent purchase decision that
will bring you many years of musical pleasure and satisfaction. While
every new owner is anxious to begin listening, we encourage you to
take a few minutes to read this manual and familiarize yourself with the
full capabilities of the Wadia 301 CD.
To reduce the risk of injury or damage to your Wadia 301 CD, please
read the safety instructions on the first page of this manual. In addition,
please pay particular attention to the sections of this manual where the
symbol at left is shown.
A Brief History of Wadia
Wadia was originally founded in 1988, making it one of the first high-
end audio companies dedicated to digital audio. Wadia was formed
by a group of telecommunications engineers from the Minneapolis-
based 3M Corporation who were committed to using advanced digital
technology to improve the performance of digital audio equipment.
Wadia’s first product, the Wadia 2000 Decoding Computer, was a
breakthrough in that it proved the viability of Compact Disc as a
musically involving format. Wadia has continued to develop new
methods and technology and each successive product has resulted in
a new standard of performance for digital audio decoding. Here is an
abbreviated list of the technological innovations Wadia engineers
pioneered:
• Patented DigiMaster™ up-sampling algorithm, optimized for
extracting maximum musical information from digital-audio data
stream.
• First company to apply glass fiber optics to home audio.
• Direct-Connect™ system to connect digital audio products directly
to amplifier.
• ClockLink™ proprietary jitter-reduction technology.
• Swift-Current™ zero-feedback current to voltage converter.