Wadia Adds Powerful New Software To 27ix Decoding Computer

New Algorithms Plus Classic DigiMasterô Filter Optimize Performance For Listeners' Personal Systems And Musical Preferences

15-Jan-01

Wadia, a division of Audio Video Research, Inc., introduced a new edition of the Wadia 27ix Decoding Computer at the 2001 International Consumer Electronics Show.Seated at the pinnacle of digital and analog circuit design, the new edition of the Wadia 27ix incorporates a powerful new software package for extracting the subtle musical details that enhance the emotional impact of recorded music, allowing listeners to experience the full power of their favorite recording artists.The 27ix features user-selectable digital algorithms designed to optimize sonic performance, based on system matching and personal musical priorities. The algorithms all upsample to 64x the CD input rate (2.8224 MHz DAC sample rate), while differing in time and frequency domain characteristics. The algorithms include Wadia's classic DigiMasterô time-domain interpolation filter which is optimized to preserve subtle time and phase information critical to music reproduction, helping to deliver a robust sound with extraordinary image focus and re-creation of recorded space.The Wadia 27ix also includes several additional performance-enhancing technologies and features:- Direct-Connectô with digital volume control - this allows the Wadia 27ix to be connected directly to a power amplifier, bypassing the losses inherent in any preamplifier. For maximum resolution, DirectConnect can be optimized to match a system's sensitivity, ensuring that the digital volume control operates near the top of its range.- ClockLinkô - this provides the most stable possible clock, when the 27ix is paired with a Wadia 270 CD transport, by positioning the master oscillator adjacent to the DAC chips, rather than in the transport. It results in lower jitter and better sonic performance than is possible in conventionally clocked systems.- Temperature-Compensated Crystal Oscillator (TCXO) - the master oscillator in the Wadia 27ix is an ultra-stable TCXO, five times more stable than conventional oscillators. ClockLink and the TCXO combine to provide the most stable clock signal available, as well as a dramatic improvement in sound quality with greater spaciousness, clarity, impact and purity.- Constant-Current Power Supply - like a Class A power amplifier output stage, Wadia's Constant-Current power supply delivers 60 watts of continuous power to the Wadia 27ix circuitry. Power not needed by the circuitry is dissipated using the massive chassis as a heat sink. This gives the Wadia 27ix a sense of effortless, relaxed power unmatched by typical power supplies- Modular Design - with extensive software-configurable circuitry, separate circuit boards and a modular rear panel, the Wadia 27ix is ready for cost-effective upgrades. Upgrade flexibility is a pillar of Wadia philosophy, and no one is better prepared for future technology than Wadia 27ix ownersAll new Wadia 27ix Decoding Computers include the software upgrade package, and the upgrade itself is available at a modest cost to consumers who already own the Wadia 27ix.The Wadia 27ix is available now at a U.S. retail price of $8,950.