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The ebb and flow of musicfills your room as the 381 CDplayer sonically takes you toplaces you have never been.

Music Without Compromise.The 381 CD Player featuresthe same ground breakingtechnologies that havemade the 581se CD Player abenchmark. Literally your 381CD Player utilizes the identicalDigiMaster 2.5 reconstructionfilter, SwiftCurrent 3 Discreetcurrent to voltage conversion,isolated power factor correctedand inductor filtered powersupplies, and ClockLink jitterreduction circuits as the581se CD Player adding upto world class performanceat a very attractive price.New to the 381 CD Playeris our first optical disctransport capable of playingFLAC audio data from yourdownload collection.

The 381i CD Player addsdigital input and output boards.Utilizing the inputs allowsyou to use your 381i as a highperformance Wadia DACmaximizing sources suchas - DVD players, computers,digital satellite/cable boxes.The 381i CD Player makes aperfect match for the Wadia170iTransport.

The Wadia 381 CD Playerwill bring the passion backinto your musical world.

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By the NumbersThe 381 utilizes a new CD only transport, modified to allow ClockLink™ jitter reductionand pure data capture, providing state-of-the-art audio information extraction with thelowest measured error correction in Wadia’s history. Patent worthy technologies ensurethat data is accurately captured from audio discs regardless of format, including FLAC.The mechanism is further enhanced by a custom mounting and enclosure system thatprovides both mechanical and electrical isolation. The result, performance surpassingeven the highly acclaimed transports featured in previous players.

Tradition Meets InnovationDeveloped for our special edition and reference products, Wadia’s SwiftCurrent™ 3Discreet (SC-3D) has been combined with the latest version of our superior current tovoltage (I/V) conversion technology. Current exiting the D>A converters is optimallyloaded, in turn allowing each DAC to remain linear. Current is then mirrored and drivenwith a zero global feedback Class A throughput stage. The output feeds directly intoa phase accurate filter that simultaneously creates voltage and removes unwantedhigh frequency noise. The SC-3D generates 3 independent data streams that drive boththe balanced and unbalanced legs of the output stage. A quieter blacker backgroundensures holographic images will appear, or in other words the sound stage will berendered in... 3-D.

Pure PowerThe 381 CD Player features two new fully balanced shielded toroidal transformersthat are electrically, mechanically, and acoustically isolated from other components.New inductor filtering has been added to the digital supply ensuring smooth chargingof capacitors and eliminating noise spikes from the ground plain. There is a fullyregulated separate power supply for digital processing, clocking, D>A conversion,and the output stage. Every performance component is powered by regulatedisolated power traces. The result – quiet pure power delivered with lightning speedallowing instantaneous reproduction of transient information.

Technical SpecificationsPower Supply:Dual transformers in internal isolationchamberPower Consumption:58 wattsDecoding Software:3 user selectable upsamplingalgorithms including DigiMaster v2.5Compatible Formats:Red Book CD, CD-R, CD-RW and FLACDigital Processing Capability:1 - 24 BitsDigital Resolution:21 bit resolutionDAC Sample Rate:1.4112 MHzDigital Volume Control Range:50dB in one-hundred 0.5dB steps

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Maximum Output Voltage:Adjusted via internal switches from0.3V to 4.25V to match system sensitivityOutput Impedance:Less than 15 ohmsDigital Inputs 381i only:1 - USB (B-Type)1 - AES/EBU (XLR)1 - SP/DIF (BNC)1 - Plastic Optical (Toslink)Digital Outputs 381i only:1 - Glass Fiber-Optic (ST)1 - AES/EBU (XLR)1 - SP/DIF (BNC)1 - Plastic Optical (Toslink)Analog Outputs:1 pair balanced (XLR)1 pair unbalanced (RCA)Both can be used simultaneously