Introduction; A Brief History Of Wadia - Wadia 302 Owner's Manual

Introduction ____________________

A Brief History of Wadia

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All of us at Wadia would like to offer thanks and congratulations to you
for purchasing the Wadia 3 3 3 3 02 Compact Disc Player. We sincerely
believe that your Wadia 3 3 3 3 02 CD Player 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 3 3 3 3 02 CD Player.
To reduce the risk of injury or damage to your Wadia 3 3 3 3 02 CD Player,
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.
Wadia was originally founded in 1988, making it the first high-end audio
company dedicated to digital audio reproduction. Wadia was formed
by a group of telecommunications engineers from 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 the 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 high bandwidth glass fiber optics to home
audio.
Direct-Connect™ system to connect digital audio products directly
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to an amplifier.
• ClockLink™ proprietary jitter-reduction technology.
• Swift-Current™ zero-feedback current to voltage converter.