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Wadia Digital Corporation was founded 1988, making it one of the oldest digital audio companies in existence. Wadia was formed by a group of engineers from the Minneapolis-based 3M (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing) who had compiled many years of experience in advanced digital and telecommunications research and development.

In the early 1980's, this group had become intrigued by the emerging CD technology. Disappointed by the sound of early CD players, they examined the designs and found them to be unsophisticated compared with technology available in other fields of design. In response, they founded Wadia Digital - a company based on the philosophy of applying advanced technology to improve the performance of digital home entertainment equipment.

Wadia's first product, the Wadia 2000 Decoding Computer, was a breakthrough. For many listeners, it proved the viability of Compact Disc as a musically involving format. Ever since, Wadia has continued to develop on the original technology, refining, listening and improving along the way. Since the Wadia 2000, new generations of even higher performance designs have been introduced . Each step of the way, Wadia has raised the standard for performance of CD playback.

Recently John Schaffer and his business partners have successfully taken over Wadia Inc. John is Wadia through and through, having effectively run the business in recent years. This is fantastic news for all Wadia devotees and clients who can now look forward to even greater developments and new product launches.

Here is an abbreviated list of the technological innovations the Wadia engineers have pioneered over the past 10 years:

• First outboard Digital-to-Analog converter
• DigiMaster patented algorithm (filter optimized for reproducing music)
• First company to apply glass fiber-optics to home audio
• First company to recognize jitter as a source of audible distortion
• First to perfect digital volume control
• First High-End CD player that competes with expensive separates
• ClockLink proprietary jitter reduction technology

Although Wadia's digital expertise and track record exceed those of any audio company, technology alone does not guarantee musical performance. Wadia designs are born of a delicate balance of technology shaped by a passion for music.

Now past its tenth year, Wadia continues to re-define the limits of digital music playback. We are proud to introduce the current line up of Wadia products -- a breakthrough in sonic performance and a strong statement of our years of dedication to the pursuit of musical enlightenment.