Wadia Intuition 01..any thoughts?

[iceman16]

Has anyone heard the Wadia Intuition 01 integrated amp/dac?

 

[Al ears]

Would that be the female intuition version? 🙂

 

[iceman16]

Would that be the female intuition version? 🙂

The unit looks a bit feminine but promising🙂

 

[DocG]

I've seen it in the flesh, but didn't demo it.

I like the visuals and the specs, but here in Belgium, it costs 50% more than a Devialet 110...

 

[matt49]

I've seen it in the flesh, but didn't demo it.

Likewise seen but not heard. I don't think it looks half as good as the Devialets.

There are a couple of people over on Computeraudiophile who rate it highly:

http://www.computeraudiophile.com/f6-dac-digital-analog-conversion/wadia-intuition-17096/

:cheers:

Matt

 

[iceman16]

I've seen it in the flesh, but didn't demo it.

I like the visuals and the specs, but here in Belgium, it costs 50% more than a Devialet 110...

Hi DocG,

I like the simplicity and very well specced. At 190w @8ohm/ 350w @4. I'ts really very tempting esp. when connected to SF olympica speakers>)

 

[CnoEvil]

I like the simplicity and very well specced. At 190w @8ohm/ 350w @4. I'ts really very tempting esp. when connected to SF olympica speakers>)

Have you heard the 35i with SFs?.......I suspect it would sound gorgeous.

 

[matt49]

SF Olympica IIs? It's that time of year!

:santa:

Matt

 

[DocG]

I've seen it in the flesh, but didn't demo it.

I like the visuals and the specs, but here in Belgium, it costs 50% more than a Devialet 110...

Hi DocG,

I like the simplicity and very well specced. At 190w @8ohm/ 350w @4. I'ts really very tempting esp. when connected to SF olympica speakers>)

No! :shock: Are you considering to change the AMS and Focals?

Or do you just try to upset us? :stare:

 

[iceman16]

I like the simplicity and very well specced. At 190w @8ohm/ 350w @4. I'ts really very tempting esp. when connected to SF olympica speakers>)

Have you heard the 35i with SFs?.......I suspect it would sound gorgeous.

Have'nt heard the SFs with the AMS as my local dealer don't stock them. Love to hear the Olympica IIs soon🙂

 

[iceman16]

I've seen it in the flesh, but didn't demo it.

I like the visuals and the specs, but here in Belgium, it costs 50% more than a Devialet 110...

Hi DocG,

I like the simplicity and very well specced. At 190w @8ohm/ 350w @4. I'ts really very tempting esp. when connected to SF olympica speakers>)

No! :shock: Are you considering to change the AMS and Focals?

Or do you just try to upset us? :stare:

In case I will consider some changes, the Focals would go first:type:

 

[matt49]

I like the simplicity and very well specced. At 190w @8ohm/ 350w @4. I'ts really very tempting esp. when connected to SF olympica speakers>)

Have you heard the 35i with SFs?.......I suspect it would sound gorgeous.

Have'nt heard the SFs with the AMS as my local dealer don't stock them. Love to hear the Olympica IIs soon🙂

You might like them. They're hyper-musical, tremendously involving, produce enough bass to satisfy, and are as fast and coherent as standmounts. Well, that's what I think ...

:santa:

Matt

 

[Neuphonix]

Hey Iceman,

don't do it, after the 1028be nothing in a stand mount will give you the same sense of scale imo. You'll miss it.

Having been lured to the dark side myself, I can say with confidence that you should check out the 205/2 with the ams before making any decisions.

Just thought I'd save Cno the trouble of typing 😉

 

[CnoEvil]

Hey Iceman,

don't do it, after the 1028be nothing in a stand mount will give you the same sense of scale imo. You'll miss it.

Having been lured to the dark side myself, I can say with confidence that you should check out the 205/2 with the ams before making any decisions.

Just thought I'd save Cno the trouble of typing 😉

Good point, well put. :shifty:

 

[ebentjerodt]

Has any one compared heared the Wadia and the Devialet?

 

[matt49]

don't do it, after the 1028be nothing in a stand mount will give you the same sense of scale imo. You'll miss it.

Sorry to be pedantic, but the SF Olympica IIs are floorstanders. They do scale all right. Personally I'd take them over the Focals, but that may just be a matter of taste.

:santa:

Matt

 

[Neuphonix]

not pedantic at all, my mistake. Seem to be making a few of them this morning.

I've been following your Devialet thread & for some reason my brain made the switch to Cremornas when I was reading your comment 🙂

Either way I stand by Cno's comment about making sure the 205/2 are given a run before any decisions are made.

 

[matt49]

Hey, no worries!

If I were you, I'd certainly be sticking with the KEFs for a good while. In fact, they're on my audition list for the New Year. (January can be a bit dull in this part of the world.)

:santa:

Matt

 

[iceman16]

don't do it, after the 1028be nothing in a stand mount will give you the same sense of scale imo. You'll miss it.

Sorry to be pedantic, but the SF Olympica IIs are floorstanders. They do scale all right. Personally I'd take them over the Focals, but that may just be a matter of taste.

:santa:

Matt

Hi Matt

Just to clarify, does the Olympica II's have a 9" bass driver?

Thanks

 

[CnoEvil]

Hey, no worries!

If I were you, I'd certainly be sticking with the KEFs for a good while. In fact, they're on my audition list for the New Year. (January can be a bit dull in this part of the world.)

:santa:

Matt

I will be interested in what you think, but I suspect the SFs will be hard to shift from top spot......as I think it may well be one of those "classic combinations".

 

[matt49]

Just to clarify, does the Olympica II's have a 9" bass driver?

Hi Iceman,

The woofer is 180mm. They have a clever side-vented bass port that runs all the way down one side of the speaker -- either the inside or outside, depending which works best on your room.

:santa:

Matt

 

[matt49]

I will be interested in what you think, but I suspect the SFs will be hard to shift from top spot......as I think it may well be one of those "classic combinations".

You may well be right (it's happened before!)

There are a lot of great speakers around, and in the end it'll probably come down to personal preference. I just like the way the SFs make instruments sound like real instruments.

:santa:

Matt