wadia 170i or onkyo nd-s1 ipod transport?

[aradix85]

Hi Everyone,

I am planning to get a new bedroom rig to replace my old sony minitower.

I am thinking of erecting it around the ipod nano and then using an ipod transport to feed the signal to a dac via spdiff.

As far as I can check there are two choices currently:

wadia 170i or onkyo nd-s1 ipod transport

I was wodnering if anyone has tried either and can tell me about their experiences because I have no idea which to get.

The onkyo is cheaper but the wadia is more widely available.

Thanks in advance for any information

Greetings, Anouk,

[Nebby]

Onkyo:

Wadia:

[aradix85]

Hi Nebby

So, does this mean that you have both transports? How do you think they compare?

Thanks in advance,

Greetings, Anouk,

[Nebby]

Nope, don't have them but those are the internal pictures that I have found. I daresay the pictures speak for themselves.

[Salt Peanuts]

the Wadia is a nicer green.

I concur, though there's something to be said for a nice orange part on the Onkyo.

[skullguise]

On a non-colorful note, I've heard of some reliability issues with the Onkyo.....

[Dusty Chalk]

the Wadia is a nicer green.

But that can be fixed in post.