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Originally Posted by Shinsengumi  I would be very glad if someone could explain for my what El Doug meant with this. How will the different design effect the sound of a pair of Sennheiser HD-800?
I don't have any opportunity to listen to both amplifier so I try to gather as much information as I can to make a good decision.
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I can't tell you how a WA22 sounds but what I would do if I your you is start reading all the post about the WA22 and the WA5LE, as I did not to long ago.
I now have a WA5LE max customized, with only about 140 hours on it and the tubes. What I can tell you about this amp in one word is Lush (2) - definition (A "lush" sound has a sense of warmth and fullness. Notes are more authoritative and have a sense of life about them. It is a sound free of any sibilance or brightness. It does not mean colored, however. It is an open and inviting sound enveloping the listener into its soundstage.)
In my case I don't think that a Fully balanced amp like the WA22 is a plus for me. And given the fact that my rig is non-balanced, going with something like a WA22 would have meant I would have to redo my complete chain.
I did however have the chance to use the RSA B-52 (Rays personal amp at his home). The biggest difference I found between the balanced HD-800 and the non balanced HD-800 was the black background that the balanced HD-800 had. That said my WA5LE using non balanced HD800s is as black of a background as Rays B-52 balanced HD800s.
As far as the difference in the Transformer is that the WA22 is a one piece Amp as where the WA5LE has a separate (two piece amp) transformer using two rectifiers.
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