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post #16 of 27
11/18/12 at 5:24pm

And you need a third amp to drive your HE-6 phones, of course. Which probably means, if you listen to discs, you need another CD player too, just to add to all this fun.

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post #17 of 27
12/10/12 at 6:31am

Any word on how that WEE is working?

 

How much power from speaker amps does it need?

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post #18 of 27
1/10/13 at 2:06pm
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What are some great headphone amps that would work well with WEE + SR-009?

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post #19 of 27
1/10/13 at 6:36pm
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Originally Posted by MetalElvis View Post

What are some great headphone amps that would work well with WEE + SR-009?

 

 

You would have to find a headphone amp that also has speaker level outputs.  The site states that 3 watts is enough to drive Stax headphones "effortlessly".

 

Depending on my BHSE delivery time I may get an WEE, and try it from my 35 watt PP amp, and the 5 watt KT88 SE amp I plan to build once I finish moving.

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post #20 of 27
1/10/13 at 6:48pm
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Originally Posted by MetalElvis View Post

What are some great headphone amps that would work well with WEE + SR-009?

 

Seriously, just do it properly and buy two amps, one 'stat and one dynamic. You'll get much better results than trying to kludge.

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post #21 of 27
1/10/13 at 6:56pm

IMO, the most versatile electrostatic amp would have to be a BHSE w/ RK50, with Pro + Normal jacks. Will drive SR-009, OII, etc, plus the array of legacy Normal-bias headphones!

 

I agree with 2 amps as well. BHSE + GS-X MKII. I recently chose not to go that path though. wink.gif

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post #22 of 27
1/11/13 at 1:51am
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Originally Posted by Currawong View Post

 

Seriously, just do it properly and buy two amps, one 'stat and one dynamic. You'll get much better results than trying to kludge.

 

I´m planning to yes, but the proper amps like LL and BHSE are not available until 4-5 months.

 

So please give me some names of amps that are good with WEE?

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post #23 of 27
1/11/13 at 5:00am
Trends TA-10 series T-amps (speaker amps) are inexpensive and do a decent job. I used a maxed out 10.1 and SRD7-Pro with a pair of HE60s for a while; decent+ sound.
 
Plus side: You'll then have a nice little speaker amp after you get a dedicated stat amp. Minus: At the same combined price point, you'll get better detail (and maybe better resale potential) out of a used stat amp.
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post #24 of 27
1/11/13 at 7:05am

Do not use a bridged amp with the WEE, it will blow up.  That includes any "digital" switching amp. 

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post #25 of 27
1/16/13 at 8:10pm

What is wrong with the T1 with the 009's? It's starting to look like my KGSS is going in the closet for a while.

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post #26 of 27
1/16/13 at 10:24pm
Eddie Current 2A3 + Woo WEE = profit (You don't need high power to drive stats with a WEE, I've done it with a similar.)
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What are some great headphone amps that would work well with WEE + SR-009?

I've used the exact same (WEE w/ SR-009) with my Cary SLI-80 F1, it's very "ballsy". HP amp, speaker amp, & stat amp, it does it all, and does it really well.
Edited by Magick Man - 1/16/13 at 10:27pm
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post #27 of 27
1/17/13 at 7:05am

Anybody using a WEE with anything other then a throw away Stax headphone better check what "bias supply" is in there.  No ballast resistors and other "nice" bits in some of these units... 

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