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Shini44 · Oct 7, 2013 at 3:45 AM

smellyfungus said:
can't give you any comparisons between the two but i do want to reiterate that the EH tubes do need some time to settle in. i hated it at first with my TH600, preferring stock tubes but after some unknown amount of hours it has now finally started sounding quite good. quite happy with the combo.

Thanks :3

groovyd · Oct 7, 2013 at 10:09 PM

anakchan said:
In the other WA7 thread (http://www.head-fi.org/t/643838/the-all-new-wa7-fireflies-from-woo-audio/15#post_9012971), Jack did hint on coming up with a DAC-less WA7. But this was back in January. No idea what happened to that :-

... or just make a WA8 with a kick ass DAC and charge the same since the delta cost of dacs is maybe $10.

Has anyone opened up the WA7 yet and gotten any internal shots? Perhaps one of our EEs around here could figure out a way to upgrade the DAC inside the WA7 easily? I am sure it is on it's own separate pcb, might just need to swap it out. Lots of DACs share the same footprint and interface pinout.

atomicbob · Oct 9, 2013 at 1:25 AM

currawong said:
Have you tried changing the position of the headphones on your head? That will affect the frequency response.

My set-up at the moment is the WA7 with upgrade tubes fed by the Audio-gd NOS-1704 DAC and modded/damped HD-800s. VERY easy listening without being mushy.

Good point. I do move the HE-500 around and achieve the change in frequency response. Still, I note a particular synergy between the WA7 and T90 headphones, and no neck fatigue. With a Violectric V800 upstream and this is a seriously capable sound system.

pervysage · Oct 10, 2013 at 5:08 AM

Bahh, this wait is killing me lol. I want the Fireflies to get here now!

MickeyVee · Oct 10, 2013 at 8:50 AM

How long have ou been waiting? It took about 3 weeks form mine to get to Toronto.

pervysage said:
Bahh, this wait is killing me lol. I want the Fireflies to get here now!

pervysage · Oct 10, 2013 at 5:26 PM

mickeyvee said:
How long have ou been waiting? It took about 3 weeks form mine to get to Toronto.[quote name="pervysage" url="/t/649097/woo-hoooo-wa7-fireflies/570#post_9875978"]Bahh, this wait is killing me lol. I want the Fireflies to get here now!

[/quote]

Not that long lol. Ordered on the 2nd so it might still be a little longer. I got a shipping estimate of Mid October.

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womenyiqi · Oct 11, 2013 at 11:11 AM

For referencing actual enjoyment, use a WA7 with Electro Harmonix 6C45Pi.

MickeyVee · Oct 15, 2013 at 8:07 PM

Did anyone else catch this from the CanJam thread:

post #75
Woo WA7 with the new WA7 optional $300.00 power supply that uses 12Au7 to fine tune the sound. The transparency stepped up a huge notch with the additional tube regulated power supply.

pervysage · Oct 16, 2013 at 12:31 AM

mickeyvee said:
Did anyone else catch this from the CanJam thread:

post #75
Woo WA7 with the new WA7 optional $300.00 power supply that uses 12Au7 to fine tune the sound. The transparency stepped up a huge notch with the additional tube regulated power supply.

Finally some info on this. I saw a couple of posts about some new tube power supply and even a power supply-less WA7, but there was never any additional information after that.

Now we have a price and some details.

But I'm still wondering... is this new power supply built into a new version of the WA7 or is it simply a new separate power supply you can buy?

The $300 price tag suggests it's just a separate supply that current WA7 owners will be able to buy?

Don't why that one guy said it was a WA7 that no longer has a external power supply.

samsie · Oct 16, 2013 at 5:32 AM

pervysage said:
Finally some info on this. I saw a couple of posts about some new tube power supply and even a power supply-less WA7, but there was never any additional information after that.

Now we have a price and some details.

But I'm still wondering... is this new power supply built into a new version of the WA7 or is it simply a new separate power supply you can buy?

The $300 price tag suggests it's just a separate supply that current WA7 owners will be able to buy?

Don't why that one guy said it was a WA7 that no longer has a external power supply.

I do not think the power supply can squeeze in the tiny body of the amp

Sam

pervysage · Oct 19, 2013 at 9:00 PM

samsie said:
I do not think the power supply can squeeze in the tiny body of the amp

Sam

I got an email back from Jack.

The new tube power supply will simply be an upgrade option just like the EH gold pin tubes are. The solid state power supply will still remain as an option as well.

smellyfungus · Oct 19, 2013 at 11:21 PM

pervysage said:
I got an email back from Jack.

The new tube power supply will simply be an upgrade option just like the EH gold pin tubes are. The solid state power supply will still remain as an option as well.

Fun. More money for me to spend. Happy it is an upgrade rather than a whole new unit, wonder how long til its ready for the masses.

HiFiGuy528 · Oct 20, 2013 at 1:24 AM

Mine will arrive on Monday. Yay!!! with upgraded tubes too.

pervysage · Oct 20, 2013 at 7:44 PM

hifiguy528 said:
Mine will arrive on Monday. Yay!!! with upgraded tubes too.

Lucky.

Still patiently waiting for that "your order has shipped" email

groovyd · Oct 21, 2013 at 9:36 AM

anyone else buying a WA7 now please order it without power supply so I can sell you my power supply and upgrade to the tube version :wink:

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