Hello,   Can anyone comment on these two integrateds? I'm trying to feel my way in and through the world of 300b SET. I've had my eye on these two amps for some time, but I'm not even sure if the difference between them is a matter of taste or quality. A stock WA5 is about half the price of...

  A little over a month ago, I contacted Jack Wu and asked him I would be able to audition one of his amps.  I was happy to find out that he actually had a demonstration Woo Audio 5 that he’d be willing to ship to me.   You don’t need to be around head-fi’s forums for more than a day to know...

I could not find this anywhere, but can DACs we use for our headphones also be used with speakers, or do speakers have a different market of DACs? I know a lot of times speakers are connected to a receiver which has a DAC built in, but are receivers the only option for speakers? I ask because if...

Hey everyone, so right now I have a basic headphone setup and am going to upgrade later in the fall once i have some money.   as of now my setup consists of    PC with apple lossless >> Pro-Ject USB DAC (sometimes i use my X-Fi Titanium instead) >> Pro-Ject Head Box SE II >> HD 650 with...

Hello:   I posted this on the Woo Audio thread, but thought I would try to reach a wider audience to answer my question:     I am wondering if anyone has tried the LCD-2/3's out of the K1000 connector on the WA5 (not the LE version) with a balanced XLR connector? Firstly, will this...

Dear All,   Has anyone compared the two amplifiers above with the Audeze LCD-2 headphones.   I would be interested to hear anyone's thoughts as to which is better for these headphones.   Thanks   James

Notes reflect audition during a mini-meet in Boca Raton on 6/30/2012. Audiogalore, Sridhar3 and Mwilson in attendance.     EQUIPMENT   Sources Esoteric X-03SE as CD player PS Audio PWD w/ Bridge Resolution Audio Cantata Music Center as CD player   Amplification Cavalli...

Hi all,   I'm back from the dead :) I haven't been on here for a few years cause I was quickly running out of money (sound familiar?). Well, I saved enough to where I can afford a nice upgrade. I have been using a WA6 for the last few years. I sent it to Jack for the PDPS mod in 2010 (I...

Can anyone who has experience with the following amps enlighten me as to the sonic differences between them?   Woo Audio WA5 (fully upgraded) Cavalli Audio Liquid Gold   I haven't seen many comparisons. I intend on using them with planar magnetic headphones like the LCD-X and Abyss.   The...

Hi everyone I'm considering woo audio WA5.Without upgrading,it will cost me $3150,but the parts upgrade(not the tube upgrade)will cost another $1300,so could someone tell me is it important to upgrade?Are there some big difference between upgraded and ont upgraded?If upgrade,I need another...

Hi,   Which would be a better option:   1. upgrade the internal parts of my WA22  2. sell it and buy a wa5 with the upgrade options?   Have anyone heard both amps? Is the WA5 a big upgrade from the wa22 or more of a side step? I am not sure how big of an improvement i will get...

Hi everyone I'm considering woo audio WA5.Without upgrading,it will cost me $3150,but the parts upgrade(not the tube upgrade)will cost another $1300,so could someone tell me is it important to upgrade?Are there some big difference between upgraded and ont upgraded?I don't have too much...

Hi everyone I'm considering woo audio WA5.Without upgrading,it will cost me $3150,but the parts upgrade(not the tube upgrade)will cost another $1300,so could someone tell me is it important to upgrade?Are there some big difference between upgraded and ont upgraded?I don't have too much...

Ok so this is my first thread and im new to this pro audio thing. Im wondering if this would work? My source would be a hifiman hm 801 and my amp would be a woo audio wa5. My phones would either be hifiman he6 or hd 800. So, the phones would connect to the amp and the amp would connect to the hm...

Having heard great things about the WEE scaling well with great amps, I thought I would start my foray into stats by powering them with my Liquid Fire + WEE.    For those of you that have done this, and used your 1/4" out on your amp to go into the speaker taps of the WEE, what was the cable...

Hi,   I had an earlier post last week where I was asking about tube amps for an HD800.  But I have been thinking a bit more broadly about it and considering also solid state or hybrid amplifiers as well. The thought for a tube amp was because so many experienced HD800 users preferred them, and...

My current setup uses all SS gear but I'm keen to explore what tubes can do for my listening experience!  I've got a balanced source (Audio-GD Ref 7.1) and all my headphones are equipped with 4 pin balanced plugs so I'm keen to go for a fully balanced headphone amp.  Having done...

Hello, I need your advice:   I want to buy a new amp for my Beyer T1's. I listen to music both through the T1's and my speakers. Is it better to buy the WA5 over the WA2 so I can directly put in my speakers into the WA5?   Both the WA5 and the WA2 have audio outputs on the back, but...

Hello Head-Fi,   Looking for some help.   After years with my current solid state amp, the Headroom Ultra Desktop, I have decided to do a full rig upgrade. About 6 months ago I purchased a PS Audio PerfectWave DAC II from a kind gentleman on audiogon and have been loving it ever since. Now...

NOTE:  If you can't see the embedded video above, please CLICK HERE to see the video.     There are many new products being introduced and launched at CanJam @ Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) on October 14, 15 and 16, 2011. In this episode of Head-Fi TV, we take a sneak peak of some of...

Hi All:   Need a little help.  I am going to be expanding my modest system soon.  I would like to base my new amp around the Audeze LCD-2 with a Grado headphone as a second pair.  Both low impedance models.  I listen to headphones about 80% of the time, but would use speakers the rest, so I...

So it is hardly any secret that Schiit is bringing out new balanced amps. These new amps will be in conjunction with Schiit's new and upcoming DACs, two of which will be balanced. If you want more information about these DACs please visit this thread.   Jason has been active involving...

Might not be the right forum (Head-Fi and all... ;-), but I was wondering if I could get some recommendations for speakers to pair with a WooAudio WA5.  Listening interests incldue Rock/Pop and electronic.  Im assuming I can get a speaker pair that can be driven directly by the WA5's speaker...

I was originally looking at purchasing a Woo WA5 last August but at the time was put off by the high shipping cost and the fact that I would have also wanted the parts upgrade and better tubes which would have pushed the cost out to around 6k inc. shipping so I opted for a Red Wine Audio...

Hi everyone,   I'm officially new here, but have been reading you all for a while. Since apparently no one here has reported on this, I'll share the info I've gathered as a token of my gratitude for the information you've all given me through your posts...   I was in the market for a new...