nigeljames
Headphoneus Supremus
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If all you plan on ever driving are high impedance cans, WA2 or WA3 make the most sense because they are OTL designs. If you want the flexibility of low impedance cans someday, the WA6 makes sense because of its output transformer.
Also, the whole WA2 vs WA3 question can be answered by your cans and budget. If you drive the 880s, the WA3 is fine. If you step up to the T1, you may benefit from the WA2.
I have the WA3 and love it. I drove the 880s for a while before switching to the 990s. I had no real complaints about driving the 880s, but sometimes, depending on the tube rolling combinations, the 880s sounded a tad cold and dry. The 990s beef up a little more with some tubes pushing them. Why am I telling you this? Because the OTL amps sound more "tubey" than output transformer amps. Depending on your listening preference, you need to answer this question, "Do you want more of a tube sound or solid state sound?". Then, you can pick the WA3 or WA6. The WA3 will make the 880s more tube like than the WA6.
Or get the Woo6se and have the best of both worlds.