skeptic
Headphoneus Supremus
Nice findings. I have a biased 12BH7 in my Crack, with a Bendix 6080 and its pretty darn good, but the CCCS (speedball) and film caps in the PSU make it ultra silent with gobs of reserves on tap. That's the achilles heel of the WA2 IMO --instantaneous power.
Very well said Brunk (as usual). CCS puts the crack in a higher league than the WA3 and its higher power higher resolution sibling, the WA2. Frankly, even minus the speedball, crack easily surpasses the woo otl's in detail and dynamics, to my ears.
The woos have a rich, warm, full sound, with a nice soundstage, but they sound a bit slow and perhaps the slightest bit blurry in comparison to more agile tube amps. If you want a stark contrast, listen to the same track back to back on a WA2, followed by a ZD