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Woo WA22, Liquid Fire, Trafomatic HeadOne, GS-1 w/ DACT, AMB B22 compared.
May 9, 2012 at 3:11 AM Post #76 of 208
i really want a WA22 now....
 
May 12, 2012 at 9:23 AM Post #77 of 208
B22 and tubes have cleared customs.  Should have another round up this week.
 
May 12, 2012 at 11:36 AM Post #78 of 208
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solude said:
B22 and tubes have cleared customs.  Should have another round up this week.
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Yay!
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May 12, 2012 at 6:59 PM Post #80 of 208
I'm hoping purely for selfish reasons that the Trafo takes it.  Not the likely outcome but I won't fight it either.  I'm a sucker for a piece that punches above its asking price.  If I had to place money on the table, likely the B22.  But then I thought the GS-1 was going to wipe the floor with the WA22 so... stay tuned :D
 
May 12, 2012 at 11:15 PM Post #81 of 208
I think it was last year that Baka1969 did a head to head of the WA22 and the B22.  IIRC it was extremely close with the B22 taking it by an every so slim margin.  That was with HD800s though.  I'm curious as to your findings with the LCDs.
 
May 13, 2012 at 8:14 AM Post #82 of 208
c12mech said:
I think it was last year that Baka1969 did a head to head of the WA22 and the B22.  IIRC it was extremely close with the B22 taking it by an every so slim margin.  That was with HD800s though.  I'm curious as to your findings with the LCDs.
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Even more so with LCD-2, the beta22 is my goto amp with LCD-2. I still love the WA22 with HD800 better with certain tubes only.
 
May 13, 2012 at 10:49 PM Post #85 of 208
Don't ask me why, especially given the Mjolnir right around the corner, but I can't shake wanting to hear a Lyr.  With any luck the Mjolnir will be released by the time I can swing one and the Lyr will fade from memory.  And yes I realise that bringing in the Lyr to compete at this level is a bone headed idea :p
 
May 14, 2012 at 6:19 AM Post #87 of 208
May 14, 2012 at 7:55 PM Post #89 of 208
When it rains, it pours!
 
Trafo NOS tubes, B22/O22, Q Balanced all came in today :O
 
Like all good DIY, the B22 self destructed in shipping :frowning2:  Completely not the shippers fault, well not entirely anyway.  The nuts and screws in the power supply were put on years ago loosely and over the trip managed to come completely off.  The case is just tall enough for the transformer to jump its mounting bolt and though scary sounding wiring was cut to length so no damage that I can tell.  And no missing nuts or screws after putting them back in.  Really wish DIY guys would take a cue from HeadAmp and LocTite that stuff down.
 
Two things I can say right away after giving everything time to warm up... the NOS tubes on the Trafo definitely improve its tonal balance from the Sovteks and mystery EZ81.  And two, the output of the WA22 is most certainly not balanced.  If it were the output level of the XLR connections would be louder than the TRS and they aren't.  The WA22 is a balanced amplifier into the transformer and single ended out of it.
 
So, with that said... the next round will be the WA22 v the rolled Trafo(Reflektor 6C45P, Brimar EZ80) since they can both use the 1/4" Q without downsides.  Winner goes up against the B22/O22 assuming 'appears fine', translates into 'is fine'.
 
The Reflektors are definitely NOS, the Brimar was bought as NOS but has fading on the print so may have hours on it.  Either way, whats a minimum fair number to burn them in before running the A/B?
 
May 14, 2012 at 8:38 PM Post #90 of 208
I found the Reflectors and EZ80 tubes settle down at about 10 hours. I hear the biggest difference after about 5 hours.
 
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