Listing ID:
11940
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1,999.00 USD
- Condition
- Excellent/Like new
- Negotiability
- Or best offer
- Ships to
- United States of America
WA22 (2nd gen) Fully-balanced Headphone Amplifier/Preamplifier with OEM like new tubes and less than 100 hours on New Upgraded Tubes from Sophia Electric and Certron
I included my pictures of the actual unit and 2 pics from Woo that show this model it in better light, my pics have my signature on them.- Retail Price for WA22 $2,499.00 & Retail on the Upgraded Tubes is over $800 so all in this is an over $3300 Retail package.
I have owned this Amp/Preamplifier for a few weeks (*bought from original owner on Audiogon) and then I ordered the upgraded tubes from Sophia and Woo directly. It has less than 100 hours total on it for my listening but presents as Brand New, not a mark on it that I can find. Comes complete with all OEM packaging and paperwork.
I have listened to it with the following headphones:
Meze Empyrean
Meze Elite
Abyss Diana V2
Abyss 1266TC
Hifiman Susvara
- It powered them ALL very well and sounded great doing so. I also used it as a Preamplifier into an A90 and also my current amplifier of choice the Ferrum Oor with Hyposis power supply. I am down to one set of Music headphones right now in the Susvara but have a bunch of more stuff enroute to demo and see what my next headphone purchase will be so this can go to a new home to free up some headphone station space for me.
For My asking Price of $1999.00 I will ship in the USA via FedEx on my account, this is too big and heavy to ship internationally ideally but I would consider our Neighbors to the North on my account. I have to list full value though, sorry in advance. Thanks as always for looking Head-Fiers and please PM me any questions, offers, or trade considerations.
For Trade considerations I would prioritize any of the following:
Chord Qutest
Chord Anni
Naim Uniti Atom (not HE but actual Atom)
Any Closed Back Focal Headphones
10' Silver XLR 4-Pin to 3.5mm Cables from Norne or similar
Obviously I can include Cash for the Correct trade if necessary.
Here are the details from Woo's site:
Overview
- Originally introduced in 2009, WA22 has been an audiophile favorite. New for 2018 is improved sonic performance and preamplifier feature for use with a Hi-Fi system. WA22 (2nd gen) is an all-tube design, fully balanced headphone amplifier and preamplifier. The advantage of a fully balanced system is improved channel separation, more precise soundstage, and imaging. Perfectly suited for the headphone enthusiast and experienced audiophiles seeking flexibility and purest sound.
- Updated to 2nd generation in March 2018
- Tubes: 6SN7 driver x 2, 6080 power x 2, 5U4G rectifier x 1
- Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) tube sockets
- ALPS RK27 4-channel balanced smooth potentiometer
- Fully-balanced design, Class-A
- Power output: up to 1.5 watts per channel @32 Ohms [recommended for power demanding headphones]
- Transformer-coupled, Point-to-Point wiring, Pseudo-dual power supply
- Phase Splitter for use with unbalanced components
- HI / LO impedance setting
- XLR input x 1, RCA input x 1
- Dual 3-pin XLR (left and right channel), 4-pin XLR and 1/4" (6.3mm) stereo headphone outputs
- XLR balanced PREAMP output (<50 ohms)
- Anodized aluminum chassis, available in black or silver
- Self-biasing with compatible tubes [chart]
- Dimensions: 7"(H), 12"(W), 10½"(D) amplifier 25 lbs.
- Designed and assembled in New York, USA
Listed by:
OneEyedHito (107)
Listed:
2021-09-27
Last edited:
2021-09-27
