Quote:   Just saying, I live in Montreal and had my WA6SE amp shipped to a logistics warehouse in Champlain NY, a 30 drive away. If you have such an option accross the border where you live, there are no CDN duties to pay on electronics gear when crossing back, only the applicable taxes...

While I wait for Jack to respond to my hum problem, I removed the rectifier and reinstalled it. With 6-8 hours of play time since, the metallic rattle coming out of it hasn't returned!!?? it's dead quiet. Will just be a question now of evaluating with Jack what a "normal level" of transformer...

Quote: No dampers and mine actually gets noisier as it warms up..... I did intend to buy some dampers but wish to resolve this problem 1st since it's not a normal operational condition.

Quote: Yes it's a slight hum, but I can't hear any out of my three 1,000 watt power amps, unless my ear is stuck right against them. Headphones always plugged-in when on. What I hear from the rectifier is a slight "shimmering" rattle hat comes from within and I hear that one standing a foot...

^^^^ tried different outlets (I have 4 dedicated outlets for my complete AV system) switched power cords, etc... no change. Will email Jack to see what he has to say.

Is it normal for the power transformer of my WA6SE to be generating noise one can hear when standing a few feet away? nothing that's interfering with the sound, but it does make the rectifier tube "rattle" a little.

Just traded-in my one month old Eastern Electric DAC Plus for a Wyred 4 Sound DAC 2. Really looking forward to having volume control for my WA6SE    Sitting 12 feet away from the amp, this will be much more practical for me. With an HT bypass input, I'll also be able to drive my...

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  Quote:   Congrats fellow WA6SE member. BTW, almost everyone waits that long, this is Woo's normal lead time from what I've read.

  Quote:   Cool! I'm having three power amp stands custom made out of padauk wood. I guess maple "performs" well, I wouldn't know, but the padauk will match my amp trims. Supported by sorbothane washers sandwiched between rubber feet. Pics to follow... of course

  Quote:Originally Posted by Silent One    Wait, top of the page?! You mean the top of the Content box don't you? See example below:     DUH! I was looking at the wrong place! DUH!   OK, so from my own experiences, out of the two (DAC and Player) the source player yielded the...

Strange, I wanted to share a few pictures of the isolation work I've done on my own DAC and source player, but I can't see the option keys at the top of the page anymore...!?

Welcome fellow WA6SE member. We both received them the same week! I wonder if our serial numbers are close... Quote:    

  Quote: We isolated my outboard Eastern Electric DAC Plus as the one generating the distortion in this setup. So now I use the player's internal DACs and relay directly to the Woo, then into the Marantz preamp, problem solved. I would of liked to use the EE DAC, but the XA5400ES DACs are...

Thanks for your offer to help. The way I have things hooked up right now:   1) Transport 2) DAC 3 Woo 4) Marantz AV7005 processor 5) Multiple power amps   Now the Woo in/out is basically a loop that is always active. Quote: