Thanks a lot! I'll try it again this evening, this time using the correct volume arrangement.

No, I used the player's volume as the main volume control, while fully opening the amplifier pot. Was that a mistake?

  Very interesting! That's why I was highlighting with caps the part about upgraded tubes in my enquiry. I already have a pair of Mullard 6080 and a pair of Mullard ECC88, and sourcing a pair of GEC EZ80/81 to boot isn't going to be too hard. For upgrades I also have spare caps like PIO...

Hello, all! I couldn't find any info on this with thread search - does anyone of you find the line out (via headphone out) on AK100 inferior to other players or full-sized sources? I tried using AK100 as source for my amplifier and preamp/amp combo, and the results were dissapointing with...

Here is my 5 cents. Sennheizer HD600 (which I have now) I find to be somewhat boring with rock, ok for jazz and classical (this is certainly a personal opinion, such things are rather subjective). And I don't remember much of a difference when I heard friend's HD650. I find that Grado cans are...

Thanks a lot, guys! I see that using a headphone amp (and particularly WA2) as a preamp may not be as good an idea as it seemed. At leat WA2 is not likely to be much better than modded VTL TL2.2 pre which I have now. Thanks for your suggestion, I shall certainly look into the Decware unit (if I...

Hello, I have a question for the people who use WA2 with all those great upgraded tubes mentioned in this thread - anyone uses WA2 as a preamp? How well does it perform as a preamp with UPGRADED tubes? I have HD600 cans but rarely use them, now looking for a powerful preamp with great dynamics...