Is everyone still here? It looks like it!   Just got back from Malaysia for good last week (I've been working in Kuala Lumpur for the past four years). After a quick peck on the cheek for my wife (priorities!), I ran downstairs and set-up SilentOne's WA6SE and plunked in the Sylvania...

Quote:   Thanks a lot for the WA7 notes, Headphone Addict (as well as your entire write-up on the Audiofest!) Very intriguing! 

Quote:   Thanks for the comment, longbowbbs.   I'm comparing the WA7 against the ALO PanAm, which is tube amp and DAC in one box for $600. Since I already own a WA6SE, spending another $800 on a second rig of questionable portability is a tough choice. I'd probably save the money and...

Quote:   The starting price of the WA7 at $777 (cute, Woo, very cute) has me a bit worried.  I would have seriously considered it at $500, but at almost $800 I think I'd tap out. The ALO was already pushing the limit at $600, and that unit has some additional pluses - a smaller size...

Quote:   Duh on me. I just saw this, and I should just +1 it rather than writing a rant.  

I'm a creative director by trade, so I know better than to get into a battle over aesthetics. :)   I'm hoping that the simplicity of the casing for the WA7 is based in a desire to keep the price (and weight) down. There is a juicy market niche in one box 'office' solutions I think Woo would...

Quote:   Well, to each their own. I like the simplicity of it. It also seems like it would just blend into the scenery, very low key.      Quote:   Is it glass or plastic? Seems dangerous if plastic. If it is glass I imagine you could remove, clean and pop it back on. Or fill...

I'm with The Grokit.   The WA7 is a beautiful piece of kit. Looks to be just the thing I need while traveling abroad: small, not too heavy (less than the 6SE), high-quality, and pleasant on the eyeballs.   (Hopefully the Woo thread has a drain cut into the bottom, to leach out the drool...

Focker:   Yeah, bottom line: there is no meaningful comparison, other than the 325is and PS1Ks both have Grado branding.    I'm curious to hear how the PS500 stacks up. It would be nice to know where I stand, relatively, and hopefully increase my appreciation even more. I'll see if I can...

Quote:   Well, I almost added: "...only when I am so drunk my legs don't work and the 325is are closer than the PS1Ks to where I collapsed, insensible."   But I tend to be wordy, so I refrained.    I've had the PS1Ks since January, and have only gone for the 325is twice since. My...

Quote:   Hi Focker:   I have the Grado 325is in chrome. I guess I like me the metal.   The 325is might be too far down the line to do a fair comparison with the PS1Ks. Some of the more obvious: the PS1Ks have oodles more bass, are flatter across the range, image better, and have...

One thing that delights me to no end is the realization that most of the time I am only getting around 30% of the full power of my PS-1000s, and am still in awe of them. I'm far from home, so my setup is MacBook Pro > NuForce uDac 2 > PS-1000s. I have these headphones on 8 hours a day.   But...

Quote: Redcat: you are correct. I currently own a Woo Audio 6 - Special Edition with Glenn-made 6SN7 adapters, all of which I purchased a few months ago from Silent One. The 6SN7s run extremely cool, and, on the whole, the set-up sounds wonderful. 

Quote: It took me about a year to get used to the chrome. I was expecting the old brushed look on the 325i (from a year and a half ago) and was miffed that Grado switched it up without any warning. But by the time I ordered the PS1000s at the end of 2011, I was hoping that they'd come in...

Posting a picture of the relative size of the 325i to the PS1000. I was pleasantly surprised at the size difference, but haven't stumbled upon too many pictures that show it clearly. The PS1000 are monsters. Delightful, high fidelity monsters. (Apologies for the quality of the pic: taken on a...

Quote:   I am doubly pleased that I was able to remove the object of your temptation AND acquire some new tubes. Mashed potatoes, meet gravy.   Quote:   Thank you, SO-san. I felt like I had more than used up my allotment of "non-Woo-owner" posts but now, as an owner of...

Quote:   No longer available! Cause I bought 'em! I got excited by the use of "hands down" and "pure enjoyment" and, sad to say, for this hobby getting out the door for $20 seems like a steal. At this point in my tube experience, I'd probably buy a ziplock baggy full of sand if it were...

Quote: The new owner needs to get home from Malaysia first. I'm still wondering if I'll be able to safely transport the Gentle Beast back with me. There is certainly a will, and thusly, a way. I just don't wanna be detained and stripped searched because some TSA agent thinks the Woo is...

Was lucky enough to receive a pair of PS1000s for Christmas/Birthday this year, and there are a few albums that I go back to again and again for the sheer delight of the production and the music. I look for clarity, extension up and down the dynamic range, soundstage, and good music (oh...

Threads on the Dynamat mods, pictures, and some analysis of the impact on sound:   http://www.head-fi.org/t/183338/grado-driver-mod   http://www.head-fi.org/t/280211/fs-grado-modders-bits-of-dynamat-for-driver-modding   Enjoy! Seems to be the real deal, btw.

I'd be interested to hear people's stories about break-in.    I'm from the US, living in Kuala Lumpur, and spend most of my time (60-80 hour weeks) working. While I am working at home, I usually have my headphones on. You can imagine the number of hours I put on my 325is. I believe that I...

Quote:   Same thing happened to me, but above my ears on my scalp. I had these quarter sized rubbed raw spots, like skin-scabs. If I scrubbed them lightly with my fingertips, they'd bleed. Nasty! But, that was only the first six months! Now I got delightful head calluses, so no more...

Thanks for the review, Gwarmi. Extremely fair. And you managed to focus in on the core issues really well; you put into words what I've been trying to 'finalize' in my own mind and experience with the PS1000s.    

I'll admit, I find this particularly interesting. I've always assumed, that as you moved up the line towards some idealized audio nirvana, that there was also an accompanying convergence of sound and its characteristics, and while a person might still encounter flavors of sound, they would be...

Quote: SilentOne's WA6-SE is now mine. Please don't say anything that could possibly cause him to reconsider the sale. In fact, ten bucks if you would delete your last post.   EDIT: Yikes, that got way real way fast. It was meant to be funny, but it sure reads as...