Bought the Mani 6 months ago, and could not be more pleased. Records sound so lifelike...all aspects of the sound the Mani produces are great, soundstage, depth and width, detail and clarity are fantastic, as is the bass response. Works with both mm and mc. After doing a Google search for...

Hi Jack, I just received the Sophia Electric 274 b/n Mesh Plate tubes from you....right out of the box, amazing! Much better in every aspect of the WA5....coherency, clarity, bass, mid- range, treble. Clarity, and coherency are standouts right out of the box...look forward to hearing the...

I was surprised as well when the Cardas adapters did not sound that good. It could be because they do not fit the Gungnir well. The Kirlin's fit perfectly. Yes, I am going from the Gungnir balanced using the xlr to rca's Kirlin adapters, to the rca's of the Sony Xa7es. One thing I have not...

Update on using the balanced outs of the Gungnir. Well, to my surprise, the $150 Cardas XLR to RCA adapters did not sound near as good as the 7$ Kirlin ones gong from the the Balanced Gungnir Multibit to my Sony Xa7es rebook player using a pair of Jena Labs ic's. Granted, the Cardas did not fit...

This is very interesting...after reading all the reviews on the Gungnir from The Google search, there was this only one review that mentioned he got better sound from his Gungnir delta by connecting a pair of xlr to rca's to his pre-amp as opposed to rca's to rca's...

Now the happy owner of the Mani and the mb Gungnir! I was running my Music Hall mmf 7 turntable through the Stax SRA 12-s phono, into the Woo WA5 ( very first (2008) WA5 on the market, now using fist run Elrog 300b's this last year w/no failures). The Stax broke, so no lp's for over 2 years...

Looking for info on the "Golden" Series STA-12S.....what is the difference between that model and a normal 12S?  Thanks

Hi magiccabbage,   I was at a local hi fi store the other day, and heard the Kef LS-50's ...did not even come close, literally and figuratively!  I have a pair of VMPS 40's that are good, but not like these.  Have not heard any mega bucks speakers recently, but I can say this...these are...

I don't know if anyone has tried these in their Woo Amps, I just got a pair of 5u4g's from www.thetubestore.com for my WA5.  I asked to have them matched, which they did for $5 a tube.  I have read that  there is no need to match rectifier tubes. Is it necessary?  In any case, here is what's...

Hi Wyan,   I have the first WA5 on the market, bought it back in June, 2007....fantastic headphone amp, AND speaker amp. Using it with the AKG K1000.  Have a new pair of 2 way speakers that sound incredible with the WA5. Grand Teton SE, with 94db sensitivity and 40-27,000 frq response.  ...

I agree...with my WA5+Elrog's...the whole sound picture changed when I changed the 6sn7's...did not hear such a change with my K1000, as I did with these new Grand Teton SE speakers...it was very evident in the tone, depth of soundstage etc. 

Hi Jack,   You're welcome!  I have had zero issues with it...still working perfectly!   I am having the same reaction to these speakers as I did with your WA5 back in 2007.   To have this level of clarity, effortless sound, depth, width and behind the head soundstage, which seems to be all...

I don't usually wax rhapsodic this much for stereo equipment, but when I hear something that  sounds this good for not a LOT of money, I feel it's warranted, and I hope more people will get to know these great speakers.    For anyone who is looking to buy a pair of speakers to pair with the...

+1 for Trueaudiophile.com

I'm in the process of receiving a new pair of newly designed high-end 2 way speakers. The plan is to pair them with my WA5, then try a couple of SS state amps....an Aragon A/B 4004 mkII and an upgraded Threshold A/B S200. With the Threshold, the plan is to use the Lightspeed Passive Attenuator...

LOL!  ;)

The new Elrog 300B's....I wonder if tube dampers should be used on the Elrog's?....anyone tried that yet?    

Tony,    I have a stock WA5, first production model in fact....been using it exclusively with the AKG K1000.....I now have a pair of Elrog 300B's...incredible sound at this point....never heard any other headphone with the WA5 (sans Elrog)........IF you were going to now venture into other...

This might be of help..........From the wooaudio.com site, a tube compatibility chart:   https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0Ama6VqAKDF7adFlpSFh2ZDVMdnBfS2VpSUxfcEVpTnc&hl=en&output=html

Def Justin.....very knowledgeable....and they know high-end!

My Elrog's were from the previous shipment...I was away on business and just got home.........I am just simply amazed at what I am hearing...detail detail detail, bass (the K1000's are not known for their bass....the Elrog has def changed that!)  The depth and width of the soundstage......really...

Well, to say I'm amazed is an understatement! Been listening to the newly arrived Elrog 300b's in the Woo WA5...with just 3 hours on them, the clarity, the lack of any harshness, the bass, the depth of the soundstage, is remarkable. To hear all these attributes through my AKG K1000, is literally...

Great...do you think it will be necessary to have to pair them with the dedicated amp?  Or can one just buy the headphones and use it on other headphone amps...I would imagine they will prob sound the best with their own amp. 

Great to hear!......thanks for your input! .........now the question...what rectifier goes best with the Elrog 300B?  I suspect what ever rectifier goes with the Elrog in your WA 234, would work equally well in the WA5?...Takatsuki?...... It would be nice to find a rectifier that did not cost an...

Wow...thanks for all the input guys!  I am willing to wait until mid-year for the new plannars etc.  :)