[Gibson59]

I was in a similar boat as yourself. I have a V281 for SS listening and I had the WA6. The WA6 was a lot of fun but when you go back and forth to a highly resolving SS amp you may not be overly pleased. The WA6 is a lot of fun but you're not going to get the resolution that comes from a SS amp like the V281. I liked Woo Audio enough to buy a WA5-LE.. It's now my primary driver for my headphones. I would really try an audition to make sure you're onboard with either. Failing that, a used purchase will allow you to move on if they don't work for you, with little risk. There's a strong resale market for those tube amps.

Thanks for the insights!

 

[polarbear9988]

Question regarding startup hum. My WA6 always has startup hum louder at left channel no matter how I swap/change tubes. It is not related to headphones as I have changed those as well. All hum does go away after 10 secs or so.

WA6 does sound normal to me.

Anyone here notices the same?

 

[joseph69]

Anyone here notices the same?

I had a humming/buzzing through my headphone driver due to a bad 6F8G tube...otherwise I've never heard humming/buzzing through the drivers, ever.

 

[Shetzu]

Hello all WA6SE owners. I am wanting to be part of this community by buying the WA6se for my Hd-800 along with Sophia Princess tubes. Appreciate if any of you who have the HD 800 provide me your inputs of the impressions and how it sounds before I make this huge $1000 plunge. Thanks

 

[gefski]

Question regarding startup hum. My WA6 always has startup hum louder at left channel no matter how I swap/change tubes. It is not related to headphones as I have changed those as well. All hum does go away after 10 secs or so.

WA6 does sound normal to me.

Anyone here notices the same?

Mine has always had a startup hum for a few seconds, silent after that, regardless of tubes rolled.

 

[polarbear9988]

Mine has always had a startup hum for a few seconds, silent after that, regardless of tubes rolled.

Thanks. What baffles me is that the hum is always louder at the left channel even I swap right tube to the left.

 

[Peterpotter]

It's probably been asked before many times, but I can't find a hard and fast answer from somewone with hands on experience. Will the WA6 power Elears?

 

[Odin412]

It's probably been asked before many times, but I can't find a hard and fast answer from somewone with hands on experience. Will the WA6 power Elears?

Yes, I have an Elear and a WA6 and they work well together, at least at my listening volume. Just set the WA6 impedance switch to low impedance headphones.

 

[Peterpotter]

Thanks!

 

[bassboysam]

haven't been to active on head-for a while and I am noticing that 6FD7s are hard to come by these days. What would be the next best alternative for the WA6?

 

[joseph69]

haven't been to active on head-for a while and I am noticing that 6FD7s are hard to come by these days.

Have you tried ordering the 6FD7's from Woo?
I've always bought my 6FD7's from them being they always had them in stock, although that was a while ago.

 

[bassboysam]

i tried in the past and thought his price was rather ridiculous. they don't appear to be listed on the woo audio site anymore.

 

[joseph69]

i tried in the past and thought his price was rather ridiculous. they don't appear to be listed on the woo audio site anymore.

Yes, a bit expensive, but were definitely worth it for me being they're hard to find. I haven't been over to the Woo site in quite some time.

 

[bassboysam]

i emailed Woo. $160 USD for a matched pair of 6fd7s.
no thanks.

so any reccomendations for other tubes that are similar in sound?

 

[joseph69]

Wow, I don't recall paying that much for the 3-4 pairs I bought from Woo a few years back.