I was being nice.. the empys kinda suck - don't spend money to try to make them sound good because the are meh.

hrmm.. everything is great with the empy as it is a pretty, well made.. "good" sounding headphone. (note, not great nor amazing - just good.) Might I suggest a primaluna evo 300? I'd suggest that (or something else) Look at the the WA5 if you are trying to drive something that uses a lot of...

@number1sixerfan Thanks for the write up on the EVO 400 and the susvara. I've not tried my susvara on the EVO taps.. but i now will on this weekend! what tubes are you using the EVO 400? (i'm using KT150 and brimar 1957 12au7s)

woo.. testing time this weekend! I'm starting with the RCA JAN. (GE - as it was GE that made the RCA 5962s. RCA never them.) So far, like the seller pointed out - SUPER quiet! Amplitrex AT1000 Test Results uMhos & gV 95%+ = within NOS Specs Mutual Conductance...

more then CBS or RCA 5692s? or TS from the 50-60s?

I’m using the balanced out as the taps are unfriendly to access. That said, I should have an adaptor tomorrow. I plan to try it off the taps of my primaluna evo 400. https://lqicables.com/collections/adapters-interconnects/products/balanced-xlr-4-pin-female-to-speaker-taps-banana-plugs-pins i...

Not only did i get a new cable today, but also finally setup the woo wa5. Up till now i liked the Susvara, but it seemed to lack magic. I'd always move back to the Utopia. Oh it has magic now. Is it the extra power? (the Phonitor x should have outputted enough). Is it the KR 300B HP (note, the...

There is more than enough power for the Susvara. around 40% volume knob is all i needed. The most interesting part was with the extra power of the wa5 (vs the SPL Phonitor X and the mj2 that i've been using) - is it sounds the same, but with better bass. I don't mean pointless added bass. It...

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thank god! replacement cable! (i don't really notice any sound change.. but UGH.. that stock cable.)

anyone have thoughts on Impedance setting? and what they should be for Susvara and the Utopia?

stay away hifi temptresses @ThanatosVI !!!

@ThanatosVI yeah, it isn't pretty :( but 300b to 6ns7 is a great combo

question for settings: Susvara == High power, Low Impedance and High level? Utopia == Low power, High Impedance (?), and Low Level? It is the Impedance that confuses me a little. (unless i'm totally off on everything :) )

hrmm.. totally not loving how big it is. *sigh* but that is on me for not checking the size. I started with a wa33.. change the order because it was to big (and costly) to a wa22, but then got the susvara... and change the order again to a wa5 :P The wife already gave me the look... she didn't...