I've been absent from Head-Fi for a bit, but when I want to catchup, this is usually the thread that starts my journey. Great to see the new gear on display! On my head-fi table, my cheap solid state amp died (and good riddance, as it sounded bad), so I ordered a Bryston BHA-1. Man, I wish I...

I have come full circle. Starting out with iTunes in 2001, I've probably used just about everything along the way: Napster, Rhapsody, JRiver, UPnP/DLNA servers (e.g. Twonky, MinimServer), Bluesound and Sonos (still use the hardware), ending up at Roon. I've ditched everything except Apple Music...

I had the same problem, as I keep buying more gear (tape decks, sacd spinner, turn table, et al. ) I finally just bought a table from IKEA to hold it all. Your solution looks nice; mine looks like a customer service work bench.

Haven't posted for a while. My work setup, using 'legacy' gear: Bluesound Node 2i (audio files on company NAS :L3000:), connected with Kimber D-60 coax Rega DAC v1, connected with Kimber PBJ Woo WA3 (w/ Western Electric 421a Power Tube, Telefunken E188CC drivers) Sennheiser HD-660S 'phones.

I've had my WA3 for a long time (8 years?), collected a Schitt-ton of tubes for it, decided to upgrade to a WA2 this summer and re-use my tube collection (it's in my profile). I am a Sennheiser fanboy, so take my recommendation with a grain of salt: With the HD-650, the WA2 really sounds...

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That much is true. But I haven't seen any 5998s that look like my WE 421As, which I purchased years ago from a Western Bell employee's estate sale in Wisconsin, in their original boxes. For sure, there are some 421As that are simply rebranded TS 5998... but that is not always the case. And...

Looks like it's that time of year again: :L3000: To cut to the chase on the low-cost end for the drivers I strongly recommend these: https://www.tubedepot.com/products/telefunken-black-diamond-e88cc-6922 They sound fantastic, have great clarity and imaging ... almost holographic compared to...

I have three of these and, yes, they are great tubes.

Yes! I also have the original Rega DAC. I agree: sounds warm-ish and almost analog (which probably means distortion, but I don't care). I am using mine in a 2-channel system with a budget streamer for Spotify Connect playback.

What do you think of the difference in sound stage between the two (Clear and 660S)? I agree that the 660S are a better set of 'phones than the 650, from a detail viewpoint. But both the 650 and the 660S have a "3-blob" character, with respect to sound stage. I am looking for my go-to cans for...

I have mine powering a set of Magnepan .7 speakers in a near-field setup. Pure heaven.

I have the same NAD amp ... a giant killer, IMO.

I have an HD-650 already ... I've spent more that the "difference" on tubes. I am not a fan of the HD-650s with classical music, but love them with many other genres.

I am looking for a great set of classical music 'phones to go with my new WA2. I am split between the HD-800S and the T1.2. Looking forward to hearing your impressions with the T1 ... I've read great things about those cans on head-fi.

Sony released their LDAC software stack which was then incorporated into Android for distribution to all phone makes and models. Should be the same output quality, everywhere.

I am using the BT Receiver with my WM1A and a Pixel 4 phone that connects with LDAC - it still sounds awful, IMO, in comparison to the on-board music. I am using it with Spotify in max quality mode. I wish it sounded better, but it is "muffled" or "flat" sounding, which I didn't expect with LDAC.

Nice! Dude, you will love that combination of tubes in the WA3.

That part is correct. One thing you need to understand is that FLAC compression level has more to do with the level of effort expended during compression - de-compression (transcoding back to PCM) is basically the same level of processing, regardless of the compression level used. I've...

It's as good a reason as anyone else could give as to why there is a sound difference between microSD cards. :L3000:

Right on. While I use a Woo WA3 at work to power-up my HD-660S, the WM1A by itself is an incredible source component. With Shure SE846s, it is some of the best audio I've ever experienced.

How many cable adapters does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Owning a Sony PHA-3 drove me to purchase 2x3.5mm balanced headphone cables for some of my cans. Then, I added the Drop LCX, which meant XLR-4 (shared adapter, in some cases). Finally, the Sony Walkman WM1A and its 4.4mm Pentaconn...

See this post: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/woo-audio-amp-owner-unite.428570/post-15659421

A-a-h-h-h-h-h... now it sounds just right! I've never heard my HD-650s sound this sweet. Drivers: Telefunken E188CC Power: GEC 6AS7G "Brown Base" Rectifiers: Telefunken EZ80

I've read the opposite is true; that you should always connect your 'phones before turning on and disconnect after turning off tube amps. I've read that this is less of an issue with OTL amps, but in general is best practice. In fact, this is what Woo Audio recommends in user manual: Turning...