[DefQon]

I'm all in for the Stratus. But if you can get the WA22 with a trial or return policy that'd also be good.

 

[Dubstep Girl]

also if i could find a used WA22 (or even just hear one locally), i know the Stratus used would be near impossible to find.

 

[TheKillerPiglet]

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To all of you: What is the most "enjoyable" non-ortho, non-slam, headphone you have used with this amp and an OTL if you have an OTL amp. (Mine is an old modified SinglePower MPX3).  

HD650
 
KP

 

[madbull]

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Just got my EML Mesh Plate and 5U4G tubes ...
 

 
Also received a new companion for the Stratus...


 
Nice way to start off the weekend.

 
Really beautiful.
 
The EMLs should be my next acquisition.

 

[drheadphone]

I'm really liking the EML 2A3 Mesh Plate with the LCD2/3/HE500. It brings the upper-mids slightly forward and cleans up the low-end quite a bit compared to the stock Shuguang tubes. However, the HD800 sounds a tad lean in bass and the HD650 still sounds darker than usual. I ordered a pair of Sophia Princess Mesh Plate tubes to see if it's a better pairing with the Senns.
 
Last pic of the EML's...
 

 

[ChrisB7605]

#18 has landed!
 
Well...it arrived last friday. But I honestly have spent every free minute I've had enjoying it's blissful output. I'll post more impressions as I listen more, but right out of the box this is, in my opinion, the best sounding headphone amp I have heard.
 
Right now I'm mainly listening with D7000s and W3000ANVs and they sound absolutely amazing. I have a pair of HD800s on loan to a friend that I will try out down the road and I've yet to try the HE-6s.
 
My setup, for those interested, is a Lacie LBD thunderbolt 1TB SSD->MacbookPro Retina->Audirvana+->PerfectWave MKII. All of my music is ripped from CDs to AIFF and a ton of albums from HDTracks. I honestly cannot imagine music sounding better than this. I have always been a closed headphone fan, and the PWMK2 and Stratus combo has absolutely blown me away with the unique sound it produces
 
I have an EML mesh 5U4G and a NOS input tube I plan on using down the road and I will most likely get a set of EML mesh 2A3s and a NOS pair of RCA black plates (looking at a pair on Ebay right now)
 
I'll try and post pictures when I get a chance.

 

[third_eye]

Congrats!! Pics please!!

 

[preproman]

OK so what's the build time for these amps?  

 

[third_eye]

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OK so what's the build time for these amps?  

 
2-3 weeks. I had to wait about 2 months for mine, there were a few ahead of me.

 

[Da5Id]

Great news! For me at least, since that means that #19 is on the bench, and that one is mine! Yay!!! Oh and yes, we need some photos please.

 

[Donald North]

Based on the current order list, lead-time for new orders is running around 8 weeks.
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OK so what's the build time for these amps?  

 

[drheadphone]

The Sophia Princess 2A3 Mesh Plates just arrived...
 



 
Paired it with a NOS RCA 5U4G.

 

[third_eye]

Nice! Any initial impressions?

 

[drheadphone]

Nothing specific other than I'm enjoying the HD800 right now on the Sophia's. Much more than I did with the the EML's. Warmer sounding with better air up top. Musical even! Yeah, the HD800 can sound musical!
 
Edited to add: The ATH-W3000ANV also sounds nice on the Sophia's, too. The midrange no longer seems withdrawn as compared to stock tubes. Its soundstage depth sounds extraordinary.

 

[third_eye]

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Nothing specific other than I'm enjoying the HD800 right now on the Sophia's. Much more than I did with the the EML's. Warmer sounding with better air up top. Musical even! Yeah, the HD800 can sound musical!
 
Edited to add: The ATH-W3000ANV also sounds nice on the Sophia's, too. The midrange no longer seems withdrawn as compared to stock tubes. Its soundstage depth sounds extraordinary.

 
Completely agree on the HD800 musicality, something I never got with SS. I'm really happy with the HD800/Sophia combo.