[xenithon]

Granted, there is quite a price difference, but wanted to get your opinions on these two tube amps:

1. Little Dot Mk IV SE
2. Woo Audio WA6 (stock)

Apart from looks:

LD Mk IV SE:
- OTL
- upgraded components (from the Mk IV) e.g. Vishay-Dale resistors, ALPS potentiometer, Nichicon, Rubycon, and German WIMA/ERO capacitors
- Neutrik locking headphone jack and American CMC gold plated RCA jacks
- 2x WE408A and 2x E1822CC tubes
- Weight: 7.7 lbs (if it is any indication)

WA6:
- transformer coupled
- stock caps (none of the upgraded ones for budgetary reasons) but has Alps potentiometer and Dale and Vishay resistors
- 1x 5AR4 and 2x 6DE7 tubes
- Weight: 13.5 lbs

Will be used with a few headphones, both low impedance (40-50 ohm) and high impedence (250-300 ohm)

Thanks in advance,
X

 

[Negatron]

Lets see. Shall I have the Fillet Mignon or the Lobster Tail?

 

[applevalleyjoe]

I'm thinking WOO but I'd like some of their upgrades too...then there's the Eddie Current HD25, Jan Meier's stuff, Ray Samuel's and so on....I'm sooooo confused!!

 

[xenithon]

Trying to stick the above two for the moment

(and also to tubes, not SS)

 

[some1x]

Voted for the Woo becaused I've always liked his stuff. Went from WA1 to WA3 and finally WA2

 

[Ichinichi]

Woo6 + the upgrades. No kidding.

 

[xenithon]

Too expensive - WA6 stock is already pushing it, so upgrades not viable.

To be used with a selection of cans from around 60 ohm to 300 ohm. Shipped price ends up being ~$660 for WA6; ~$460 for LD Mk IV SE.

 

[penguindude]

The poll is clearly bias. Unless one have tried BOTH amps, he/she can't really say "which is better." And being a relatively new product, the mk iv se will obviously be exposed to less people. Just do your research, read reviews for both items and go on from there.

 

[Bootleg]

woo

 

[xenithon]

Hmmm....I wonder how many Mk IV SE owners there are out there. Thus far I have just seen one review here, and one at Headphonesrock.

 

[musicmind]

bump to invite further comments...thanks

 

[SunWarrior]

I found this poll from August, when the Little Dot MK IVse was new.

But this is my question, too, looking for my first tube amp for my K701s: Woo Audio 6 vs. LD MK IVse?

So, now that more people have experience with that model Little Dot, what's your take on this either/or?

Dave, who lives in the New York area which disposes him toward the Woo but also has been happy with his solid-state Little Dot MK V

 

[gdl357]

I don't understand why he is using regular cheap transformers on a $570.00 amp (W6). Other tube amps like DV use toroidal transformers, even in the $120 Figaro.

This I find is a downside. For sure this introduces distortion to the sound.

 

[jamato8]

What regular cheap transformers are you referring to? It has output transformers and a toroidal power supply transformer.

 

[gdl357]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamato8 /img/forum/go_quote.gif What regular cheap transformers are you referring to? It has output transformers and a toroidal power supply transformer.

I can't see the other one up on top. It may be a toroidal? Maybe they don't need to be toroidal?

below you see the Figaro and the W6 intenals.