baronbeehive
Headphoneus Supremus
Haha, I didn't expect this.
First the Wimas with Shuguang power tubes:
Hey @CopperFox I've got most of my dynamics back! Over 200 hours burn in and with the Shuguangs in, it was worth sticking with it. As you said the sound has become clearer and opened up a lot, treble is nice and bass weight good and soundstage very good. Everything is there, I would say it's a tad warm and mellow and only the sharp edges are missing but if it's mellow you want this is it. I don't really see the sub bass tightening up that much though which is the reason for trying the Wimas.
Now with RCA's. As above except I've now got ALL of my dynamics back!! Not only is the sound clear as a bell and those Wimas have really opened up. The sound is seamless. Treble is back as before Wimas went in, bass is a tad tighter than before I believe and soundstage is a tad better than Shuguangs. The mellowness has gone and the attack has come back and these RCA's are really hitting the spot.
So I believe CopperFox is spot on when he says that the Wimas allow the other things in the setup to shine.
Given that there could be yet more to come after 200 hours burn in I shall stick with this for the time and live with it until deciding what to do next but I'm very happy.
First the Wimas with Shuguang power tubes:
Hey @CopperFox I've got most of my dynamics back! Over 200 hours burn in and with the Shuguangs in, it was worth sticking with it. As you said the sound has become clearer and opened up a lot, treble is nice and bass weight good and soundstage very good. Everything is there, I would say it's a tad warm and mellow and only the sharp edges are missing but if it's mellow you want this is it. I don't really see the sub bass tightening up that much though which is the reason for trying the Wimas.
Now with RCA's. As above except I've now got ALL of my dynamics back!! Not only is the sound clear as a bell and those Wimas have really opened up. The sound is seamless. Treble is back as before Wimas went in, bass is a tad tighter than before I believe and soundstage is a tad better than Shuguangs. The mellowness has gone and the attack has come back and these RCA's are really hitting the spot.
So I believe CopperFox is spot on when he says that the Wimas allow the other things in the setup to shine.
Given that there could be yet more to come after 200 hours burn in I shall stick with this for the time and live with it until deciding what to do next but I'm very happy.