[MacedonianHero]

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I'd add the Cary amps and the Zana Deux to that list -- love it with my ATs. I was not a fan of the Woo/AT woody pairings during my time with the WA6 and later the 6SE. I suspect one or another of the Bottlehead designs might work well also.
 
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Not surprised...I prefer AT headphones with warmer amps. But the two amps you mentioned are very ss'ish sounding and would likely be a bit too clean for Audio Techinica headphones.
 

 

[MuppetFace]

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But the two amps you mentioned are very ss'ish sounding and would likely be a bit too clean for Audio Techinica headphones.
 

I  find the Zana Deux pairs well with ATs.

 

[MacedonianHero]

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I  find the Zana Deux pairs well with ATs.

It is a more tube sounding tube amp. The WA6 and WA6SE are quite different from the other Woo amps in that regard.

 

[wind016]

 
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Not surprised...I prefer AT headphones with warmer amps. But the two amps you mentioned are very ss'ish sounding and would likely be a bit too clean for Audio Techinica headphones.
 

I actually prefer solid state over the Woos with ATs with the exception of the W1000. The Woo 6-series are a strange middle ground IMO. They don't have the resolution of solid state but they sound similar to a solid state. I agree that I generally like a bit more warmth in my ATs though.
 

 

[MacedonianHero]

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I actually prefer solid state over the Woos with ATs with the exception of the W1000. The Woo 6-series are a strange middle ground IMO. They don't have the resolution of solid state but they sound similar to a solid state. I agree that I generally like a bit more warmth in my ATs though.
 

Agreed..so the Woo-6 series wouldn't like be the best match for ATs.
 
Wow...we actually agreed on something.

 

 

[MuppetFace]

I don't find the Zana Deux to be a very "tubey" sounding tube amp. Despite being highly analytic, it handles headphones with hotter treble very well. I absolute adore the Zana Deux with my HD800 and Grados for this reason. It seems generally well regarded as a good HD800 amp.

 

[wind016]

 
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Agreed..so the Woo-6 series wouldn't like be the best match for ATs.
 
Wow...we actually agreed on something.

 

Disagreeing is also something we have in common. =) Wouldn't it be boring if we agreed? I'll admit that I have a bit of a protestor trained into me as a Californian, but I've been the only one protesting against the Occupy protests.
 

 

[MacedonianHero]

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Disagreeing is also something we have in common. =) Wouldn't it be boring if we agreed? I'll admit that I have a bit of a protestor trained into me as a Californian, but I've been the only one protesting against the Occupy protests.
 

OMG...yet another thing we agree on!

 

 

[MuppetFace]

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It is a more tube sounding tube amp. The WA6 and WA6SE are quite different from the other Woo amps in that regard.

I just realized you meant the WA6 and WA6SE when you said "those two" in your previous post, and not the ZDSE and Cary.
 
Maybe it's more of a relative thing, but I've always been under the impression that in the pantheon of tube amps, the Zana Deux is generally considered to be on the drier side. I haven't heard the WA6SE, but you seem to be suggesting it's even less "tubey?"

 

[MacedonianHero]

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I just realized you meant the WA6 and WA6SE when you said "those two" in your previous post, and not the ZDSE and Cary.
 
Maybe it's more of a relative thing, but I've always been under the impression that in the pantheon of tube amps, the Zana Deux is generally considered to be on the drier side. I haven't heard the WA6SE, but you seem to be suggesting it's even less "tubey?"

Yes...correct.

 

 

[MuppetFace]

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Yes...correct.

 

Very interesting. You've got me wanting to take a listen now, as I've always heard the exact opposite.
 

 

[marcelo61]

i received my w3000 today,sounds great with my zana deux.its warmer than the w5000.

 

[MuppetFace]

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i received my w3000 today,sounds great with my zana deux.its warmer than the w5000.

Awesome, congrats!
 
And I totally agree with you.

 

[marcelo61]

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Awesome, congrats!
 
And I totally agree with you.

hey MuppetFace,mine SN is 0172,whats your
congrats to you too

 

[purrin]

 
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The Zana Deux is also very quiet, which makes me love the thing. Plugging my ATs into it, I get no buzz, which is something I can't say even for some of the solid state amps I own.

Craig (a.k.a. Mr. Eddie Current) actually uses ATH-AD2000s to evaluate his amps for noise and distortion. This is why they are quiet. 
 
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I don't find the Zana Deux to be a very "tubey" sounding tube amp. Despite being highly analytic, it handles headphones with hotter treble very well. I absolute adore the Zana Deux with my HD800 and Grados for this reason. It seems generally well regarded as a good HD800 amp.

The Zana Deux is probably the least tubey of the current slate of Eddie Current amps - the Eddie Current house sound isn't lush or romantic sounding in the first place. The WA6SE despite being the least tubey of the Woo amps still has a hint of lushness with rounded bass, despite whatever tubes are in it.