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Headphoneus Supremus
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Looks like another great NorCal meet! Look forward to more impressions.
Originally Posted by KingStyles /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wht dosent anybody ever post comments about the wa 5's that I keep seeing at all these meets. Is it just average that it doesnt get any attention or is everybody trying to just try the new stuff thats out. |
Originally Posted by vcoheda /img/forum/go_quote.gif so many nice pics from people. so was there an O2 shoot out, BHSE v. WES. no need to be politic. we want to know which sounded better? |
Originally Posted by seacard /img/forum/go_quote.gif I wish I could be more help. If I had to choose an amp just based on what I heard yesterday, I would probably take the Woo. But there are two caveats. First, the Woo was run out of Berkeley DAC, while the BHSE I heard was being run out of a cheaper SACD Sony player. Not only does the Berkeley sound better, but the placebo/psychological effect of seeing the Berkeley/Amarra setup is hard to measure. Second, I liked the look of the Woo better, but that's completely subjective and irrelevant to sound quality. I only heard the Omega II and the Omega I with the BHSE, while I heard those two plus the HE 1.2, the 404, and the 4070 with the WES. The Omega I sounded better with the WES. The Omega II was a wash -- both great. The 404, a headphone I don't like, sounded as good as I've ever heard it with the WES. If I was going to with an electrostatic setup (which I've pretty much ruled out at this point because I liked the HD800 and the JH13 so much) and had unlimited money (which I don't), I would probably go with the Woo. Having said that, my favorite electrostat so far is the HE60 (well, the HE90, but that doesn't count) so I would want to see what goes well with the headphone because both sound great with the O2. |
Originally Posted by Voltron /img/forum/go_quote.gif Just a quick note here. The "404" that was at my table with the WES was actually a Lambda Signature. |
I didn't know it was Frank Cooter I was looking for as I listened to the big amp, and waited and waited for someone to appear at the table. But now that I do, does Frank build for re-sale? And how does one contact him? I know we have a member named cooter on the board, but the profile doesn't sound like this guy. |
Originally Posted by FallenAngel /img/forum/go_quote.gif You're most welcome, it was a pleasure to help with funding such a great meet, a tiny price to contribute to the support and great attitude of the community. Congrats to the winner, hope you enjoy the amp as much as I enjoyed building it for this purpose. |
Originally Posted by pcf /img/forum/go_quote.gif Oh, The raffle was another sweet moment for me-did you see how happy the young couple were? I talked to them. She was a nurse and he was an accounting student. They drove all the way from a small town in nevada and spending the weekend here. Such sweet couple. |
What's the word on the very colorful collection of battery powered tube amps? Doc, is that one of your creations? If so, please post more info. |
Originally Posted by Doc B. /img/forum/go_quote.gif Those were ours and I am happy to oblige - but I'm not sure about the rules here regarding discussing our products, and I don't want to take advantage of this forum if the rules don't allow my talking about it. I can discuss the product on our Bottlehead forum if it would be improper to discuss it here. |