cooperpwc
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Cheers, kwk!
Interesting. Quite different from my impressions, though no less valid. I wonder if the wa6se is tipped up @ the top? Maybe slight harmonics up there too? Did you scope either of these puppies to see what exactly was going on, or was this just listening impressions?
Thx,
kwk
purely listening impressions; i'm using eml 274b rectifier and 7n7 for drive/power, which isn't ideal,
but still puts out more gain than the asgard. the highs are not tipped, which is why the he-5 sounds
great on these and i still listen to the gs1000 thru it, as well. i am using the channel island vda2/vac,
which is known to be analytical to a degree.
the asgard makes the he-5 sound outstanding but for whatever the reasons the lcd-2 sounds much
less dynamic and even soft thru the asgard (compared to the wooamp). impressions may change
with time but this is what i've been hearing the past few days. and yes, the gs1000 sounds so very
good thru the asgard. never expected this.
This is really interesting. When I first turned the Asgard on, I felt it sounded a bit overly soft and lacked in definition. (The source from which you feed it makes a difference, dare I say.) As the Asgard warmed up over the course of a few hours, I felt it gained in detail and clarity. I didn't listen continuously over that time, but rather checked in on it from time to time, over the course of the day.
How long do you have the Asgard on when you do your comparisons to the Woo?
To be honest, I don't notice much of a difference with or without the amp.