[senseitedj]

From a private message to a great Head-Fi friend:

I've always felt a bit FOMO for getting the A20 instead of A2, but thankfully it seems that I've made the right choice. Thank you for answering a question that I thought would never know the answer to.

 

[fixated]

Hi everyone,

I've recently gotten a Atrium Closed and have been looking to buy a tube amp as I already have a SS amp in the form of the Holo Audio Serene. I've narrowed down my options to either the Woo Audio W5-LE or the Cayin HA-300Mk2, sadly both are not available in my location so wondering if anyone has compared both. I'm mostly looking for something to complement the clean sound of the Serene, and probably something on the warmer side would be preferable.

Any feedback would be appreciated. TYIA!

 

[Menkau-ra]

Hi everyone,

I've recently gotten a Atrium Closed and have been looking to buy a tube amp as I already have a SS amp in the form of the Holo Audio Serene. I've narrowed down my options to either the Woo Audio W5-LE or the Cayin HA-300Mk2, sadly both are not available in my location so wondering if anyone has compared both. I'm mostly looking for something to complement the clean sound of the Serene, and probably something on the warmer side would be preferable.

Any feedback would be appreciated. TYIA!

ZMF is amazing on almost any tube amp. But I would be careful with warmer sound signature because Atrium Closed is already a warm headphone.

 

[Wes S]

ZMF is amazing on almost any tube amp. But I would be careful with warmer sound signature because Atrium Closed is already a warm headphone.

That's what tube rolling is for.

 

[hanumanbob]

Hi everyone,

I've recently gotten a Atrium Closed and have been looking to buy a tube amp as I already have a SS amp in the form of the Holo Audio Serene. I've narrowed down my options to either the Woo Audio W5-LE or the Cayin HA-300Mk2, sadly both are not available in my location so wondering if anyone has compared both. I'm mostly looking for something to complement the clean sound of the Serene, and probably something on the warmer side would be preferable.

Any feedback would be appreciated. TYIA!

I use the hybrid Xduoo TA-22 which works great.

 

[goldwerger]

Hi everyone,

I've recently gotten a Atrium Closed and have been looking to buy a tube amp as I already have a SS amp in the form of the Holo Audio Serene. I've narrowed down my options to either the Woo Audio W5-LE or the Cayin HA-300Mk2, sadly both are not available in my location so wondering if anyone has compared both. I'm mostly looking for something to complement the clean sound of the Serene, and probably something on the warmer side would be preferable.

Any feedback would be appreciated. TYIA!

It looks like you are targeting TC tube camps around the 4-5k price point, so I'd recommend also checking out Feliks Envy and Auris Nirvana as too more options (I have an earlier version of the latter and it's great, and many love the former).

 

[jonathan c]

I've always felt a bit FOMO for getting the A20 instead of A2, but thankfully it seems that I've made the right choice. Thank you for answering a question that I thought would never know the answer to.

I prefer that A20 does not have the optionality of A2. Ceteris paribus, simpler is better.

 

[jonathan c]

That's what tube rolling is for.

… amp rolling, too!

 

[hanumanbob]

And money rolling

 

[Wes S]

… amp rolling, too!

One amp is all that is "needed", when it sounds as good as the HA300MK2.

 

[goldwerger]

One amp is all that is "needed", when it sounds as good as the HA300MK2.

Suuuuuure…. “one amp”..

 

[Pharmaboy]

Hi everyone,

I've recently gotten a Atrium Closed and have been looking to buy a tube amp as I already have a SS amp in the form of the Holo Audio Serene. I've narrowed down my options to either the Woo Audio W5-LE or the Cayin HA-300Mk2, sadly both are not available in my location so wondering if anyone has compared both. I'm mostly looking for something to complement the clean sound of the Serene, and probably something on the warmer side would be preferable.

Any feedback would be appreciated. TYIA!

Where is your location?

 

[Pharmaboy]

I prefer that A20 does not have the optionality of A2. Ceteris paribus, simpler is better.

A Latin quote? Please don't try to raise the collective IQ on this thread. It won't end well!

 

[Pharmaboy]

One amp is all that is "needed"

My 9 amps* are glaring at me as I read this.

It's heresy, pure and simple!

*not including the one that's F.S. (!)

 

[jonathan c]

A Latin quote? Please don't try to raise the collective IQ on this thread. It won't end well!

… just trying to widen the gap between the average IQ and the median IQ …