[Clayton SF]

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I bought the WA2 to drive my T1s. Unfortunately, I still  found the T1 too bright and sold them off.
Got the HD650 - it plays very well on the WA2 - but I am following the LCD-2 or HE-500 discussions with interest

Yes, the HD650 plays very very well with the WA2.
 
 

 

[MSSG]

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I bought the WA2 to drive my T1s. Unfortunately, I still  found the T1 too bright and sold them off.
 
Got the HD650 - it plays very well on the WA2 - but I am following the LCD-2 or HE-500 discussions with interest
 
 

Sorry to hear, did you try Mullard CV2492, in my ears it is a perfect combination that is very musical 
 
 

 

[MacedonianHero]

Sorry to hear, did you try Mullard CV2492, in my ears it is a perfect combination that is very musical 
 
 

The CV2492s are great tubes for the WA2, but I didn't think they worked as well with the Lyr.

 

[ardilla]

Yup - tried them. Also got some Svetlanas (Black Plate 6N13S) that was recommended in this or a similar thread as "as warm as it got". I like them - but they didn't make my T1's unbright enough (however - I've got some sensitive ears) 
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Sorry to hear, did you try Mullard CV2492, in my ears it is a perfect combination that is very musical 
 
 

 

 

[librarian]

subscribed, better late... Happy WA2 owner since 2009 Use them with HD650, but just got a T1. Both are great with the WA2. For closed cans I use DT770/600 and DX1000. Though DX1000 isn't that high impedance (70 ohm) it a very good pairing with the WA2, infact I don't bother to listen to DX1000 on other amps than WA2...

 

[Csericks]

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Happy WA2 owner since 2009

I am a WA2 owner since 9 this morning.  Sold my WA6 a couple of weeks ago.  Some report that "right out of the box" the sound is fantastic but for me the first hour or so was a bit rough.  Now, however, this amp is "ripening up" beautifully.  I think that this is going to be a long and satisfying love affair!
 

 

[MacedonianHero]

What tubes are you using?

 

[Csericks]

Mine shipped with JJ EZ81 (I was surprised that they were not some type of EZ80), JAN Phillips 6080WC, and Counterpoint 6DJ8.  I will spend time with the stock tubes before I roll.

 

[MacedonianHero]

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Mine shipped with JJ EZ81 (I was surprised that they were not some type of EZ80), JAN Phillips 6080WC, and Counterpoint 6DJ8.  I will spend time with the stock tubes before I roll.

I would look at upgrading the power tubes first (most affect on sound) then the driver tubes and finally the rectifier tubes. FWIW, my favourite WA2 tube setup was:
 
Power tubes:
Tung-sol 5998 (not the 5998A tube which is only average) but good ones are hard to come by. Failing that, the Tung-sol or Sylvania 7236 tubes are quite good too. The GEC 6AS7 are highly rated power tubes too.
 
Driver tubes:
Mullard CV2492s (but they tend to be microphonic) and Genalex Gold Lion E88CCs
 
Rectifier tubes:
Mullard or Telefunken EZ80s.
 
Have fun tube rolling. But the amp really came alive when I swapped out the stock 6080 tubes.

 

[Csericks]

Thanks, I look forward to the journey.

 

[Draygonn]

Congrats Csericks. The WA2 looks as good as it sounds. What color did you get? MH knows his way around the WA2, he broke mine in. Speaking of which, I believe we are near it's 1st birthday. To mark the occasion I am currently listening to YYZ

 

[Csericks]

Black

 

[Rawrbington]

black looks really good with the tubes all lit up in low light.
 
its just like a black car,
looks phenominal when clean.
but you're gonna want to dust it often.
 
search hi and low for a pair of Tung Sol 5998s.
if a web site offers a phone number call them.  ask for used that test well or NOS.  you're gonna pay out the butt for NOS though.  Make sure the place has a return policy.
i scored a PAIR of them used but still testing very good for 40$ last month.
but make sure they have a good return policy.
i've read of a few people getting those tubes and them already being microphonic or sounding bad

 

[Draygonn]

black looks really good with the tubes all lit up in low light.

I love the reflection in this pic

 

[Szadzik]

Been a WA2 owner for some time now. Happy to see a thread dedicated to it.