[richard51]

  That is why I recommended the Yaqin or the dared because you get great result from your dynamics as well as your electrostatics when connected to a Wee without killing your bank account

. Plus if you are a listener of jazz and classical than a nice set of 300b will make you feel you are in Heaven with the luscious mids and highs that one really wants from a 300b amp. Plus these two amps put out descent power to drive those difficult phones such as the HE-6
 
Enjoy music!

  

thank you very much to you two for your attention and advise i noted all that ......best regards my friends

 

[richard51]

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​Maybe you should try the Dared 300b mono blocks they are also fantastic substitution when properly setup and modified and I must say they rival my WA5 which is 5x times the price.
 
 
 
  


 what do you suggest by «properly set up and modify» ?

 

[Audiogalore]

   what do you suggest by «properly set up and modify» ?

Okay first off hand the unit is made with some components that need changing to get the best out of it. The final gain stage needs Resistor and Capacitor upgrade that can be had by your Canadian counter electronic parts industry Parts Connection. Chris use to by formally "Sonic Frontier". Then as far as setup you need to change the driver tubes with Mullards and get a set of 300b Treasures.
 
Then the magic begins.

 

[richard51]

  Okay first off hand the unit is made with some components that need changing to get the best out of it. The final gain stage needs Resistor and Capacitor upgrade that can be had by your Canadian counter electronic parts industry Parts Connection. Chris use to by formally "Sonic Frontier". Then as far as setup you need to change the driver tubes with Mullards and get a set of 300b Treasures.
 
Then the magic begins.

thank you  for this information .....

 

[ToddTheMetalGod]

Could someone please tell me whether or not the output impedance of the speaker amp makes a difference in the function of the Woo WEE? I'm thinking of eventually buying a Bottlehead Seductor and WEE to drive a pair of STAX SR-507, but I want to wire the Seductor for 4-ohm speakers.

 

[Audiogalore]

  Could someone please tell me whether or not the output impedance of the speaker amp makes a difference in the function of the Woo WEE? I'm thinking of eventually buying a Bottlehead Seductor and WEE to drive a pair of STAX SR-507, but I want to wire the Seductor for 4-ohm speakers.

You should be fine. WEE is just an exciter.
 
Enjoy music!

 

[plaidplatypus]

  Could someone please tell me whether or not the output impedance of the speaker amp makes a difference in the function of the Woo WEE? I'm thinking of eventually buying a Bottlehead Seductor and WEE to drive a pair of STAX SR-507, but I want to wire the Seductor for 4-ohm speakers.

Todd, if you build monoblocs you now have 4 binding posts per channel; one for ground, and three others you can solder to the various output taps ex. 4 Ohm, 8 Ohm, 16 Ohm.  Having twice the power is nice too

 

[ToddTheMetalGod]

  You should be fine. WEE is just an exciter.
 
Enjoy music!

Thanks!
 

  Todd, if you build monoblocs you now have 4 binding posts per channel; one for ground, and three others you can solder to the various output taps ex. 4 Ohm, 8 Ohm, 16 Ohm.  Having twice the power is nice too

If I end up doing it I'm just planning on a single Seductor, if I had more money I would personally prefer to buy a Stereomour II. Thanks for offering an alternative solution, though

.

 

[plaidplatypus]

Todd, you could buy some extra binding posts for the stereo version and wire them up to the different transformer taps.
 
The Seductor is spec'd at 4W for the stereo version, while the Stereomour II is listed as 3.5, what 4-ohm speakers are you planning to drive with the Seductor?
 
Feel free to PM me as speaker talk is slightly off topic for this thread.

 

[goobicii]

can someone explain me precisely in what way does Woo Wee degrade sound quality?  I have best amp I ever heard,the Benchmark AHB2,if I pair it with Wee,in what way will it suffer? will there be phase shift like with step down transformers in tube amps or what?

 

[HiFiGuy528]

  can someone explain me precisely in what way does Woo Wee degrade sound quality?  I have best amp I ever heard,the Benchmark AHB2,if I pair it with Wee,in what way will it suffer? will there be phase shift like with step down transformers in tube amps or what?

 
WEE is only as good as the amp + cables feeding it. 
 
For high-end STAX headphones owners, we recommend GES or WES as these are dedicated electrostatic headphone amplifiers. 
 

 

[plaidplatypus]

  can someone explain me precisely in what way does Woo Wee degrade sound quality?  I have best amp I ever heard,the Benchmark AHB2,if I pair it with Wee,in what way will it suffer? will there be phase shift like with step down transformers in tube amps or what?

As I understand it the transformer is an inductive load while the earspeakers are a variable capacitive load.
 
I haven't used the Benchmark but if the specs are accurate then it should have plenty of power even into difficult loads.

 

[MadDane]

 
As I understand it the transformer is an inductive load while the earspeakers are a variable capacitive load.
 
I haven't used the Benchmark but if the specs are accurate then it should have plenty of power even into difficult loads.

Good to know thanks.

 

[TheGadaffiDuck]

Do people use this thing with Headphone Amplifiers?

 

[plaidplatypus]

  Do people use this thing with Headphone Amplifiers?

No, most dynamic headphone amps will not have have enough power.  Woo Audio suggests using the Wee with amps that are rated at least 3W of power (they don't say into what load, but I would guess 8-ohm).  You may want an even more powerful amp depending on what earspeakers you are driving and how loud you want them.