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Ichinichi
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no one can tell me if marantz 8001 will be any good for me?
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Well I just ordered the WA6. That'll be fun! My first tube amp.
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Most excellent sir!
I'm sure you'll enjoy the woo. I would love to hear your impressions in comparison to the GS-1.
| Originally Posted by Towert7 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well I just ordered the WA6. That'll be fun! My first tube amp. |
Most excellent sir!
I'm sure you'll enjoy the woo. I would love to hear your impressions in comparison to the GS-1.
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I'd love to get pointers identifying tube and cap replacements that might increase the detail/clarity as well as extend the top octave. Any ideas or, better yet, experience?
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Lead time on my unit is about 4-5 weeks, so that, plus the time it will take for me to get accustomed to the WA6's sound, and I won't have any comparisons for quite some time.
| Originally Posted by Agent Kang /img/forum/go_quote.gif Most excellent sir! I'm sure you'll enjoy the woo. I would love to hear your impressions in comparison to the GS-1. |
Lead time on my unit is about 4-5 weeks, so that, plus the time it will take for me to get accustomed to the WA6's sound, and I won't have any comparisons for quite some time.
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There is another thread about replacement tubes for the WA6 here:
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=244959
That might give you a little more info.
| Originally Posted by Stoney /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'd love to get pointers identifying tube and cap replacements that might increase the detail/clarity as well as extend the top octave. Any ideas or, better yet, experience? |
There is another thread about replacement tubes for the WA6 here:
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=244959
That might give you a little more info.
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CONGRATS!
| Originally Posted by Towert7 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well I just ordered the WA6. That'll be fun! My first tube amp. |
CONGRATS!
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I'm feeling the urge myself. Been listening to the GS-1 for a couple of days now.
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| Originally Posted by Agent Kang /img/forum/go_quote.gif Most excellent sir! I'm sure you'll enjoy the woo. I would love to hear your impressions in comparison to the GS-1. |
I'm feeling the urge myself. Been listening to the GS-1 for a couple of days now.
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gad, you will not be disappointed - and if you are, you can prolly sell on FS with no problem whatsoever.
do it. you'll be glad you did.
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You sir, are a very dangerous person.................. for our wallets.
| Originally Posted by Ichinichi /img/forum/go_quote.gif gad, you will not be disappointed - and if you are, you can prolly sell on FS with no problem whatsoever.
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You sir, are a very dangerous person.................. for our wallets.
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Excellent choice Towert7. While there are certainly better tube amps out there, you won't find any in the WA6 price range (or slightly higher for that matter) IMHO.
I personally don't think that I'll get the urge to upgrade for quite sometime, if ever. I am that happy with my setup right now.
| Originally Posted by Towert7 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well I just ordered the WA6. That'll be fun! My first tube amp. |
Excellent choice Towert7. While there are certainly better tube amps out there, you won't find any in the WA6 price range (or slightly higher for that matter) IMHO.
I personally don't think that I'll get the urge to upgrade for quite sometime, if ever. I am that happy with my setup right now.
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Woo buis. must be booming as I got mine in under 5 days inc. weekends.
| Originally Posted by Towert7 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Lead time on my unit is about 4-5 weeks, so that, plus the time it will take for me to get accustomed to the WA6's sound, and I won't have any comparisons for quite some time. |
Woo buis. must be booming as I got mine in under 5 days inc. weekends.
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Either that or he's going on a 3 week vacation to Hawaii..... j/k.
4-5 weeks though I can live with.
| Originally Posted by Bob Jones /img/forum/go_quote.gif Woo buis. must be booming as I got mine in under 5 days inc. weekends. |
Either that or he's going on a 3 week vacation to Hawaii..... j/k.
4-5 weeks though I can live with.
Ok, this amp just seems to get better and better.
I've now had it for a couple of weeks of solid listening, and today I finally got around to purchasing a half decent set of ICs. Previously I was using a really crappy set that came with some cheap component I bought sometime in the past.
With the new ICs, HOLY SMOKES!!! Amazing improvement in the soundstage, significant upgrade in overall bass control and a definite improvement in separation and clarity. I can't tear myself away from this setup now.
Not that I have a great desire to upgrade further, because I'm really loving the sound as it is, but I can't wait to hear what this thing will sound like with a NOS Mullard (GZ32 or 34 depending on what I can find).
I was a little suspicious coming away from the National Meet, that I might be a bit disappointed with my WA6 purchase just because Jack had a pretty serious setup there - high end CD player (can't remember which one) into a Benchmark 1 DAC. So I didn't think that I would get the same results with my modest setup. Needless to say, however, I am totally thrilled.
I've now had it for a couple of weeks of solid listening, and today I finally got around to purchasing a half decent set of ICs. Previously I was using a really crappy set that came with some cheap component I bought sometime in the past.
With the new ICs, HOLY SMOKES!!! Amazing improvement in the soundstage, significant upgrade in overall bass control and a definite improvement in separation and clarity. I can't tear myself away from this setup now.
Not that I have a great desire to upgrade further, because I'm really loving the sound as it is, but I can't wait to hear what this thing will sound like with a NOS Mullard (GZ32 or 34 depending on what I can find).
I was a little suspicious coming away from the National Meet, that I might be a bit disappointed with my WA6 purchase just because Jack had a pretty serious setup there - high end CD player (can't remember which one) into a Benchmark 1 DAC. So I didn't think that I would get the same results with my modest setup. Needless to say, however, I am totally thrilled.
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