Woo Audio Amp Owner Unite

[Silent One]

My own order was slowed by the out-of-town attendance of an Audio Show.

 Sound familiar? This time around, you two are lucky - WooAudio doesn't have far to travel; can resume production quickly. Three weeks? 

 I can spend three weeks alone making perfect tea.

 

[jc9394]

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More great shots! How do you like those GEC's? I will be rolling in some 1-watt power tubes soon, as I have my trading sights lined up on a balanced D7000. I have some GE and Raytheon 6AS7/6080's, how do the GEC's compare? Are they worth the additional premium? Looks-wise they certainly are!
 

On the GEC, I did have a conversion on this thread with Rob (Skylab) and both of us agreed that 6080 are not really worth it compare to regular 6AS7G with the only exception of GEC.  The GEC 6AS7G raise another level but the gain is lower compare to 7236 and 5998, it is a prefect match to both Denon D700 and HD800 but not so great with LCD.  Every since I got my hands on the GEC 6080, I either gave or sell all other 6080 tubes.
 

 

[Silent One]

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+1

Dubstep Girl, with all the WooAudio amps, headphones, other head-fi accessories you have, they could serve as visual aides while you're studying Mnemonics. I'm sure 'hodgjy' maximized his time this way, too! 

 

[emremusic]

I would wait for a WA6SE 6 months if I had to. After the initial burn in period, you'll forget about the wait. I'll upgrade my headphones, my source, but it's the last amp I'll buy. 
 
Just with the stock tubes alone, it's Dynamic, fast, accurate, quick in all the ranges, the treble range is superb. Everything I want in an amp. 
 
 
I've decided to upgrade to HD 600's (I've heard them finally this weekend) I was in a mastering studio, and the were using HD 600s. They let me borrow the cans for a day. I got to hear my drums, and cymbals through HD600 and the Woo6SE.
 
I have to say, it was perfection. All the detail in of my cymbals - the initial "ping" attack of the stick through the sustain of the individual rivets in the cymbal was as detailed as what I could hear through hearing them with my own ears, standing on top of the drums. Bass drum, toms, were perfect. 
 
I'm not an audiophile. I'm a jazz musician in search of the perfect system to listen to acoustic music. I'm not into altering or coloring the recording to fit my taste by buying different headhones/equipment/tubes. I just want to hear what the musicians wanted me to hear. 
 
I don't know if anybody here talked about the synergy between HD600 and WA6SE, (some people mentioned synergy of AKG 701 and 6SE before) but what heard this weekend was soulful. 
 
 
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I have a WA6SE being built.  Two questions:
 
1)  They said it would take 3 weeks.  It was 3 weeks yesterday.    No word yet.  How close does Woo Audio tend to hold to the deadlines they state?  I need to know whether to stock up on Xanax and beer in order to stand a long wait.
 
2)  Is the wait worth it for a WA6SE?  lol

 

 

[Silent One]

It's very exciting to hear that you found your combo... especially being a Jazz musician.

 

[Dubstep Girl]

listening to my WA6-SE and LCD-2 combo right now. i still don't know which is better for rock music.
 
RS1 with WA6-SE/WA2 combo.
 
WA6-SE + LCD-2
 
or T1 + WA2.....
 
 
i like all of them lol

 

[jc9394]

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listening to my WA6-SE and LCD-2 combo right now. i still don't know which is better for rock music.
 
RS1 with WA6-SE/WA2 combo.
 
WA6-SE + LCD-2
 
or T1 + WA2.....
 
 
i like all of them lol

how about wa22 with all your cans?
 

 

[Dubstep Girl]

i really want it, but im starting to realize i don't have the financial stability nor the time to sell both my amps and buy one yet.
 
mostly i don't want to go through the hassle of selling both amps and shipping, and most of all, i hate waiting 

 
 
ill probably just end up waiting till i have the cash and buy the WA22 and keep the WA2/WA6-SE for the meantime. so ill have all 3 at some point ll

 

[jc9394]

I heard you on the shipping and timing, it is a big hassle to me too since I'm mostly busy once in the office and chained me to my desk.  I have been waiting for the WA22 for a long time too, probably over a year since I decided to get one.

 

[emremusic]

I'm really happy that I found my combo too!! And I don't have to spend so much money. Maybe I'll buy new cables, furniture, metal legs, wooden blocks for dampening - you know, the easy stuff. 
 
I'm sure there plenty of amps and cans out there, and they'll sound great. But this combo really worked for me!! I fell in love with the sound and felt the sound in my heart, you know what I mean?? 
 
Reading the HD600 forums now, and talked to the mastering engineer at length. He is from England, and works at Abbey Road studios. He told me that he went through other headphones, but trusts HD600 for mastering. 
 
I heard the some recording first through another amp in the studio, the Auditor... Which was very nice. But preferred I preferred my 6SE. 
 
I'm telling you everybody: for your small group jazz recordings: drums, upright bass, piano, guitar, horns..Any recordings by Enja, CrissCross, ECM, Blue Note, Atlantic, Steeplechase labels...  If you want to hear what we musicians want you - the audience - to hear, get this: WA6SE and HD600. I can't endorse this enough. 
 
I know all those record labels have a different signature to their sound. But this combo worked for them. Like the CrissCross label goes for immediate accuracy with a very tiny room reverb.. and ECM goes for a cathedral sound. I'm sure for ECM recordings other amps/headphones could work well too. But especially for the labels that are about the immediate realist sound like CrissCross, or Steeplechase, this is The combo. 
 
I guess a very good solid state amp like the Auditor would do well too, but the 6SE had more dynamic range and more.. soul to it's sound. 
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It's very exciting to hear that you found your combo... especially being a Jazz musician.

 

 

[Icenine2]

Woo's CD+DAC reviewed by Steve Guttenberg
 
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-57411888-47/wowed-by-woos-new-cd-player/?tag=txt;title
 
BTW-Howdy everyone!

 

[Dubstep Girl]

^ very nice! 
 
 
 

 

[pyramid6]

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Woo's CD+DAC reviewed by Steve Guttenberg
 
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-57411888-47/wowed-by-woos-new-cd-player/?tag=txt;title
 
BTW-Howdy everyone!

I don't hold a lot of weight to what he says.  I feel audio reviewers just talk to fill space sometimes.  That being said, I like my WDS-1.  He gets points for speaking well of it. 

 
I'm hoping more people can review the WDS-1 after April 15th.  I don't have enough experience to know weather it's a good DAC, or just better than what I had.  I suspect it's a good DAC.

 

[Draygonn]

I have a WA6SE being built.  Two questions:

1)  They said it would take 3 weeks.  It was 3 weeks yesterday.    No word yet.  How close does Woo Audio tend to hold to the deadlines they state?  I need to know whether to stock up on Xanax and beer in order to stand a long wait.

2)  Is the wait worth it for a WA6SE?  lol

Recently an owner reported it took 6 weeks for his to arrive. Heck, I've been waiting 7 months for a pair of Thunderpants.

I would wait 6 months if I had to.

Me too.

 

[jc9394]

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I don't hold a lot of weight to what he says.  I feel audio reviewers just talk to fill space sometimes.  That being said, I like my WDS-1.  He gets points for speaking well of it. 

 
I'm hoping more people can review the WDS-1 after April 15th.  I don't have enough experience to know weather it's a good DAC, or just better than what I had.  I suspect it's a good DAC.

you have a WDS-1 already?  how it compare to your former.