[Dubstep Girl]

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That's interesting, I know a while ago you were looking to improve/ change the bass signature on your WA2.  I have found my X-Sabre DAC to bring out your a fore mentioned T-1 qualities in my HD 800s.  It is really bringing the low end signature to a whole new level with a natural/ neutral sound full of defining timbre.  However, I believe it still may lack some of the bass emphasis your are referencing.
 
BTW, your not covertly building out a new headphone, are you?  I see they are delivering new motor components for your newly designed diaphragms/ drivers:
 
http://muon-g-2.fnal.gov/bigmove/images/gallery/20130729-Crowd-Around-Magnet.jpg
 
Hm mm,  a particle accelerated headphone... that just may have something over magnetic planner and electrostatics!

  (this assuming you have some sort of affiliation with Fermilab)

 
yeah thats a baby storage ring (accelerator system) for some sort of experiment in fermilab. not affiliated with fermilab (though its a national lab as well and  very close to argonne national lab, where i work at). that ring thats being moved is passing close to argonne lab (like i think its a few minutes away from the lab) for people to come and see. 
 
it just happened like earlier this week or something i think.

 

[Nic Rhodes]

Muons and National Laboratories, this is like the day job!
 

 

[magiccabbage]

Anyone here tried the LCD 3 with WA5 and WA5 LE? I was wondering would the LCD3 sound better out of the WA5 using the K1000 out? 

 

[jc9394]

Yes and yes. By a good margain.

 

[rnadell]

Hi, I have HD600's and wonder if I should use a wa3 or wa6. 
What would be the difference between the two? 
thanks

 

[knights]

Any tube recommendations for 6+800 combo? Got my 6 with 2 sets of tube; International and GE...

 

[Silent One]

Congrats... and what a beautiful shot!

 

[knights]

Congrats... and what a beautiful shot!

Thank you. The marriage of the two deserves a good photo

 

[bbophead]

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Any tube recommendations for 6+800 combo? Got my 6 with 2 sets of tube; International and GE...

I like my Internationals (stock) better than the slightly upscale RCAs but I think 6FD7s are more solid with the mighty 596/Sophia 274B.  Nice shot, looks an awful lot like mine.

 

[jc9394]

^^^ what he said.  the mullard gz34 is slightly better than 596 and probably easier to get.

 

[Dubstep Girl]

^^^ what he said.  the mullard gz34 is slightly better than 596 and probably easier to get.

I still have to try a metal base out one of these days, i think i prefer the 596 to the black base version. Both are good.

The black bases are cheaper and much easier to get than 596 though. They also last forever

 

[jc9394]

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I still have to try a metal base out one of these days, i think i prefer the 596 to the black base version. Both are good.

The black bases are cheaper and much easier to get than 596 though. They also last forever

 
for some reason i really like the gz34 over 596 when i have a chance to try it again especially when using hd800.  
 
the difference between the metal base and black one is like the difference between the straight and curved base of the gec, it is very subtle but it is there if you look for it.  since we are on gz34 topic, did you know there is a mulllard fat base gz34?  it is better than regular black version and performance close to metal base.

 

[Dubstep Girl]

Yeah the fat black base ones late 50s?

Id just jump for the metal rather than buy those.

 

[jc9394]

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Yeah the fat black base ones late 50s?

Id just jump for the metal rather than buy those.

 
true, sometime you may get lucky on the fat base one if the owner do not know the difference.

 

[Dubstep Girl]

How much do they go for? Ill guess 150-200?

Since the black bases are like 80-140$