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Aug 12, 2015 at 10:02 PM Post #34,531 of 42,298
Aug 13, 2015 at 5:54 AM Post #34,535 of 42,298
Greetings Shawndo. Beautiful setup! You must be proud. Welcome to the madness.
 
Aug 13, 2015 at 10:06 AM Post #34,536 of 42,298
devilboy said:
Greetings Shawndo. Beautiful setup! You must be proud. Welcome to the madness.
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Thanks all. So welcoming!   A tube-related question seems the order of the day.
 
I've went back and read through (some of) this thread and found most discussion, with regards to new-production tubes, revolves around the rectifier.  
I was wondering if there were current production tubes that would work in the other slots of the WA22.   I've been working through the compatibility chart and google, but i keep getting lost when one model is known by several numbers, etc. I.W. is it possible to have all 5 tubes from Sophia Electric, EML or Takatsuki, etc. (Those are the only current production brands I know of)
 
Aug 13, 2015 at 1:37 PM Post #34,537 of 42,298
Hhhmmm, damn good question. I'm unaware of any new production 6080 power tubes. So that question may be no.

NOS ( New old stock) is generally better anyway. Other than the Taks (which you can only use their rectifier in the WA22) NOS beats in sound quality.
 
Aug 13, 2015 at 2:03 PM Post #34,538 of 42,298
Big THANKS to Addicted To Audio for hosting an incredible evening with friends and music. If you're in the Sydney area, please pay Addicted to Audio a visit.
 

 

 

 

 

 
Aug 13, 2015 at 4:38 PM Post #34,540 of 42,298
Wow HiFiGuy528, pictures of Woo hp amps. Who would've thought? Fantastic photos sir. We sure could use some more Woo representation at our next Minneapolis HeadFi meet. Is it possible to buy one, as in a singular, Takatsuki 274B rectifier tube for my Woo WA6 amp, and do you think the TA274B's exorbitant cost justifies such a tube upgrade? Full disclosure, I currently have a Sophia Electric Princess, a Brimar 5Z4GY, and a USAF 596 rectifier that I use most often with my Sophia Electric 6SN7 driver tubes.
 
Aug 13, 2015 at 5:29 PM Post #34,541 of 42,298
hifiguy528 said:
  Big THANKS to Addicted To Audio for hosting an incredible evening with friends and music. If you're in the Sydney area, please pay Addicted to Audio a visit.
 

 

 

 

 
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Addicted to Audio certainly has a fantastic display and one of if not the best looking audio retail outlet for headphones I've encountered from photos shown.
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Enjoy music!
 
Aug 14, 2015 at 8:05 PM Post #34,543 of 42,298
bpcans said:
Wow HiFiGuy528, pictures of Woo hp amps. Who would've thought? Fantastic photos sir. We sure could use some more Woo representation at our next Minneapolis HeadFi meet. Is it possible to buy one, as in a singular, Takatsuki 274B rectifier tube for my Woo WA6 amp, and do you think the TA274B's exorbitant cost justifies such a tube upgrade? Full disclosure, I currently have a Sophia Electric Princess, a Brimar 5Z4GY, and a USAF 596 rectifier that I use most often with my Sophia Electric 6SN7 driver tubes.
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Hey mate, the Tak 274B is the best rectifier including the WE's that I had heard, it looks like the lifespan is going to be at least 10,000 hours and I wouldn't be surprised if it were similar to the WE's at 30-50K what I am driving at its a good value proposition if you factor its lifespan in and SQ
 
Aug 14, 2015 at 8:09 PM Post #34,544 of 42,298
hifiguy528 said:
  Big THANKS to Addicted To Audio for hosting an incredible evening with friends and music. If you're in the Sydney area, please pay Addicted to Audio a visit.
 
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Unfortunately didn't make it there, have to give Addicted to Audio a big thumbs up though as they are the best Headphone/Computer Audio specialist in Australia by a mile
 
Aug 14, 2015 at 9:33 PM Post #34,545 of 42,298
isquirrel said:
Hey mate, the Tak 274B is the best rectifier including the WE's that I had heard, it looks like the lifespan is going to be at least 10,000 hours and I wouldn't be surprised if it were similar to the WE's at 30-50K what I am driving at its a good value proposition if you factor its lifespan in and SQ
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That's good to know squirrel. It would be much easier to surreptitiously slip a new tube into the house than it would be a new pair of hp's.
 
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