[jc9394]

I think the WA6 is underpowered with LCDs. WA6SE is much better.

 

[joseph69]

  Great thank you for the advice. I will be following your new thread and your project with Jack and the website. Your listening room looks like heaven if there is such a place!

FWIW, I just purchased the WA6/Sophia Princess rectifier tube for my RS1i's, and I've never heard an amp like this.

 

[ardilla]

Great thank you for the advice. I will be following your new thread and your project with Jack and the website. Your listening room looks like heaven if there is such a place!

From the standing point of a reviewer it looks likea promise of hard work and sore ears....... d%b

 

[MacedonianHero]

   
I am really happy with the WA22 and the LCD-3, I have tried quite a lot of amps and with the right tubes it is a great match. HD800 is also claimed to be a very good match by many on the WA22, but I haven't heard it more than briefly, so I cannot give advice on that one. 

 
I really liked the HD800s (and LCD-3s for that matter) with the WA22 when I owned it. 

 

[jc9394]

I really liked the HD800s (and LCD-3s for that matter) with the WA22 when I owned it. 

X2, totally agreed. But but but, the HD800 sounds even better with WA5LE.

 

[MacedonianHero]

X2, totally agreed. But but but, the HD800 sounds even better with WA5LE.

I'm sure it does. 

 

[Goodjr82]

From the standing point of a reviewer it looks likea promise of hard work and sore ears....... d%b

That is a good point… I take for granted the work that goes into an in-depth review. The only thing remotely approaching that territory is when I audition a new amp in the store. At least a listening room is a nice quiet spot, it has to be to pick up all those subtle details. The store auditions are filled with background chatter.

 

[Ultrainferno]

  This probably isn't a big deal to those of you that got in on Ultrainferno's 596 group buy but I was pretty pleased with it. It's a fraction of the price I paid for my first one. Not advertised as NOS but looked mint when I got it and it works as it should.
 
 

 
 
Nice deal indeed! A long time ago I did two group buys for 596 tubes, but they're all gone now. No more stock anywhere it seems. But we have the RK60 now

 

[Dubstep Girl]

I think the WA6 is underpowered with LCDs. WA6SE is much better.

+1

Audeze with wa6-se was very nice, especially the LCD-2 with the 596 tube

 

[sunmonkey]

Is everyone still here? It looks like it!
 
Just got back from Malaysia for good last week (I've been working in Kuala Lumpur for the past four years). After a quick peck on the cheek for my wife (priorities!), I ran downstairs and set-up SilentOne's WA6SE and plunked in the Sylvania 6SN7WGTAs. My ears are very happy! And yes, it will always be SilentOne's Woo Audio 6 Special Edition in black.
 
Anyhoos, hope you all are doing well. Good to see so many of the familiar names still around. I got a lot of catching up to do.  :/

 

[daverich4]

   
get 422A before they're gone. the 800-1000$ pairs are gone and the 400$ singles are gone too. only the taiwanese sellers that have 739$ singles are left.
 
 

As of this morning they weren't quite out although after I hit the buy button they might be......
 

 

[Silent One]

  Is everyone still here? It looks like it!
 
Just got back from Malaysia for good last week (I've been working in Kuala Lumpur for the past four years). After a quick peck on the cheek for my wife (priorities!), I ran downstairs and set-up SilentOne's WA6SE and plunked in the Sylvania 6SN7WGTAs. My ears are very happy! And yes, it will always be SilentOne's Woo Audio 6 Special Edition in black.
 
Anyhoos, hope you all are doing well. Good to see so many of the familiar names still around. I got a lot of catching up to do.  :/

Welcome back, my friend!!! Will do some catching up with you on the PM side...

 

[musicman59]

 
skip the 596 and EML though if you decide to stick with WA5, max it out! 

 you can get $300+ for a 596 pair.
 
get 422A before they're gone. the 800-1000$ pairs are gone and the 400$ singles are gone too. only the taiwanese sellers that have 739$ singles are left.
 
 
theres a nice pair auction here...
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Western-Electric-422A-matching-pair-of-tubes-/331082202256?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item4d16097c90
 
 
these would also be very good.
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USED-OB-British-Mullard-GEC-U52-5U4G-Hi-end-Rectifier-Valve-pair-Tubes-/321269411975?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item4acd263087
 
gec label
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-One-pair-GEC-U52-dish-getter-BLACK-BASE-TUBES-5U4G-274B-/261343721656?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item3cd94cb8b8
 
also theres a 600$ pair of Cossor GZ37 out there.
 
you can also try a pair of http://www.upscaleaudio.com/products/Mullard-GZ32-%7B47%7D-5V4.html, they're really good and cheap too!

 


Are you sure the 422A can be used with the WA5-LE? I don't see them in the compatibility chart in the Woo site.

 

[Dubstep Girl]

Are you sure the 422A can be used with the WA5-LE? I don't see them in the compatibility chart in the Woo site.

 
yes they are a type of 5U4G also discussion on this page and use in a WA5, according to Jack, 100% compatible.
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/428570/woo-audio-amp-owner-unite/10755
 

  I checked with Jack and he said that even though he has not used them they are 100% compatible, at least with the WA5, so I would see no reason that one could not use one in the WA22. 
 
Unlike the WE 274B which is not a direct 5U4G sub but often compatible, the 422A is virtually identical to a 5U4G. 
 
Don't get me wrong, the EML's have ruled the roost but it was actually Skylab (Thanks!) that inspired me to look long and hard at some other NOS offerings. 
 
I just come from the school that a rectifier tube's life should be measured in years, not in months. However with that being said I have actually had very good luck with the EML's, if I didn't need two at a time and/or they could finally standardize the design I would have been perfectly content. 
 
Now I just wonder what tubes Woo Audio's new flagship amp will use....
 

 

[Dangcaonguyen]

Hi,
I am new here. I am ready to buy the WA6SE in black. Since headphone is new to me, I would like to have some questions for the experience owners:
1. Do I need a preamp with the WA6se?
2. Can I use it with the Audeze LCD-2?
3. If I dont need a preamp, then how many inputs does the WA6se have? I need to run it both with LPs and CDs.
4. What headphone is the best match with the WA6SE?
Thanks,
Calvin