the wa6se i shipped off, arrived DOA according to the buyer, its on the way back to me,
i hope it ain't too bad !
i hope it ain't too bad !
Best to stop thinking in terms of upgrade and start thinking in terms of "different combinations of tubes to suit your mood/music/variety".
It's still too early (listening a bit with about 15 hours burn-in), but not sure I'm liking the EH tubes better on the WA7. They seem brighter, but not necessarily clearer. I don't like bright. Will give it some more time.
It's still too early (listening a bit with about 15 hours burn-in), but not sure I'm liking the EH tubes better on the WA7. They seem brighter, but not necessarily clearer. I don't like bright. Will give it some more time.
Which driver tube for the WA5 will give me the best resolution and soundstage? I currently running the eml 300bmesh, bad boy, and cv 593.
However the WE 300B original and TSRP 6SN7 from the above vintage is very hard to find in a matched set.
Word. Close to impossible to find TSRP 6SN7 matched pair under $300. For a matched pair of vintage NOS WE300B, I would expect a price around (or over) $10,000, if you can find them.
I am having a lot of fun with new production 300Bs and rectifiers in my WA5, it is the 6SN7 drivers that I am struggling with a little. The combination of detail + extension + 'musicality/warmth' is hard to find.
I bought two pairs of the nos CTL TSRP 6SN7GT many years ago. They were made for the US Navy back in 1942.
Very good soundstage, great Hi, low/base and mid tones. These TSRP's really help the EML 5U4G. with adding a larger soundstage and a nice crisp base.
I have the nos WE 300B and one set of the nos TSRP's in storage, they maybe have 300 hours on them. The other set of TSRP is still nos.
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So I just rented an HE-6 from www.thecableco.com. They've got a great program where they will let you rent a demo of a certain cable or headphone from their library for a small percentage of its cost. You use it for a week and return it, and you can credit the fee to a purchase for a new unit. Pretty awesome, and a lot nicer than abusing the Amazon return policy.
Anyways, it sounds great through the WA5's K1K jack. It is not better than my LCD-XCs though. Wider soundstage due to its open nature, but not as different in that regard as you'd expect. So far I find it a bit drier and less engaging, but maybe a touch more detailed. Certainly different.
That's a great looking rig, very clean and modern.Hey everyone,
New member/Old lurker here. Just figured I'd introduce myself and post up my WA7d +WA7tp desktop combo. This isn't anywhere close to some of the systems I've seen posted up here, but I hope you guys enjoy all the same.
Now to go back, and attempt to read this thread... I may need a few cups of coffee for this.
Hang onto those for dear life - excellent setup to have spares of these hard to get tubes.
Only thing you are missing are the matched pair of WE422As
If memory serves, I don't think the WE422A's work in a WA5/SE.
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