Disclaimer:
what i will write is just an assumptions and expectations based on woo audio's claim (or marketing) that WA22-SE will exceed WA5-LE's performance.
also i don't expect it to sound different as in order to "Exceed" it shouldn't be completely different.
Upgrade?
as a WA5-LE owner who researched about it ages before i decided to buy it, what do i expect or want in WA22-SE to even consider
"Upgrading
"
can the WA22-SE(use different tubes sets) do the same sound sig options (but better) of the WA5-LE when its paired with:
1- TA-300B/TA-247 (best weight on bass,mids, extended treble)
2- Elrog/GZ34 Metal , (SS like sound sig & Mullard mids)
3- TA-300B/GZ34 or Elrog/TA-247 (best sets to enjoy fast music if the Taka set is slightly heavy & slow for your needs, EDM or J-pop etc)
if yes, then i will start looking into it.... which bring us to the 2nd thing before considering it. the sound quality.
Sound Quality vs WA5-LE.
so Woo Audio claim that WA22-SE "
exceeds" the WA5-LE, so i expect that the sound sig (if it provide all what WA5-LE have) to sound better, and not slightly but enough to make me say "yes i can notice and hear the difference and its better than WA5-LE" then i can say it exceeds the WA5-LE and maybe buy it.
Tube options:
if the tube options on the WA22-SE are the same as WA5-LE then we are in luck as we can use the TA-300B etc or Mullard Metal Base etc. but it was different then trying to get the sound sig we have or love on WA5-LE will mean we need to search again into the tubes options that will provide what we want. i hope that won't be the case ;' )
so TL;DR if WA22-SE will provide all the options (same sound sig on my tubes sets) and also will sound noticeably better (worth it level), then i can believe what Woo Audio claimed and then i "might" buy it and sell the WA5-LE (depend on the price)
so guys do you got the same expectations as me? feel free to post what you want (expect) the WA22-SE to provide for you as a WA5 owner.
i am sure my wallet want the WA22-SE to sound different
