Sheesh, that price is a lot higher than I thought it would be. I can understand the price increase (from what they had estimated previously) IF it comes stock with those KR Audio & Takatsuki tubes as they cost a pretty penny.
My WA5-LE has never looked better. If the WA33 price includes the KR's and Tak's that would go a long way to explaining the high price. The product description specifically omitted reference to the aforementioned tubes. I have more than 80% of the cost of my WA5 in tubes so I can see how you can push the sticker into shock territory. Looking at Woo's line up, the price of the WA33 splits the current price of the flagship WA234 at $16,000.
Yea I'm wondering what changed as well. It will probably be Oct before I get a chance to hear it. I assume they think they nailed it if they're charging $8K for it. I'd like to hear them talk about it some more, explain the internals, components, a little bit about the design philosophy and the whys and what-fors...
Definitely interested in hearing impressions with the LCD4...but wow, 8k is a lot...more than I thought and more than I could swing for now. Maybe in the future...
Definitely interested in hearing impressions with the LCD4...but wow, 8k is a lot...more than I thought and more than I could swing for now. Maybe in the future...
Ok quick and dirty impressions with LCD-4s and WA33 here at CanJam. Best treble I've ever heard out of them. Just silky, extended, and pretty much perfect like a $100k+ loudspeaker sounds. Mids were extremely detailed and textured but not as liquid and intoxicatingly tubey like on my WA22..more reference sounding. Bass was punchy and more of a flat "audiophile tune" than the slam I get out of my WA22. Soundstage was where it took a big step. Very wide with laser accurate imaging on the Diana Krall live album I was listening to. Overall it's amazingly clean and accurate but not a whole lot of euphonic tube warmth. It will ship with regular RCA 2A3 drivers, Sovtek 6C45 drivers, and a Psvane 5U4G or equivalent. Sorry guys no holy grail tubes included. Ok back to the CanJam madness I go! Here's a few pics!
Ok quick and dirty impressions with LCD-4s and WA33 here at CanJam. Best treble I've ever heard out of them. Just silky, extended, and pretty much perfect like a $100k+ loudspeaker sounds. Mids were extremely detailed and textured but not as liquid and intoxicatingly tubey like on my WA22..more reference sounding. Bass was punchy and more of a flat "audiophile tune" than the slam I get out of my WA22. Soundstage was where it took a big step. Very wide with laser accurate imaging on the Diana Krall live album I was listening to. Overall it's amazingly clean and accurate but not a whole lot of euphonic tube warmth. It will ship with regular RCA 2A3 drivers, Sovtek 6C45 drivers, and a Psvane 5U4G or equivalent. Sorry guys no holy grail tubes included. Ok back to the CanJam madness I go! Here's a few pics!
I got a listen to the WA-33. Yep, better than my WA5-LE with upgraded caps and tubes. No question, in my opinion. For impressions and photos I posted in the CanJam impressions thread (with photos) here:
Ok quick and dirty impressions with LCD-4s and WA33 here at CanJam. Best treble I've ever heard out of them. Just silky, extended, and pretty much perfect like a $100k+ loudspeaker sounds. Mids were extremely detailed and textured but not as liquid and intoxicatingly tubey like on my WA22..more reference sounding. Bass was punchy and more of a flat "audiophile tune" than the slam I get out of my WA22. Soundstage was where it took a big step. Very wide with laser accurate imaging on the Diana Krall live album I was listening to. Overall it's amazingly clean and accurate but not a whole lot of euphonic tube warmth. It will ship with regular RCA 2A3 drivers, Sovtek 6C45 drivers, and a Psvane 5U4G or equivalent. Sorry guys no holy grail tubes included. Ok back to the CanJam madness I go! Here's a few pics!
I got a listen to the WA-33. Yep, better than my WA5-LE with upgraded caps and tubes. No question, in my opinion. For impressions and photos I posted in the CanJam impressions thread (with photos) here:
Thank you both for your impressions! Really enjoyed reading them. $8k is a terrible amount of money for me to be spending on audio though so I don't know if I will ever end up owning this beauty. I should stop reading impressions because it makes me keep thinking about it
Not good, not good at all.
Interesting about the tubes that will be included. You guys are hearing the WA33 with the souped up tube setup, I would hope the stock tubes do not completely pale in comparison. Having to shell out a couple more grand to get it sounding perfect would kind of suck after shelling out that much money.
By the way, I thought I noticed in a picture I had seen that one of the knobs was labelled HP/Pre (so a headphone mode and a preamp mode). Was I just seeing things or will WA33 have preamp functionality built in as well?
By the way, I thought I noticed in a picture I had seen that one of the knobs was labelled HP/Pre (so a headphone mode and a preamp mode). Was I just seeing things or will WA33 have preamp functionality built in as well?
Yes a pre and also I believe the rep said the amp stage is 9 amps to speakers vs 5 amps from the WA5. Upgrades all around, though you lose the silkiness of the 300B sound.
I'm not the best one to ask, I wasn't a huge fan of the Abyss v1. They are quality headphones, but I much prefer the HE-1000 and the Utopia to the Abyss. I know I may not in the majority on that one. I'm not a fan of the LCD-4, either. Great headphones, yes, I just prefer others, and I find both rather uncomfortable over time.
Yes a pre and also I believe the rep said the amp stage is 9 amps to speakers vs 5 amps from the WA5. Upgrades all around, though you lose the silkiness of the 300B sound.
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