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Jun 1, 2011 at 9:54 PM Post #10,561 of 42,298


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Well, it was only a short listen he has had, so I would give him some more time to form his opinion, as well work out any issues he is having, hum, etc.  When I had the amp it seemed a little finnicky with which tubes I had in it, but ultimately it worked with TS5998s, Mullard ECC32s, and RCA 5U4G.  It also worked with TS7236.
 
My impressions of the amp were that it was a bit lush, kind of right on that line and depending on my mood it would either be too lush or just shy of being too lush.
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I think I'm glad I didn't hear it at your place. 
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 I like a smooth lush sound, but not overly lush.
 
 
Jun 1, 2011 at 10:32 PM Post #10,562 of 42,298
It's a bit of a shame the amp seems to be finicky about tubes.  I have played with many combinations of driver and rectifier and all have been dead silent, but I imagine the WA6 is a simpler amp as well with fewer opportunities to pick up hum.  Maybe it is the power tubes that add this factor the most.
 
Rob, are you running the WA22 with balanced or unbalanced input?
 
Jun 1, 2011 at 10:48 PM Post #10,563 of 42,298


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It's a bit of a shame the amp seems to be finicky about tubes.  I have played with many combinations of driver and rectifier and all have been dead silent, but I imagine the WA6 is a simpler amp as well with fewer opportunities to pick up hum.  Maybe it is the power tubes that add this factor the most.
 
Rob, are you running the WA22 with balanced or unbalanced input?
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It's too bad he sold his WA2 before he got the WA22 just in case he finds out that he prefers the 2 over the 22.
 
 
 
Jun 1, 2011 at 10:55 PM Post #10,564 of 42,298
Sadly, that was a risk I sort of had to take - no room for a WA2 and a WA22, and when I listed the WA2, it sold in a few hours. So that was that.

The WA22 is a bit lush with the LCD-2, it seems to me, even with the 5998 power tubes, and the Sylvania 6SN7W as drivers. Not overly so, though.

I have always felt the 7236 was less tubey than the 5998, but I may try the 7236. Honestly though I didn't get the WA22 for the LCD-2. I like it with the Leben and the Trafomatic plenty enough as it is. I want the WA22 to be lush, as I wanted to use it with the HD800 and T1.

I have both balanced and unbalanced sources for the WA22. It's clearly better sounding with balanced.
 
Jun 1, 2011 at 11:01 PM Post #10,565 of 42,298

 
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Sadly, that was a risk I sort of had to take - no room for a WA2 and a WA22, and when I listed the WA2, it sold in a few hours. So that was that.

The WA22 is a bit lush with the LCD-2, it seems to me, even with the 5998 power tubes, and the Sylvania 6SN7W as drivers. Not overly so, though.

I have always felt the 7236 was less tubey than the 5998, but I may try the 7236. Honestly though I didn't get the WA22 for the LCD-2. I like it with the Leben and the Trafomatic plenty enough as it is. I want the WA22 to be lush, as I wanted to use it with the HD800 and T1.

I have both balanced and unbalanced sources for the WA22. It's clearly better sounding with balanced.
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I personally prefer the TS 7236 over 5998s with the LCD-2. 
 
 
 
Jun 1, 2011 at 11:39 PM Post #10,566 of 42,298
 
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I personally prefer the TS 7236 over 5998s with the LCD-2. 
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X2, whoops I have the Sylvania 7236 but I agree in principle.
 
 
Jun 1, 2011 at 11:44 PM Post #10,567 of 42,298
Well, I have some TS7236's, so I may give those a try down the road. First I want to see if the 5998's I have in there will become hum- free with some run in, as I still have a little more residual hum at the moment than I would like.
 
Jun 2, 2011 at 2:13 AM Post #10,573 of 42,298
Gee, I leave for 2 weeks. 2 WEEKS, and all of my WA2 brothers change their amps on me! Complex, Skylab - what's going ooooooooooooooon! :)
 
Congratulation guys! As a WA2 owner I would be very curious in your guys comparative impression of your new toys! Thanks in advance :) (My wallet will not thank you though)
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Finally upgraded from my WA2...
 
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Jun 2, 2011 at 3:23 AM Post #10,575 of 42,298


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And because Wyred4Sound is located in Atascadero, I'll take delivery later this afternoon (Thursday).  
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  I'm still picking up small gifts for my Woo's 1 year anniversary next month. So, for the DAC-1, I'm getting a WireWorld Electra 5* Power Conditioning Cord w/Furutech 24k Gold connectors. And WireWorld Eclipse 6 Analogue Interconnects.
 
Hopefully, the WireWorld package will drop next week! My WA6SE is deserving for displaying patience throughout the year.
 
 
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