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[MilesDavis2]

Enjoy, JoeyO

 
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I just recieved my WA6 from fellow Head-Fi'er MilesDavis2!  What an incredible amp it is already.  It literally made me smile in the first few seconds of listening 

   I can't wait to give it my full attention tonight while I sip a delicious Dogfish Head brew, mmmm.
 

 

 
Tubes: Sophia Princess and Tung-Sol 6SN7 with Glenn's adapters.  Love ittttt.

 
 

 

[musicman59]

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A question about the DHC Triple Thread Headphone Adapters at http://doublehelixcables.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=8&products_id=37.  Am I reading this right that those adapters will allow me to use the cable for my LCD-2 with my HD800?
 
Anybody tried these?
 
Thanks.

 
I have not tried them but that is what it says. It is just a pig tail with a female connector for the male LCD-2 cable in one side and depending which one you purchase it has the male connector for the HD800 or HD6XX or HE-6.
 

 

[Draygonn]

What tubes are you running your new WA2 with? I strongly recommend the TS5998 or TS or Sylvania 7236s right off the bat. The stock 6080s were "meh". I found the power tubes made the biggest difference...then the driver tubes and finally the rectifier tubes.

I'm running the Telefunken EZ80's and Mullard CV2492's. I'm going to locate some Tung Sol 5998's to replace the stock power tubes. Sophonax bundled a bunch of tubes and I'm using the ones you recommended in an earlier post.

 

[Xcalibur255]

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well i guess ill just try both of them out, gonna leave the amp burning is as it sounds a little too bright and sounds like it could do with some opening up.
 
either way, i am extremely impressed by it already. 
 
the biggest thing i can notice over my old amp is depth....theres just so much depth, imaging, and dynamics with this amp.
 
also the build quality is amazing, feels like it will last forever...built like a tank and very elegant.
 
anyways heres the pic
 

Do your Raytheons have Made in Japan stamped on the glass?  If so then the treble should mellow out as you put more hours of use on them.  These tubes have a very silky presentation with good depth once broken in.  Very good match with the K701 in my opinion.

 

[Dubstep Girl]

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Do your Raytheons have Made in Japan stamped on the glass?  If so then the treble should mellow out as you put more hours of use on them.  These tubes have a very silky presentation with good depth once broken in.  Very good match with the K701 in my opinion.

no but thanks. i think they are all the same. thanks for the tip, makes me feel better and i agree, ive been letting it burn in for 6 hours now and the treble is starting to calm itself  down and the details are coming out more. when  i first listened to it, it was quite bright and i was getting worried lol. glad to know it opens and smooths out as time goes on.
 

 

[dannie01]

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WA2 arrived today. Now I understand why Ric Flair yelled 'Woo!'. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdABlGoar9g

Next step, finding a worthy DAC.

 
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well i guess ill just try both of them out, gonna leave the amp burning is as it sounds a little too bright and sounds like it could do with some opening up.
 
either way, i am extremely impressed by it already. 
 
the biggest thing i can notice over my old amp is depth....theres just so much depth, imaging, and dynamics with this amp.
 
also the build quality is amazing, feels like it will last forever...built like a tank and very elegant.
 
anyways heres the pic
 

 
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I just recieved my WA6 from fellow Head-Fi'er MilesDavis2!  What an incredible amp it is already.  It literally made me smile in the first few seconds of listening 

   I can't wait to give it my full attention tonight while I sip a delicious Dogfish Head brew, mmmm.
 

 

 
Tubes: Sophia Princess and Tung-Sol 6SN7 with Glenn's adapters.  Love ittttt.

Congrats and welcom to the club. Both set-up are great and enjoy your Woo with us.

 

[shipsupt]

A question about the DHC Triple Thread Headphone Adapters at http://doublehelixcables.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=8&products_id=37.  Am I reading this right that those adapters will allow me to use the cable for my LCD-2 with my HD800?
 
Anybody tried these?
 
Thanks.

That's what it looks like to me. Interesting product! Let us know if you give it a try!

 

[sillysally]

mikemalter;
 
Just E-Mail Peter, he is also a Head-Fi member. Nice guy, made up a HE6 headphone cable for me that works very well. Recommended!

 

[grokit]

Just a quick follow-up/update to the WA22 rectifier tube comparison that I posted about 4 weeks ago (which is probably long forgotten as it is an eternity in Woo time):
 
"I have been spending some time doing more extended listening with the top three tubes in the above rankings, and have discovered that I actually prefer the EML 5U4G the most with the HD800, and the EML 274B is my favorite with the LCD-2 (rev.1). While the Sophia remains my favorite for use with both of these headphones, it is very close second to the respective EML front-runners with either headphone. So while my overall ranking remains the same, if I only had one headphone instead of both I would change the rankings accordingly. In this respect, to me the Sophia is represents the best compromise for use with both headphones."

 

[jc9394]

^^^ I have similar finding with EMLs as you but for some reason I don't like the princess at all. If you have a chance, give Mullard metal base GZ34 and GZ37 a try. I found those tube are extremely nice with Woo, the GZ34 is great match with HD800 while GZ37 with LCD-2.

 

[jc9394]

I think I have found my perfect tubes combo for LCD-2, I'm loving it now and been using same combo for couple weeks. TS 7236, TS 6F8G, and Mullard GZ37.

 

[MacedonianHero]

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I'm running the Telefunken EZ80's and Mullard CV2492's. I'm going to locate some Tung Sol 5998's to replace the stock power tubes. Sophonax bundled a bunch of tubes and I'm using the ones you recommended in an earlier post.

That`s right...I forgot you got my WA2. You`re set with the EZ80s and CV2492s...but a pair of TS5998 or Sylvania 7236s will really help kick it up a notch.

 

[Draygonn]

Congrats and welcom to the club.

Thanks. Great eye candy in this thread.

That`s right...I forgot you got my WA2. You`re set with the EZ80s and CV2492s...but a pair of TS5998 or Sylvania 7236s will really help kick it up a notch.

TS5998's have been ordered

 

[Xcalibur255]

Mullard GZ33 is shaping up to be a very fine tube as well.  It's all about synergy with the other tubes, since not everything works well with it, but I'm finding that on average it allows the drivers and output tubes to achieve as much detail retrieval as the EML does which makes it a value for its lower price. 
 
One thing to consider is the nature of the person giving impressions.  Some people tend to be more detail oriented, and some more tone oriented.  If forced to say I would say I'm the former.  Tone is extremely important, but if the timbre isn't true to life it doesn't matter how pleasantly voiced it is..... I can't get into it.  Some folks are the other way around and the sheer depth of resolution isn't their biggest priority.  I think this may be an insight to understanding why some folks clearly prefer the Sophia and others the EML.
 
Getting back the the Mullard, I'm very pleased and impressed with the tube.  I have one more pair of tubes to try, excepting the round plate TS which I'm not planning to check right now.  Then I was planning to summarize what I found (in far fewer words than the last time I reviewed something) to give a breakdown of how the different drivers reacted to it.  There have been some surprises for sure.

 

[mikemalter]

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That's what it looks like to me. Interesting product! Let us know if you give it a try!

I ordered the extension for the HD800 today.  I'll report back and let everyone know how they work.
 
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mikemalter;
 
Just E-Mail Peter, he is also a Head-Fi member. Nice guy, made up a HE6 headphone cable for me that works very well. Recommended!

Thanks SS.  I'll say hi and mentioned you said hello.