[AnakChan]

I've been doing a little bit more listening of the WA8 especially against my Invicta/Zana Deux desktop setup. The Invicta/ZD has a somewhat brighter signature compared to the WA8 which feels warmer by comparison. It really depends on what one is listening to but for say modern R&B and HipHop, my wife & I prefer the WA8 as it feels less "shouty" and less aggressive than the Invicta/ZD. The WA8 however does noticeably have a smaller soundstage than the Invicta/ZD which isn't surprising.
 
So the WA8 is a nice compliment offering a different flavour to my current setup.
 

 

[WooAudio]

Thanks for your update. I am glad to know the little guy is stacking up well to a full sized desktop amp. Looking forward to hearing more of your impressions.

 

[Jiexi]

How warm does this thing get? MJ2 hot? too warm to keep in a hoodie pocket?

 

[raypin]

Mmm....it is not pocketable. So, forget about it.

 

[eriksurya]

It is very hot. 

 

[HiFiGuy528]

Beautiful pic of WA8 + beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro from StudioArunKuplas
 
https://www.instagram.com/p/BKnr0xAjYQa/?taken-by=studio_arun_kuplas
 

 

[doc0075579]

Received my Eclipse yesterday, very impressive! As noted earlier, not quite enough power to drive my LCD-4, but sounds great with my LCD-2.

 

[HiFiGuy528]

Received my Eclipse yesterday, very impressive! As noted earlier, not quite enough power to drive my LCD-4, but sounds great with my LCD-2.

 
congrats! 

 we would love to see a pic or two of your system. 

 

[doc0075579]

I will when I get back home . I'm out of town until next week.

 

[bmichels]

Has someone already tried tube rolling with his Wa8 ?

 

[brams]

Has someone already tried tube rolling with his Wa8 ?

You can't directly.  Woo Audio will be providing tube modules at some point that will enable tube rolling of a sorts i.e. switching out the tube module originally provided with the unit for another module supplied by Woo Audio.
 
Yes it does take away from the fun of rolling your own tubes, but my understanding is Woo Audio will provide modules with different flavors and could in theory provide reference modules designed to extract maximum performance from the WA8 when paired with different reference cans.
 
It would be great if they could provide just the module without tubes so a user could roll their own tubes, but it might not be possible with the design.

 

[HiFiGuy528]

Has someone already tried tube rolling with his Wa8 ?

 
The stock tubes should lasts around 5000 hrs. We recommend everyone to enjoy their WA8 while we work on the upgrade tubes kit. 

 

[STR-1]

Really annoyed with the way sterling exchange rate is plummeting against the dollar. Looks like it will be a while before I will feel able to order a WA8. Will focus for the moment on fine-tuning my Chord Dave/HE1000 system but still looking forward to giving myself a WA8/Utopia option.

 

[LjF]

Just got a wa8 and have put a few hours on it, but too soon to say much about the sound except that it is good and enjoyable with my HD800.
 
A few critical notes on ergonomics - it's easy to tip the unit over because it is so slim - somekinda stabilizing feet for desktop use would be nice, like you get with a router for example. The on/off switch is hard to get at being so small and almost recessed, making it easy to knock the unit over when you're trying to turn it off before you fall asleep. Same with the 2/3 tube switch, but who cares about that. I guess this was done for portability.
 
I look at my "big rig" and I see two power cables, a pair of interconnects, an spdif converter and a usb cable. I'm hoping to replace all that complexity with the little wa8.

 

[HiFiGuy528]

  Just got a wa8 and have put a few hours on it, but too soon to say much about the sound except that it is good and enjoyable with my HD800.
 
A few critical notes on ergonomics - it's easy to tip the unit over because it is so slim - somekinda stabilizing feet for desktop use would be nice, like you get with a router for example. The on/off switch is hard to get at being so small and almost recessed, making it easy to knock the unit over when you're trying to turn it off before you fall asleep. Same with the 2/3 tube switch, but who cares about that. I guess this was done for portability.
 
I look at my "big rig" and I see two power cables, a pair of interconnects, an spdif converter and a usb cable. I'm hoping to replace all that complexity with the little wa8.

 
Congratulations! We recommend 100–150 hrs. of normal use with music playback to "break-in" the amp/tubes. The sound should improve with every use.
 
We intentionally made the switches slightly recessed so they can not be accidentally switched ON/OFF in transport. Please keep in mind to power OFF the unit before changing the tubes output, this resets the circuit.
 
We look forward to your extended listening impressions and pics.