[scolaiw]

Nice looking setup MV. I like your black WA6. Can you drive those HD800's with the WA6? I'm going to try your S/P and vintage NOS 6SN7 tube combo tomorrow.

The answer is yes! That's what I am doing right now. 

 

 

[bpcans]

The answer is yes! That's what I am doing right now. 

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Great pic of those glowing tubes. When using the HD800's do you flip up the impedance switch on the back of your WA6?)

 

[scolaiw]

Great pic of those glowing tubes. When using the HD800's do you flip up the impedance switch on the back of your WA6?)

Yeah, the low impedence switch is really only for headphones with 100 ohms or less. 

 

[bpcans]

Yeah, the low impedence switch is really only for headphones with 100 ohms or less. 

I was wondering if you thought the WA6 has enough power to drive high impedance hp's so that they sound good.

 

[bbophead]

   
 

 
 
 
Now I see what this amp is capable of delivering.

Love the silver.  My silver 6 loves the SP, too.

 

[bpcans]

Running a new tube combo in my WA6 today. Sophia Princess 274B rectifier with some vintage(1955) Raytheon NOS 6SN7 drivers. It's a pleasantly smooth sound that I'd describe as not lush but kinda syrupy. The bass isn't as tight as it is with my USAF 596 S/E 6SN7 combo. The treble isn't screechy, and the presentstion of the instruments is pretty close with good separation. The word is I need to try some brown base Sylvania 6SN7's. The search begins.

 

[joseph69]

Running a new tube combo in my WA6 today. Sophia Princess 274B rectifier with some vintage(1955) Raytheon NOS 6SN7 drivers. It's a pleasantly smooth sound that I'd describe as not lush but kinda syrupy. The bass isn't as tight as it is with my USAF 596 S/E 6SN7 combo. The treble isn't screechy, and the presentstion of the instruments is pretty close with good separation. The word is I need to try some brown base Sylvania 6SN7's. The search begins.

+1
Definitely find some NOS Sylvania 6SN7's with the 596, and I believe you will enjoy this combo very much.

 

 

[MickeyVee]

Thanks! Love the WA6 with the current tube complement.  Power for the HD800 is quite sufficient and I rarely go past 12 or 1 o'clock unless I want them bouncing off my ears. Do the Sylvania 6SN7 as the stock Woo 6SN7 was underwhelming.
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Nice looking setup MV. I like your black WA6. Can you drive those HD800's with the WA6? I'm going to try your S/P and vintage NOS 6SN7 tube combo tomorrow.

 

[scolaiw]

I was wondering if you thought the WA6 has enough power to drive high impedance hp's so that they sound good.

Yes! There definitely is.

 

[bbophead]

 

I was wondering if you thought the WA6 has enough power to drive high impedance hp's so that they sound good.

Yes! There definitely is.

When I had the DT880/600 ohm, I found the iCAN did a little better than my WA6.  I was surprised.  

 

[Nhubley]

Love the silver.  My silver 6 loves the SP, too.

+1

 

[roskodan]

got my new toy today, 2011 wa6-se maxxed, i'm using the stock Shuguang 274B and Westinghouse 6EW7 fatties right now to familiarize with the stock sound before rolling in the crème de la crème
 
sound pretty nice already !

 
also the amp looks beautiful
 
some tubes are gonna roll da-dah !

 

[bbophead]

It feels great to own quality, doesn't it?

 

[roskodan]

i opened it up to check everything was as described by the seller, black gate caps, upgrade resistors, teflon sockets, and all the upgrade stuff that is no longer offered by woo audio, and it all looked so awesome and really neat inside, tho there isn't much stuff inside as in some other amps, which is good, cos less is more, right? i like it simple

 
it originally retailed for ~2k$ with stock tubes, so i thought i got a nice price on it, well at least until i realized i have spent well over 2k$ including the upgrade tubes i got even before the amp shipped

 
 
the good thing is that it sounds nice tubey hot, i read comments it isn't the tubiest tube amp but for me coming from ss it's a very nice new experience

 
when i turn it on, while it's initially warming up, i can here the sound of the tube plates settling coming from the headphones, i guess that's the famous microphonics

 
also the 20+ pounds construction is really nice
 
EDIT: why do people use ss for hi-fi music reproduction? because of specs? surly not because of the sound XD new tube convert here !
 
EDIT2: and that's coming from the sony mdr-1r pairing, i'm having a blast, these cans have potential beyond any of my wildest previous suspicions

 

[teknikk7]

Anyone try the HiFiMan HE-400i with the WA6 yet?
 
Thanks