stevekwc
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Could anyone share the tube rolling experiences for WA6-SE paired with LCD-2 rev.2? I am thinking to get the SE with stock tubes first.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Could anyone share the tube rolling experiences for WA6-SE paired with LCD-2 rev.2? I am thinking to get the SE with stock tubes first.
Thanks.
Could anyone share the tube rolling experiences for WA6-SE paired with LCD-2 rev.2? I am thinking to get the SE with stock tubes first.
Thanks.
Could anyone share the tube rolling experiences for WA6-SE paired with LCD-2 rev.2? I am thinking to get the SE with stock tubes first.
Thanks.
Great pics there! Nice ring around that EML?, don't think I've seen one that big before!
I actually got a chance to try out the HE-500 (along with the HE-6, HD800, and my acquired LCD-2), my biggest gripe was the way they fit my head. The pads were rather slim and they felt a little bit cheap, construction-wise, in comparison to the others. While they sounded really good, I preferred the sound of the LCD-2. I tried them with an ALO cable, that probably cost as much as the cans themselves.. The LCD-2 was the only one I tried with the stock cable actually, and to my ears it wasn't holding them back too much.
On a side note, I'm in SoCal right now. It's funny how cold people think it is down here! I left Seattle monday night, where snow was coming in like crazy. This is winter paradise for me!
I was contemplating as I wrote that last night if it were a EML 274b, it just appears huge in that pic! I have the EML 5U4G, which looks a lot different, its much taller! Hope the sounds of things improve for you, once things get a bit of time on them.
so the EML is a better rectifier than the Sophia?
I think this depends on system synergy and preference.
For me I rank
1) EML 274b
2) EML 5u4g
3) SP 274b
Where there is quite a bit more distance between 1 and 2 relative to 2 and 3.
Another head-fier had a good writeup in the big Woo thread, think for a WA22, and he ranked the it in reverse, where the SP 274b was on top, the EML 5u4g, and EML 274b in 3rd (it was also more comprehensive, had about 5-6 rectifiers in total). His comments seemed to echo mine in a way, and I think if I had open cans like the HD800 or LCD-2 my preference may be different.
I prefer the EML over the Sophia. The bottom end weight and control are improved by going to the EML. Both are quite nice, not sure if the extra cost is really worth it or not. The EML/6F8G TS combo, is still the best I've ever heard my HD 650s sounds fwiw.
I guess I need to a comparison on these a little more, I didn't find much difference between the SP and the EML 5U4Gs.. (but maybe I wasn't listening very carefully - haha). I also get a little scared every time I pull these rectifiers in and out of the Woo, cause its a pretty firm fit.