Woo's New Flagship WA33

[Shini44]

i am thinking about Buying DAVE Again, it really got the BEST Mids ever. yet for Fun and EDM, J-pop Hugo 2 TT does a better job honestly. i guess i will try WA33 and go with Tubes rolling here and there, take ton of notes then go with DAVE.

btw how come no news on DAVE 2 , been years since DAVE been out haha, i can't imagine buying DAVE then they announce a new one xD

 

[Lucky87]

i am thinking about Buying DAVE Again, it really got the BEST Mids ever. yet for Fun and EDM, J-pop Hugo 2 TT does a better job honestly. i guess i will try WA33 and go with Tubes rolling here and there, take ton of notes then go with DAVE.

btw how come no news on DAVE 2 , been years since DAVE been out haha, i can't imagine buying DAVE then they announce a new one xD

Yeah the Dave MIDS are very precise which I like. But I was surprised at the Schiit Yggdrasil Analog 2 MIDS very nice as well but more forward.

 

[Ciggavelli]

I just got the HD800 S delivered. I had the HD800 before and sold it prior to getting either of my WA33s. I have to say, the soundstage with the balanced headphone output is enormous....it's crazy. I'm still wrapping my head around the other aspects of the HD 800 S, but the immense soundstage was noticeable immediately. I don't remember the HD 800 headphones sounding like this at all before. There are probably a lot of factors going on, but surely the WA33 EE JPS has something to do with this improvement

 

[yagislav]

For the 1266TC, impedance on L and Level on H is the way?

Thank you

 

[innocentblood]

For the 1266TC, impedance on L and Level on H is the way?

Thank you

I am currently using the 1266TC and I was advised by JPS Labs to use L and L for both Impedance and Level and the listening volume should be around the 12 o’clock mark for normal listening.

 

[Roasty]

I am currently using the 1266TC and I was advised by JPS Labs to use L and L for both Impedance and Level and the listening volume should be around the 12 o’clock mark for normal listening.

Those are the settings I use too. I seem to prefer all my headphones with low impedance and low gain on the wa33.

 

[pippen99]

I ran both my VO(300 ohm) and LCD-4(200ohm) at high impedance and low gain. I thought both sounded better at high impedance. Different strokes.

 

[JLoud]

I run the TC at low impedance and high gain. The LCD4 high impedance and low gain. The Rad-0 at low impedance and low gain. Really can't hurt anything so just play around and see which you like better. I usually start with any headphone over 100 Ohms in high impedance and see how I like it.

 

[koven]

I am currently using the 1266TC and I was advised by JPS Labs to use L and L for both Impedance and Level and the listening volume should be around the 12 o’clock mark for normal listening.

Hmm maybe I listen too loud but I am usually at 11 o'clock on H/H. I just tried 12 o'clock on L/L and it's way too quiet. This is with 5.8V DAC output.
High impedance also sounds better than low to me for both TC and Susvara.

 

[innocentblood]

another thing I also depend on to decide my volume level on the WA33 with the 1266TC is the DR number as shown on Roon. for example, Alice Cooper's Detroit Stories album has a DR number of 3 (!) which means my volume is around the 10 to 11 O'Clock mark. I can push the volume to around the usual 12 O'Clock mark but I find that since the album is about 50mins long, by the time I get to the end of it, my ears feel kind of "tired" due to the louder than usual listening level.

 

[Ciggavelli]

Hmm maybe I listen too loud but I am usually at 11 o'clock on H/H. I just tried 12 o'clock on L/L and it's way too quiet. This is with 5.8V DAC output.
High impedance also sounds better than low to me for both TC and Susvara.

I was at 10-11 o’clock when I was H/H too. With L/H I’m definitely at 11 o’clock. I’m gonna try L/L tomorrow and see where the volume goes to for the same loudness

 

[yagislav]

Anybody experiencing very quiet static / pop noises from the WA33 when no music is playing? Had my 1266TC on my head without music playing while browsing the web and started hearing little pop noises every 20 seconds or so. I thought maybe its the DAC so I tried setting the DAC to XLR output and then I also tried with RCA output (tried both inputs on WA33) and heard the same noises. So I thought ok it must be the DAC so I then turned the DAC off. So there should be no input into the WA33 but I am still hearing the pop noises. It is not too loud but definitely noticeable when no music is playing (silent). However with music playing its not audible for sure and don't even know if its occurring when music IS playing.

 

[Roasty]

Anybody experiencing very quiet static / pop noises from the WA33 when no music is playing? Had my 1266TC on my head without music playing while browsing the web and started hearing little pop noises every 20 seconds or so. I thought maybe its the DAC so I tried setting the DAC to XLR output and then I also tried with RCA output (tried both inputs on WA33) and heard the same noises. So I thought ok it must be the DAC so I then turned the DAC off. So there should be no input into the WA33 but I am still hearing the pop noises. It is not too loud but definitely noticeable when no music is playing (silent). However with music playing its not audible for sure and don't even know if its occurring when music IS playing.

Lol this has just started happening to me too. But mine is a bit more frequent maybe a regular interval of 5 to 6 seconds I hear a very faint "bop" sound in my right channel.
Not sure if it's the tubes.. But it is super regular. Going to try swap out the tubes tonight and see if it persists.

 

[pippen99]

I think there is something in the air. Today mine started making a sputtering static noise in the right channel intermittently. I thought it was the new KR 274B I just got Monday. By the time I had got done switching things around it turned out to be one of my EML 300B 2.5V power tubes. Four weeks ago my Tak 274B roasted itself after 13 months(12 month warranty of course). I am sick and tired of vacuum tubes at the moment. Has anybody here filed a warranty claim with EML? The EML website has a fine description of the warranty and how to register but no procedure for filing a claim. Do you have to go through JACMUSIC? I have had communication issues with them before. Maybe this is a sign I should have stuck with SS.

 

[Roasty]

it turned out to be one of my EML 300B 2.5V power tubes.

Yea I'm using the same tubes and i think they're the cause of some of the pops and occasional crackles.. Going to try swap back to the KR 2a3 tubes and see how I like it.

Moved the wa33 into the room for a bit to see if there was any change to the pops.. Nope. Still there. Just for kicks, hooked it up to the AMB Gamma2 dac. Lol this small little dac does the job pretty well. I'm digging the sound from its rca out into the wa33. Not bad for a 300 buck more than a decade old purchase. Kinda makes me wonder why I bother to spend more on a dac..