[Lucky87]

Price difference between the KR and Tak?

Sorry the TAK 274B is $1250 on Woo site and on another site at $850 (parts connection)) a $400 difference just wondering why?

 

[Roasty]

Sorry the TAK 274B is $1250 on Woo site and on another site at $850 (posted a couple of threads back) a $400 difference just wondering why?

Just go with the one from partsconnexion. There is quite a markup of the tubes on the Woo website.

 

[Clive101]

Anyone using the KR Audio 2A3 HP, with premium gold-pin Electro Harmonix 6C45Pi, KR Audio 274B HP? I am wonder what the sound difference between the KR 274B VS Takatsuki 274B also why is there such a price difference from one site at $1250 vs another at $850 on the Takatsuki?

Thanks

For me the KR 274B HP is too laid back and much prefer the Tak 274b with the combination of tubes you describe.
I love the laid back sound BUT with the KR it was too much with the LCD 4 and WA33 EE JPS.
You could say I found the KR bloated but only had a max of 30 hours so maybe this is the issue, does it get better after burn in ?
I also use a PS Audio P15 power supply owing to voltage swing, since using this the Woo is dead quiet.

 

[Shini44]

i bought these tubes for WA33 KR 2A3-HP (<Link) these would work right? since the one i saw on Woo Audio website are on back order.

 

[Bonddam]

Enjoying my new Elite base model with ACME 2a3 takasuki, and gold pins. This is a big step up from my old standard. The Volume control takes more muscle to turn. Sound is smooth with no loss in energy. Get more control with the better volume pot. Can hope once the internals cook in that it should get even better.

 

[JLoud]

Looking forward to any in depth comparisons between the standard and EE. Of course my wallet is begging you to remain silent.

 

[Bonddam]

I guess the best way to have compared both would be using stock tubes. My comparison couldn’t be done as I’m using a different DAC. I just purchased a May KTE R2R but the current Mytek Manhattan 2 is sounding better then the TT2 and standard setup from before. Bigger soundstage lots of detail. The Empyrean just sounds like a new headphone with holographic presentation that I never experienced before. It is still warm and robust sounding treble is not rolled off it just sparkles. I’m going to let go of the Reference Milo. The Elite is dead silent but you still have the transformer hum from the amp. So in a dead silent room you can hear the amp like the standard. Only thing I hate is when the tubes go I’ll be stuck with stock. Or I’ll have to work some overtime and running a drop in the night will suck(cable that feeds your internet from the pole). I leave with saying maybe it is more tube sound then the standard.

 

[Lucky87]

Just go with the one from partsconnexion. There is quite a markup of the tubes on the Woo website.

Well just ordered 1 from them today with Chris and he said he has only 1 more left on this incoming Batch if any is interested in the TAKATSUKI TA-274B @ $899

 

[Shini44]

i ordered all the tubes for now to have them ready. also ordered Utopia, Susvara and Abyess Phi TC. next will order WA33 EE JPS and wait for it big time. it will be a lot of fun. i will also be able to use WA33 as a pre-amp for RAAL's HSA-1b + SR1a

Veeeeeeeeerrry Excited

 

[Adamtl]

i ordered all the tubes for now to have them ready. also ordered Utopia, Susvara and Abyess Phi TC. next will order WA33 EE JPS and wait for it big time. it will be a lot of fun. i will also be able to use WA33 as a pre-amp for RAAL's HSA-1b + SR1a

Veeeeeeeeerrry Excited

Woa! Congrats. Sensation overload

 

[Bonddam]

i ordered all the tubes for now to have them ready. also ordered Utopia, Susvara and Abyess Phi TC. next will order WA33 EE JPS and wait for it big time. it will be a lot of fun. i will also be able to use WA33 as a pre-amp for RAAL's HSA-1b + SR1a

Veeeeeeeeerrry Excited

You forgot the Solitaire P.

 

[Shini44]

You forgot the Solitaire P.

time to read about it for a future purchase hehe

 

[Bonddam]

time to read about it for a future purchase hehe

I have two of them, which is due to my OCD problem so I'm keeping the new one that came in today and selling the one I got last month.

 

[Shini44]

Guess Who Ordered WA33 Elite Edition + JPS Wiring

KR 2a3 HP x4 + Takatsuki 274b + KR 274b set too


i will go into tube rolling for sure as well after i get all of these :3

Update: added JPS XLR and JPS Power Cords to the order too lol.

 

[Adamtl]

You made a great purchase, what dac are you using?