True! I’m a sucker for industrial design, and think the red October looks great. I heard it sounds wonderful too. I don’t regret the WA22 in the slightest, in fact, I’m making a list of tubes I want to pick up for it lol

I almost started with a Kenzie, but when I went to buy it, the price jumped by a significant amount, and I didn’t see a proper justification for it, so started looking at others. Then ended up with the WA22

The red October has been on my radar for a little while, did you get a chance to demo it?

Beautiful! I can’t tell cause it’s dark, what tubes?

To be fair , 5 watts will still get it to 110db I believe, which would make you deaf anyways lol

I calculated that when I first saw them, almost S$%^ my pants :smile:

If you can audition it that easily, I would absolutely give it a go. It is still my favorite, and I only sold it as I was offered what I paid for it, so no loss to me. Still miss it TBH.

My signature shows the luck I've had with topping and similar, so unfortunately if this was true, I personally would not go that route. I am sure I am in the minority there, and is probably bad luck/bad seller on Amazon, but is enough for me to ignore those brands from now on. As far as...

I've always wanted to audition the HPA4, it's the shipping back and forth that kills it for me as my preferred dealers wont carry them (not enough margin) and the dealers that do, are the "Professional" recording gear big box chains. They are horrible to deal with in Canada. But my V550 is...

Using the ones I got as we speak :gs1000smile:

I need to adjust this statement. I noticed weird sound out of my V550, and upon cleaning my XLR cables, sound is back to normal. And, as an aside, I no longer find it "blunted". It is exceptionally quiet, and I find it to be extremely neutral in presentation. I do not find extra warmth, nor any...

"Little" is relative :wink: https://www.violectric.de/en/products/headphone-preamps/violectric-hpa-v550-pro 290mm x 80 x 248

That's totally fair, I was asking as SS reference is still something I like to have as well as the WA22.

I didn't get Tung-Sol, but these have worked out rather quite nicely. Couldn't find the T/S when I was looking. https://vintagetubeservices.com/product/7236-5998-6as7g-cetron-output-tube/

My library has no streaming services, so just my lossless files. But like @Promee said, you can access all your EQ's, and library remotely, without specialized hardware required for processing, just an end point the is Roon compatible, which there are many now. I used to use Foobar2000, but...

I must admit, I didn't even think about a DDC! RME steady clock rules. I use an Intona 7055-C https://intona.eu/en/products/7055-c as I have noisy GPU in my PC. I really want to try my tests now with an DDC and the new 12th to see what I think. That being said, it still sounds like the 12th is...

@phthora, How do you like the HPA4? That is one I wanted to try out, but couldn't get my hands on without a return policy that wouldn't hurt shipping wise. I'm on an acreage in a VERY small community now.

I did audition the Ares II before they changed it to the Enyo and came out with the 12th version. I personally did not like the "fuzz" that I seemed to hear. It was soft to my ears. Yes, this one I heard a difference, but I didn't care for it, not to mention you can't keep a device connected via...

I settled on the RME after many DAC's. Now to be fair, The only DAC that came close to the price of the RME, was the Bifrost 2, and I sent it back after blind testing with the RME. I have been considering changing out my RME for something else, however, I am more concerned about getting...

Page 66 of the manual

I do! I saw a post on here somewhere, and used the link they provided, here's the ones I grabbed https://a.co/d/fWFnFJw

The only ZMF's I have currently are the Auteur Classic's. Since getting the WA22 I have been on quite a trip rediscovering my headphone collection. But I must say, having a set of Auteur Suede Perf pads, and NEVER used them. I thought I would roll 'em and see what happens. Well, F#*$ me hahaha...

I use the RME ADI-2 DAC FS, I use the xlr outs to the woo, and set my volume ref level to 13dbu, then lower volume to -4.5. This gives 4v out over xlr, and 2v out over single ended.

Luckily for me, my WA22 is my favorite by a very wide margin. It's bee just over 2 weeks since I shipped the MKII out, waiting to find out what the issue is. TBH, I could let all my SS amps go and never miss 'em, but I do enjoy my variety and like having "choices".

Grant Fidelity 6SN7-SE Globe https://premiumvacuumtubes.com/product/treasure-globe-6sn7-se-pair-gf-limited-special-edition/