Thanks!

Another question for you folks. I like the WA6 with Sophia Princess and 6FD7 for my (low impedance) Denon D5000. But I'm finding it just a little bright with the (high impedance) Beyer T1. Any recommendations for tubes I should try in order to tame the HF a little bit with the T1, without losing...

So, any clues on where to purchase a good matched set of 6FD7?     Edit: Ugh, sorry all, I should do more research before posting. I'm lazy.  I see Jack sells them, there's a link on the WA6SE page.

Thanks! Does the 6FD7 require an adapter? Sorry, not a great tube expert.   Edit: looks like the answer is no, that it's a direct replacement for the stock 6DE7.

Hi folks! Just joining this club, have acquired a WA6 with stock tubes. I plan to purchase upgrade tubes from Jack. I will be getting the Sophia rectifier. Now I'm trying to figure out which drive/power tubes to try. I'd rather not buy all of them, I'm kind of on a budget - or at least trying to...

Quote: Originally Posted by SoundMatters12 **Update as of Friday, April 16th** If you did not apply the first time around, please feel free to do so now! We will keep the submission process open for approximately two weeks from now. I'm in, I'd be happy to participate and do...

Thanks, all! It was a lot of fun, glad I had a chance to meet a few of you. (Shoulda had name tags though to associate people with online ids... I know it's geeky but still...) This was my first head-fi meet, and it was well worth the drive down from Baltimore. I was glad to finally have a...

Cool. I'll be there. As I said before, I'll be late (~2pm), but I'm bringing: HE5/EF5 Audiotailor Jade markl D5000 (w/ Lawton cups) Modded M-Audio 24/96 DAC (with spdif/toslink/aes digital input) ultra-cheapo cd player with digital output

I'm pretty sure I'll be able to make it, though I may not be there till ~2pm. I can bring a speaker amp.

Hi all! I'm kind of an infrequent head-fi'er, but I know GreatDane a bit from another forum - would welcome a chance to meet you in person, GreatDane! I'm in Baltimore so it's a short hop, some chance I might be able to attend. If I do, I could contribute to the auditory mix an Audiotailor...

Quote: Originally Posted by Pyriel0 HE-5's don't take anywhere near 2 watts or even one watt. Its rated 87db at 1 mw. 90db = 2mw / 93db = 4mw / 96 = 8mw / 99 = 16 mw. Even K1000's only take 400mw for 100db. How on earth do you think the HE-5 takes 2 watts? Those numbers are...

Yeah, sounds like the jack is maybe a little loose or dirty and is not making good contact with the plug. You could try cleaning the plug and the jack with a little rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball or q-tip for the inside of the jack. Other than that, might not be much you can do without...

Well, to put myself back on the other side of the fence... now that I've got a tube that actually works (the RCA that came with it, and a replacement I got from a respected member here, were both bad - so it goes with tube gear and 40+ y.o. tubes), and have spent nearly a week so far breaking...

Quote: Originally Posted by PaulyT But the initial issue - the l/r imbalance - was clearly the RCA tube that came with it, because that went away with the second tube I tried (a Sylvania), but then that introduced distorted sounds that were not present with the RCA. I'm not yet ready to...

Yes, immtbiker, I hear you; I apologize for speaking out of my frustration. I understand the EF5/HE5 is not the world's most expensive headphone rig. In fact I've probably put about the same amount into my current Jade+D5000 combo. I had my hopes up very high based on reading this and other...