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Very Nice Amp!, Woo 6

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tony3d	Posted: March 22, 2007 04:53 am
Sound Thinking Member Group: Members Posts: 44 Member No.: 182 Joined: March 11, 2007	Well, Just received my new Woo 6 amp. Man this thing is beautiful! Extremely well built, it has plenty of muscle to drive my K701's to very loud levels. This is my first tube product, and I must say I'm very impressed! I can't believe how good this old technology can sound. What really impresses me the most , is how quite the amp is. Music seems to flow from a dead black background. I only have about 12 hours on my amp, so an in depth review should wait I guess, although I'm not one of those die hard believers in burn for electronics, I do think it affects dynamic drivers though. So far the Woo is a class act, and Jack is a wonderful, passionate, business man, who pays attention to the smallest details. I can't say enough about working with Jack. The amp is worth the price just based on the support alone. Their are very few products I have been this satisfied with, in a world where service, and quality are much to often a distant memory. As a business owner myself, I applaud Wooaudio for it's passion in producing a top flight, quality product. Attached Image (Click thumbnail to expand)

itlldue	Posted: March 22, 2007 07:05 am
Seeking Moderator Degree................ Group: Moderator Posts: 2863 Member No.: 7 Joined: June 30, 2006	I know nothing about tubes, but NICE! -------------------- IN ORDER TO BE OLD AND WISE, YOU MUST FIRST BE YOUNG AND STUPID

bolly	Posted: March 22, 2007 07:42 am
ElectrohomePA100mk1Guy!1! Group: Charter Member Posts: 1018 Member No.: 11 Joined: July 01, 2006	looks fantastic tony3d!!

Superfly	Posted: March 22, 2007 08:15 am
Disruptive Influence Group: Charter Member Posts: 1012 Member No.: 2 Joined: June 29, 2006	I love the clean simplicity to it. -------------------- Large Member

Mark B	Posted: March 22, 2007 09:31 am
excitable boy Group: Charter Member Posts: 849 Member No.: 5 Joined: June 29, 2006	Now that's a cool headphone amp!

tony3d	Posted: March 22, 2007 10:07 am
Sound Thinking Member Group: Members Posts: 44 Member No.: 182 Joined: March 11, 2007	Thanks guys. I am absolutely trilled with it. It's sound is very detailed. The amp has tons of resolution without being the slightest bit harsh. It has plenty of power to drive my K701's to very loud levels, thanks to the transformer coupling. I can't remember being this please with a product in years. Jack, the guy who builds them, is absolutely fantastic! I found a very small nick on the the rear of the power transformer lid and mentioned to jack, so he is sending me out a new one pronto. All in all a class act.

cubdog	Posted: March 22, 2007 03:36 pm
Living with Max Group: Charter Member Posts: 1324 Member No.: 18 Joined: July 05, 2006	Nice looking amp. Congratulations. cubdog

Danger Boy	Posted: March 22, 2007 07:15 pm
Valued Member Group: Members Posts: 187 Member No.: 172 Joined: February 22, 2007	my eyes, MY EYES!! Where are my sunglasses? nice glow on them tubes. WTG! great looking amp -------------------- People will eventually forget exactly what it was you said and did, but they will never forget how you made them feel.... unknown

Elroy	Posted: April 17, 2007 06:41 pm
Thread Killer Group: Moderator Posts: 3045 Member No.: 4 Joined: June 29, 2006	If you dont mind me asking, how much does something like cost? elroy -------------------- I got nothing Yamaha CX-2000 Yamaha MX-2000 Zhaolu 3.0 DAC Modded Vandersteen 2c Denon DP62L Marantz 67 SE CD Player Teac W990rx

tony3d	Posted: April 18, 2007 02:53 am
Sound Thinking Member Group: Members Posts: 44 Member No.: 182 Joined: March 11, 2007	The cost is $570.00. It is hand built here in New York by Mr. Wu. The guy is great to work with, and he produces a top quality product. Each amp is burned in for 10 hours before shipping. The Woo is a class act! I am 100% satisfied with this purchase. Previously I had bought a Chinese built Val E10 amp, that arrived defective. Never again. The piece of mind that comes with buying this amp is worth every cent. Attached Image (Click thumbnail to expand)

Danger Boy	Posted: April 18, 2007 09:05 am
Valued Member Group: Members Posts: 187 Member No.: 172 Joined: February 22, 2007	I want a tube headphone amp so bad.. I just bought a pair of Senn HD-590 and they are begging me to get a tube headphone amp. Just curious.. if you had to replace all three tubes. how much would that run ya? for the same ones? -------------------- People will eventually forget exactly what it was you said and did, but they will never forget how you made them feel.... unknown

tony3d

Posted: April 18, 2007 12:16 pm

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QUOTE (Danger Boy @ April 18, 2007 08:05 am)

I want a tube headphone amp so bad.. I just bought a pair of Senn HD-590 and they are begging me to get a tube headphone amp.

Just curious.. if you had to replace all three tubes. how much would that run ya? for the same ones?

The tubes are cheap. The two 6de7's are about $7.00 a piece, and the rectifier tube costs between $12 - $20.00 depending on the make. Pretty small price to pay for such wonderful sound.

hakka26	Posted: May 06, 2007 10:39 pm
Millenium Member Group: Members Posts: 1231 Member No.: 57 Joined: August 02, 2006	Woo, woo looks like a thermonuclear reaction. Awesome.

Kahuna	Posted: September 19, 2007 08:26 pm
Sound Thinking Member Group: Members Posts: 4 Member No.: 292 Joined: September 19, 2007	I've had my Woo Audio 6 now for approx. 6 weeks and I'm in headphone nirvana! I had Jack trick my amp out with all the whistles and bells: V-Cap for stage coupling, Teflon film and tin foil reference capacitors, matched pair - 0.15uf/600V Blackgate capacitors for voltage filtering Power Tank 220uf/200V (x2) Blackgate 150u/350v Blackgate decoupling capacitors (x2) Blackgate 220u/16v Blackgate by-pass capacitors (x4) This amp is driving my Sennheiser HD650's. It will be quite a while before I contract a fatal case of upgrade-itus! This post has been edited by Kahuna on September 19, 2007 08:27 pm -------------------- "Speed Kills...It kills those that don't have it!" - Ski-U-Ma!