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00:00 - Intro
00:43 - Build Quality
02:10 - Controls & I/O
03:00 - Subjective Sound
10:26 - Outro
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Genre: Entertainment
Date of upload: Dec 15, 2023 ^^
Rating : 4.521 (67/493 LTDR)
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Top Comments of this video!! :3
This is awesome! I really like your reviewing and it's so nice to see you do a review of this amp. Your intelligent style means I always learn something, even if I already own what you're reviewing - I ended up buying the demo unit of this amp at CanJam SoCal last year because I loved it so much! Still my favorite tube amp I've ever heard.
P.S. - your custom Atrium looks super rad!
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Thanks for this Cameron, much appreciated.
A comparison against the Feliks Audio Envy Performance Edition would’ve been great though
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Probably the most desirable headphone amp at this moment in time, and likely for some time to come. A classic in the making.
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Great review, curious to see measurements, distortion profile could explain its signature etc
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thank you for the great review. ~ Mike 🙏🏻
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What Pre Amp are you using? I have the humble WA3 and it's doing an outstanding job. Can't fault it - drives everything from IEM to planar for an OTL I am impressed.
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Great video! I realize that this might be apples<>oranges, but how would you rank/compare the WA23 to the Wandla stack?
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Hey Cameron. Kamran here :P Love your reviews. Honest and to the point with no BS. Can ia sk you a general question( though i know it's relative). I have got focal clear, hifiman xs and HE6se. I like those headphones but i am little treble sensitive. I do listen to rock, pop and other Genres. I am ready to upgrade. Under $2k what would you reckon i should try? My cource for now is bifrost 2OG and Burson soloist 3xp. plzzz
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I think you're confused (and you are further confusing your audience) between SE vs Push-Pull and SE vs Balanced Differential. The first refers to how the power devices are driven the second refers to the total amp stage topology (Balanced differential requiring 2 complete amp stages per channel, one amplifying each side of the waveform). The traditional terminology is what leads to this confusion. It is a confusing subject so there's no need for more of it.. This particular amp just happens to be SE in both ways. You can have a push pull amp with the amp still being SE in terms of its overall topology. In fact this is how most Class A/B amps (tube or solid state) are designed. Please note that it is very rare to see tube based Balanced differential implementations (not uncommon in Solid State amps) due to the difficulty in implementing these especially due to difficulty in perfectly matching the dual amp stages required for each channel.
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Where did you find yourself on the volume knob on the ab1266 when listening to say rock ?
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Owned a few Woo Audio amps and love them. Great team at Woo as well.
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The 2A3 is one of the best sounding "power" tubes, if not the best one and as such it shines in single ended topology. It has a flea power but it's perfect for headphones. It is one of these refined tubes where the brand really matters.
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🙏🏾 Can you please do a head-to-head vs a flagship OTL like the Feliks Euforia.
It would be tubular dude 🤙🏾
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I would love to find out more reasons why things are the way they are in audio such as at 4:25 - I often wondered why so many tube amps are single ended and this makes a lot of sense
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For that price it better be your “favorite” or what's the point.
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Holy crap, that pendulum song made me have to eq the bass and the treble DOWN for the first time in my life xD (-2db shelf at 166 and -1 at 4k). I usually have to do exactly the opposite. Cool song tho.
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For 9 grand Amp that thing better blow something else other than just my mind
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I had the opportunity to listen to this today. A very balanced tuning, but a bit underpowered for Susvaras still. And the idle noise level is unacceptably high for a unit at this price point. I’ll stick with my Bliss for Susvara duties. And after being fortunate enough to A/B this and a Feliks Envy, the Envy was a better match for my Atriums. Possibly one of the most pleasing listening experiences I’ve had.
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Please review the Wa7 3rd gen please!
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@abehaile2659
2 months ago
Thank you. Keep up the great work 👏🏾 I appreciate the OTL comparison 8:48
I too seek the tubyness, so I purchased a Feliks Euforia
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