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With less challenging music, the WA11 sounded great via the Phi, while the Hifiman HE1000v2 headphones excelled with the WA11 on the Isle of Dogs massive drum thwacks. These are power-hungry 'phones after all, and battery-powered amps struggle to keep up with the score's big bass drums. The WA11 did stumble with the Diana Phi when I played the Isle of Dogs soundtrack album really loud. The sound was sweet as can be, and stereo imaging was expansive. The purity of the sound took my breath away, but this wasn't the sort of uber-transparency that highlights the faults of everyday recordings. I was eager to try the WA11 with the extraordinary Abyss Diana Phi on-ear headphones (review to come). I play the IE800 with my iPhone 6S all the time, but here with the WA11, the sound filled out with no loss of clarity.
The Sennheiser IE800 in-ears, one of my long-term references, were also very appreciative of the WA11's talents. I've always loved these 'phones, but they never sounded this organically rich before. Wow! The sound was lush, clear, and very low in distortion. I paired the amp with a wide range of headphones, starting with something truly special, the Audeze LCDi4 in-ear headphones. Maximum power output is specified at 1.2 watts per channel for 30-ohm headphones. There's one other bit of connectivity, a 4.4mm Pentaconn stereo analog balanced audio input, but no analog outputs so the WA11 cannot be used as a preamp.
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I had good results on my desktop with my Mac Mini and also with my iPhone 6S.
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It's compatible with PC, Mac, Android and iOS devices. The Woo Audio WA11 Topaz amp with Sony MDR Z1R headphonesĪt home, the WA11 can serve as a dandy desktop USB digital audio converter/headphone amp. The WA11's built-in ESS Sabre Reference digital audio converter offers high resolution playback up to 24-bit/384kHz PCM files and up to DSD128 for DSD files. The rear-end hosts two USB Type-C ports, one for data, and one for charging (it's only USB 2.0 compliant) so you can listen to the WA11 and charge its lithium-ion battery simultaneously, or listen for up to six continuous hours of battery-only playtime. The amp's side panel has a high/low gain switch for compatibility with easy- and hard-to-drive headphones. Too bad Woo didn't also squeeze in a 3.5mm headphone jack, but space is limited. The amplifier circuitry is fully balanced from input to output.
Upfront there's a machined metal volume control and two headphone jacks, a standard 6.3mm jack and a 4.4mm Pentaconn jack (for headphones fitted with balanced cables with Pentaconn connectors only one headphone can be plugged in at a time).
The included Alcantara travel pouch protects the WA11 from scratches. The WA11's black anodized-aluminum chassis feels solid, and measuring just 6.1 by 3.3 by 1 inches, it's small enough to fit into a jacket pocket. Instruments and vocals surely have a lot more body and substance than what I hear from my iPhone 6S' headphone jack.
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Better yet, it's small enough to be truly portable - Woo's taking high-end sound to the streets!Įven without the aid of tubes the WA11 ($1,400) sounds velvety-rich, powerful and refined. So it came as a big surprise when I received the company's first solid-state WA11 Topaz headphone amplifier. Woo Audio has been making exceptional tube electronics in New York CIty since 2004.
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