@OnlySoMany: Did you make a decision? I'm in a similar spot as you, only my main headphones are Focal Utopias. Considering the WA33, Nirvana, and Envy. Hard to find direct comparisons between them. I'd also strongly consider the Stellaris if the waiting time wasn't so long.
@OnlySoMany: Did you make a decision? I'm in a similar spot as you, only my main headphones are Focal Utopias. Considering the WA33, Nirvana, and Envy. Hard to find direct comparisons between them. I'd also strongly consider the Stellaris if the waiting time wasn't so long.
I did, thank you for following up. I went with the Viva Egoista 845 in the end.
I've only listened to it for about 50 hours or so, but it meets all expectations, and vastly exceeds in others. Hard to explain, but there is something magic about the sound. No matter the genre, it just nails it. I used to not like the Caldera for rock on my WA33, but the Viva makes it sound like they are in my head. For edm, there is slightly less slam than WA33, but it sounds more realistic. It also has more space in the bass. Like you can hear the air being moved vs feeling the air being moved.
Pure voodoo.
It's very special. Worth the hype and expense. As long as I enjoy this audio addiction, I will keep this amp. It's endgame.
@OnlySoMany: Did you make a decision? I'm in a similar spot as you, only my main headphones are Focal Utopias. Considering the WA33, Nirvana, and Envy. Hard to find direct comparisons between them. I'd also strongly consider the Stellaris if the waiting time wasn't so long.
Did you end up finding something for the Utopia? have some on the way so I’m just poking around tube amps, as if my wallet hasn’t already suffered a fatal blow
Did you end up finding something for the Utopia? have some on the way so I’m just poking around tube amps, as if my wallet hasn’t already suffered a fatal blow
I'm kind of an old tube guy with 2 channel stereo (have had Audio Research for years now). Only recently have I gotten into serious headphones. The WA 23 is an awesome balance between tube harmonics and fidelity. Really quite perfect. I've listened to the Feliks and to me, it lacked emotion. And that's what tubes bring, emotion. I also have a T+A HA200 for solid state. There is some music that is better with solid state, as is true with some headphones. I listen to my Abyss Diana exclusively with sold state, but with my RAD O and ZMF Calderas, the synergy with the WA 23 (plus a glass of good bourbon -- straight of course) is heavenly.
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