Woo Audio
WA6-SE 2nd Generation
Introduced 2017$1,599 MSRP
The Woo Audio WA6-SE is an all-tube, single-ended triode Class-A headphone amplifier hand-built with point-to-point wiring in New York. Now in its 2nd generation, it uses a transformer-coupled output stage with dual 6.3mm HI/LO impedance headphone jacks to drive headphones from 8–600 ohms.
MSRP
$1,599
Used market · Excellent
$1,175
-27% vs MSRP
as of Sep 1, 2026MSRP to used market
From $950 at launch to $1,175 today.
Specifications
- THD
- Under 0.05% from ~5mV–200mV for 600Ω headphones; not more than 0.3% overall
- Inputs
- 2× RCA line-level inputs, 100 kΩ
- Weight
- Amplifier 12 lb; power supply 10 lb (22 lb combined)
- Outputs
- Dual 6.3mm (¼") stereo headphone jacks with HI/LO impedance selection, taken from separate output-transformer taps
- Topology
- All-tube, Class-A, transformer-coupled, single-ended triode (SET), point-to-point wired
- Dimensions
- Amplifier chassis and outboard power supply each 6" H × 5.5" W × 13" D
- Power output
- 2W @ 32Ω; 1.9W @ 60Ω; 1.8W @ 120Ω; 1.3W @ 300Ω; 0.8W @ 600Ω (measured, per Ken Rockwell review of prior-gen unit with 6DE7/6CY7 tubes)
- Tube complement
- 2× 13DE7 driver/power tubes; 1× 5U4G rectifier tube
- Frequency response
- 15 Hz–40,000 Hz at −3 dB
- Headphone compatibility
- 8–600 Ω dynamic and planar-magnetic headphones
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