Woo Audio WA8 Eclipse Battery-Operated Vacuum Tube Headphone Amplifier - Gold

"Recommended" Award – headfonia.com

Five Stars – the-ear.net

World's First Battery-powered Tube Headphone Amp

After three years of development and numerous prototypes, Woo Audio's epic WA8 Eclipse is set to knock the audiophile world upon its ear. It's the world's first battery-operated vacuum tube headphone amplifier and features SET Class-A, transformer output for superb, transparent sound quality. Like all Woo Audio products, it offers timeless design and superior build quality.

The WA8 Eclipse is a small amp with DAC that can be transported and set up anywhere with ease, offering desktop-class sonic performance in a small form-factor. Capable of driving demanding high-end headphones of 8-600 ohm impedance, its ultra-low noise circuitry makes it also ideal for use with sensitive in-ear monitors. The premium volume control is precise and feels great.

Award-Winning Performance

The Woo Audio WA8 Eclipse won a "Recommended" award from headfonia.com.

"The WA8 can handle sensitive monitors, high impedance dynamic headphones, and current hungry orthodynamics. The WA8 delivers a whole lot of detail and the sound is clear, clean, and fast. While it often is the case that the amplifier section in AMP/DAC combos is better than the DAC section, the WA8 actually sounds its best as a combo. Oh and it’s so pretty."

"Makes the Impossible Possible"

It also bagged a top rating of Five Stars from the-ear.net. "Woo Audio’s innovative WA8 Eclipse headphone DAC/amplifier makes the impossible possible and brings unbridled tube performance to those who refuse to be confined to an immovable desktop system."

"It’s one thing to make a small portable headphone Amp and DAC, but one that you can use as a serious line level preamplifier makes the already great Woo Audio WA8 Eclipse my choice for Personal Fidelity Product of the Year in our next issue," notes TONEaudio magazine. "You may never use it as a preamplifier, as I did, but you can. And you’ll love it."

Advanced Vacuum Tube Design

Despite its small size and easy portability, the WA8 Eclipse boasts an advanced vacuum tube desig. It comes with robust military-grade vacuum tubes, rated for 10,000 hours of life. For versatility in the analog realm, it offers user selectable two-tube or three-tube operation to accommodate in-ear monitors and to tailor the sound quality to different headphones.

The Class A, Single-Ended Triode topology uses premium customized OCC Single Crystal Copper output transformers that are ultra-efficient, offering high bandwidth and low loss.

For digital music lovers, the WA8 Eclipse uses a newly redesigned audiophile-grade ESS SABRE Reference 24/384kHz DAC that excels with Hi-Res music files. The DAC is compatible with both Apple iOS and Android devices with appropriate adapter.

Advanced Battery Technology

The WA8 Eclipse operates via external DC power or 'off-the-grid' battery operation. Advanced battery power technology provides power to the vacuum tubes and the DAC. The rechargeable lithium battery offers several hours of play, and unit is operable during charging.

All of this power and capability is housed in a CNC milled aluminum chassis with a smooth anodized finish available in Black, Space Gray, or Gold. A rugged travel case is included.

Excels at Home or On the Go

The Eclipse offers both digital and analog inputs via a USB interface and a line-level mini-jack. Headphone outputs consist of one mini-plug jack and one 1/4" jack.

The Eclipse's small footprint is perfect for the office. Take with you when you leave for the day, use it around the house, in the bedroom, the living room, in the backyard. Bring it with you on a trip to enjoy at the airport lounge, in a hotel room, or even in your car. It includes a high-quality protective case for storage or travel.

Assembled in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Woo Audio takes great pride in the fact that its products are assembled in Brooklyn, New York, USA from foreign and domestic components.

"I Highly Recommend It"

"I’ve had this amp since April 2018. To my ears, it adds a slightly warm analog sound to all digital signals, all the while emitting a ‘radio days’ amber glow from the tubes – adding visual appeal," reports KESM, head-fi.org.

"It has become my main staple for listening to music via HPs (when I’m stationary). I highly recommend it."