I should have been specific I was referring to the WA5 LE with the upgrade caps package I’ve owned for two years.
Preferences are indeed preferences yet for an amplifier with TOTL aspiration it’s flawed a tad as pointed out by experience DIYers and my own experience. Other similar and cheaper amplifier use higher quality parts with most important better PSU designs instead of a bog standard single rail with similarities to the BH crack. These are my own criticism and once several key upgrades were implement such as using a more than 20$ volume pot, upgraded split rail psu, higher voltage to actually reach the quoted power etc. The 300B started to blossom.
The WA5 is the most tube rolling sensitive amp where for it to sound really good it needs premium tubes doubling the cost. As I said elsewere IMO a tube amp ideally should be at 90% performance with stock.
I know there’s a group intent on hating on everything woo without a specific reason yet some criticism needs to be done when called for.
This should not stop anyone from auditioning one to make up their own mind.