NEW Warm Audio WA-1B vs Tube Tech CL1b

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[SDA-Sound]

A buddy of mine replaced his warm audio stock tubes with gold lions and swears by them. I’m going to be comparing it to a CL1B this week. Keep ya updated.

[MarkVO]

The WA sounds like it has a bit more in the lower mids. The Tube Tech sounds more transparent and I think that's what makes it legendary - you don't hear the compression as much.

[DavidDiMuzio]

Thanks for doing this. Very helpful. I thought the biggest difference was the vocal. Sounded way more present to me on the Tube Tech. Almost just sounded like the vocal track was louder for the Tube Tech on the vocal.

[berdeauxlaveau]

I can hear differences in the character. I definitely prefer the tube tech sound. It has a bit more richness. Tho the warm audio is a great alternative for budget I’d say they did a great job of trying to emulate this iconic gear

[shawnsullivan]

Love that you matched it to ear and compression instead of just putting the setting in the same spot and running it . Great review !!!!

[AmishStringer]

Thanks for saving me the trouble of trying this thing out and sending it back. :)

[revelashan]

I was just looking for warm audio's version of the tube tech, I didn't realize that it dropped today! The difference is so miniscule it should be a crime. Definitely going on my "to buy" list

[dronehead]

I bought the WA-1b because of this demo video and I’m very pleased with it. I think you did a great comparison and walk-through of the features. A lot of Warm Audio haters out there and I wonder how many of them have actually tried the products or are just repeating something they’ve read? I haven’t been impressed with a few of their mics but I’ve actually had the opportunity to try them out first hand (some of their mics I do like). I wasn’t able to test the WA-1b before purchasing but I felt confident enough through the audio samples in this video that it would be a good addition to the rack and it hasn’t let me down at all. I’ve had some really good sessions with acoustic and bass guitar using this unit. I appreciate the video and it didn’t steer me wrong. Thanks!

[SupremeSpeaking]

Ima be honest Brother… Wavy Wayne sold me on this unit with his video on this unit (chain with the WA-8000, WA-73 and WA-1B) but you OVERSOLD me and your knowledge as well as HONEST thoughts on the two units has absolutely got me considering of purchasing. Much love and I appreciate this.

[CurtisGabrielMusic]

Im actually really surprised how good this one sounds! Wow.

[AtmosphereAudio]

Great review, honestly when I think of a CL1B I think “transparent.” I can compress really hard without necessarily saturating the signal. Though the difference is minimal I do hear a bit more saturation from the Warm. The differences are minimal so for most people I think this more then fine and a great value. Personally I’m gonna stick out the waiting list til I can get the Tube-Tech because the percentage that it’s better is worth it for what I want

[cgmatthews]

They’re within 95% of each other sonically, and for $3K in my pocket… I can just knock down the low mids on the EQ by 2dB!

[easternsouvenirs]

Your sound samples are always top notch which is really helpful to actually understand the potential of a piece of gear.

[OfficialDarrenJay]

Phenomenal test Colt. I thank you my pockets don’t LOL appreciate the detail

[bradenburke]

Come on man… I know you get paid by these companies, but really? There is a pretty noticeable difference if you have a good monitoring in a good treated room. The Warm sounds like a way different cheap knock off, not even talking about the EQ part either. The transients, the way way the attack grabs.. THIS IS NOT A CL1B

[jackspde]

Testing out the HA Tubesessor right now and it’s really dope. Would love to see a comparison of those

[Zenvo-uutm]

The warm audio sounds a bit more chocked(or feels as if it's compressing more), the tube tech has a smoother and more even compression feel and more open (or maybe fraction louder?) . But i could be proven wrong in a blind A/B since bias would be eliminated
Thank you for comparison video

[AdamYoung-yw]

Generally speaking I find the Tube-Tech more open on every source. I'm thinking the low mid push from the warm might get muddy if several instruments are recorded with it. (Just my gut reaction after listening to this once) Great shootout!

[TheAudioCzar]

I'm working on my WA-1B content. Its annoying comparing hardware to clones or plugins because you can never set them to the same settings

[gregbaxter]

They're very close but the Tube Tech's top end is quite a bit more open to my ears. Knowing that, it could be handled with a different mic choice. Nicely done.