Ok now that I have bought a new ipad, I can used my explorer 2 again, with full MQA rendering. For the LCD 3 it's perfect for loud modern music. But for classical or old jazz recording I might need an amp to boost that level. But for Billy Eilish it's perfectly suited, and I listen to headphone...

Thanks Boss for your recommandation and I agree, I enjoyed that combo to death! But I am still enjoying Telefunken 6080 and EF86 too! Different flavour for different style of music ^^

Did some tinkering inside my amp! Still LCD3 with 339 is my best setup of all times!

What's up everyone! I haven't put a foot on headfi, too busy rocking my LCD3 with LF339! Anyway, I was wondering what it I would bypass all the power caps in the 339, and due to size constraint, I couldn't pop the copper Miflex I really like, except for the last power cap for the drivers, and...

Nice! Are they greys or black plates? I saw a pair going for less than 80 yesterday! For my LCD3 I think they are just the bomb for all gendra of music. I love the details too ^^

Its from ali express : https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005001593504884.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27426c37lvOeFm Enjoy it's only 3 euros!

Thanks to you for offering such a nice and cheap upgrade for all of us!

I tried the elevated heater, the hum is now minimum of the minimum, and should never be a problem anymore for me. Super happy! It is still not still tombstone silent when volume pot is wide open, but it's pretty much as good as can be. Practically hum is now a non issue for the 339. But looking...

Here is my cheap chinese amp (True Blood 5F1)! It was wired point to point so it's kind of WOW when you consider I bought it only 300€ new! I just changed the speaker and rewired the rectifier from chinese 6Z4 to NOS Tungsol 6X4, and score! I slipped in a Telefunken ECC88 and a RCA 6V6 and now...

I think I need to do my homework before modding the 339. I use different drivers (6J5, EF86, 6SJ7) so a fixed bias might not be ideal for me! I might roam in your DIY thread and ask you questions though if you don't mind ^^

Oh it was very easy, i can post a photo tomorrow to show how it's done. First empty the power left in capacitors on both sides with a resistors. It will really hurt you or tickle you at best If you don't. Then... Just need to wire two 100ohm resistors to both heaters, ground the center tap, and...

You got me interested in trying the gyrator to load the 6j5!😃😃😜 Thanks L0rdGwyn! Yes there is a tiny bit of hum left so I will try the elevation!

I see that's a lot of amps! I was wondering why those 6080 prices skyrocketed in the last decade!😁

I wonder what other 6080 tube amps afficionados are loving the Bendix..