Yep, this happened to me also, back in November 2018. I had to send my amp out to be repaired and it was just some re-soldering that needed to be done. The shop went a head and touched up some of the other solder points as well. If you don't have a local shop and are looking for one, let me...

Wow. Not a fan of this new look. Too much of a"bling" look to them. Those screens look bad in my opinion. It might have looked better with the original's screen, with the pin holes, maybe. But it totally lost the clean and refined look of the originals. I've been thinking about picking...

Bring on the baddest Loki you got! I'm ready; my cash is set aside.

The Aeolus sounds good out of the La Figaro 339; if that helps with your decision!? 😝

Which ones specifically? Might give a set of two a try.

No, using a splitter is fine. There is no issue with it. As I said, I use them.

Those y-cables would work. I prefer to use a splitter like these:. https://www.amazon.com.au/HTTX-Splitter-Connector-Subwoofer-Connection/dp/B07C1KLJ9P/ref=sr_1_45?dchild=1&keywords=Rca+splitter&qid=1613201222&sr=8-45 I've used spitters like these a few times and prefer them to cables; easier...

I use a RaspberryPi with a PI2AES HAT, so I don't have to turn on my main gaming rig while I'm working. I already have my work laptop on, no need for another one being on just for music. Or if I'm working on my gaming rig, I don't want to be without music during reboots!

My tube recommendations for the La Figaro:. A quad of GEC CV4079 w/ two CV4079/A2293 adapters from EBay as Power Tubes and a pair of Telefunken EF 800 with EF80 adapters as Driver Tubes. Nice and warm with great bass. Another plus, this combo with adapters is easy to find and shouldn't run...

Yeah, it doesn't get much mention here sometimes; out side the La Figaro thread. Kinda comes and goes, in small gentle waves of discussions.

La Figaro 339 or the new 339i. Though, it is the only OTL amp that I have heard.

Can not smash like enough!!!

And this guy says he's not a hardware guy. If that isn't a hardware guy, then I don't know what is!:stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

I don't use Room, but Host my music on my NAS for a few reasons: centralized access from any device on my network, disk redundancy in case of failure, ease of data management and backup, ease of expansion, plus I'm already using it as shared storage for my home lab with all of my other data. So...

Take this question to it's simplest form: Do you want to try tubes or not? If you have any interest in tubes, hearing what they can do, or how different tubes change the sound, then get the Vali.

I'm all in on the fullboat Loki. No messing around here. The price is more than double what I was hoping for, but after hearing the features; I'm good! Honestly, I was kind of thinking I'd pass if the price was over $500 during the speculation stage. Then it was sorta announced with "that"...

Yeah, it was not a major difference. I'm talking slight, like 5%; something small like that. Well in the realm of variance in tube age, my moods at the particular times, or my mind just saying "those sound better than those". Either way, they both bring the thunder in the 339!

I prefer the CV4079s over the A2293s. Not sure if they are supposed to be the exact same tube with the same sonic properties, but I hear a difference. Or at least I think I hear a difference, in that the Cv4079s have better bass. I'm full on team CV4079!

Oh yeah, great match! Get some GEC 4079s, Telefunken EF800, adapters, and the Universe perf sued pads. Damn fine combo that!

Shipping to the US though, not sure if cost effective; I mean your case is special an all! :stuck_out_tongue: Plus currency conversion fees. Yeah, the pairing is just great. They sound better out of my 339 than my two SS amps, a Schiit Jot 1 and Audio-GD R-28. Both those SS amps should be...

Yeah, those are the Creator Package, which is that price everywhere. The Creator Package retails for $1,200 because it does not come with the travel case. Not sure why a $150 case causes the Headphones to go up $500.

Thanks for the comparison. Yeah, I love me planar bass too! That is why my pair of HE-500 sounds so good to me out of the 339. Now, to keep an eye out for a good deal on a pair of LCD-X. I think I have some Amazon gift cards I have not used yet; might go for the creator package.

So you had to go and talk about the LCD-X recently in this thread........now I'm thinking about that headphone seriously. Any comments on how the LCD-X stacks up against these three in regards to bass? How does mid-bass, sub-bass, and impact/slam compare?

I run 2293/4079 adapters with socket savers, as the adapters bottom out on the amp chassis. I didn't like the idea of the screw bottoms touching the metal chassis. You know, metal and electricity can be a bad mix at times.

Been using my La Figaro to drive my HE-500 for two years now, which are also lower impedance. There are numerous posts about this combo earlier in this thread. This amp was said to be one of the best to synergize with the HE-500.