Unless I perform a surgery on my LF339 because it does not have preamp out.
You know what's funny. My mind has exploded many times from all the amps and headphones I've had heard.
I've just listed the Burson Conductor V2+ and Beyer T1.2 for sale in my local classified. They are very nice sounding audio gear but it's my annual culling.
your answer was really helpfull ! atticus could benefit from that * aggressive * energy beautiful looking one , cant wait to try that , upgrading from valhalla 2 .
ha ha ! Well did you know that I have the Eikon and Atticus both bought new from Zach which I later sold off. I've heard both headphones on Euforia and La Figaro and I can tell you, you won't be disappointed on either amp but like I say, it's the bite. Think of the shark bite. It's nice.
And to prove I had the Feliks amps, this was my Starship Enterprise. Even have the date on it !
ha ha ! Well did you know that I have the Eikon and Atticus both bought new from Zach which I later sold off. I've heard both headphones on Euforia and La Figaro and I can tell you, you won't be disappointed on either amp but like I say, it's the bite. Think of the shark bite. It's nice.
And to prove I had the Feliks amps, this was my Starship Enterprise. Even have the date on it !
Unless I perform a surgery on my LF339 because it does not have preamp out.
You know what's funny. My mind has exploded many times from all the amps and headphones I've had heard.
I've just listed the Burson Conductor V2+ and Beyer T1.2 for sale in my local classified. They are very nice sounding audio gear but it's my annual culling.
It’s a socket saver, used when you tube roll a lot. Easier to replace than the socket itself.
I seem to pullout the socket savers anyway. I wish you could mount them.
Look up 'mullard flash', it's well documented especially with Mullards I believe it is because the resistance of the cold tube filament on startup is very low, and the initial voltage applied makes it glow white hot just before it warms up and glows a nice orange. I have some Mullard 12AU7s which flash like fireworks on startup, but also a couple that don't flash at all. That's the variability that comes with the handmade nature of tubes
It may have overloaded its circuits and you want it to shut down as that is it’s protection.
you can try a couple of things:
1) If you have them both plugged into a power strip try plugging the Marantz into a different outlet. The 339i is a beast on power.
2) Turn the 339i on first, then try to turn the Marantz on second as it may be getting a rush of power from the 339i cycling on.
The second option worked for me as my 789 would do the same if it was on before I turned on the 339i.
Also, reverse the order powering down, shutting down the Marantz first.
Yeah! Now I can power up both without problem. And it did run into power protection mode again if I accidentally turned off LF 339i first :/
I think I am getting the right signature and power, but seems the noise floor is very high -- I turned both the volumes (DAC, LF339i) down to 0 but still can hear the noise clearly. Did you have this problem? Thanks!
Or I guess LF 339i doesn't work quite well as a preamp to a stereo amp?
Yeah! Now I can power up both without problem. And it did run into power protection mode again if I accidentally turned off LF 339i first :/
I think I am getting the right signature and power, but seems the noise floor is very high -- I turned both the volumes (DAC, LF339i) down to 0 but still can hear the noise clearly. Did you have this problem? Thanks!
Or I guess LF 339i doesn't work quite well as a preamp to a stereo amp?
I did have noise issues and I discussed them in this thread a week or two ago but my noise was coming from my DAC to the 339i vía a ground loop. It bothered the heck outta me and was more pronounced in my low impedance headphones.
Do you get the noise when you just plug into the 339i? If not it may be introduced from the 339i to the Marantz,
If you don’t mind what looks like a cheap add-on but worked for me you could try this and put it on the RCA cable from the 339i to the Marantz. It will stop the ground loop hum and doesn’t affect the sound for me.
It cleared my noise problem right up and my system has been relatively quiet with all tubes since.
I say relative because if you turn the 339i way up you will still hear the tube hum but that is natural.
You also have the option of not using the 339i as a preamp but it is up to you.
@hp4fun - Check out adeadcrab’s post from 5 years ago regarding the specs of the original 339 at the time.
I am not sure if the 339i has more power as these specs are not published by Yuking.
@hp4fun - Check out adeadcrab’s post from 5 years ago regarding the specs of the original 339 at the time.
I am not sure if the 339i has more power as these specs are not published by Yuking.
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