[Sonic Defender]

  It's too quiet in here!
I have new amp coming in, the Auris HA2SE, I wonder how it will make the 339 look  

Yes, if it isn't one of the really well known brands, gear that is awesome can sadly get ignored. Marketing and looks really help, mind you I like the looks of the 339 quite a bit. Sadly with having had to stay unemployed for a year to look after my daughter I may actually have to sell the 339. I'm just starting a new job soon, but it doesn't pay anywhere near as well as the job I had to leave and I may not even be able to keep it.

 

[supabayes]

  It's too quiet in here!
I have new amp coming in, the Auris HA2SE, I wonder how it will make the 339 look  

 
@Ultrainferno
Perhaps, it's been quiet because LF339 folks are enjoying their music and not restless about tubes and GAS. I am looking forward to your impression of the new amp. In the meantime, the LF339 continues to impress me as it scale to new gears I got recently. The amount of details that the Utopia and DAVE can deliver is crazy if you read the other threads. There are some who thinks that no amp is needed between them. Well, I hooked the LF339 to DAVE and Utopia, behold the LF presentation is delightful - even more 3D, as transparent as Dave headphone jack with little or no loss in details. Totally amazing. LF339 porn to share ... 
 

 
LoL, I risked my life shooting this picture. The headphone was on a glass shelf 1 inch above the tubes. The shelf is heated by the tubes and too warm to touch. The headphone must not be left long on the shelf because Berylium is explosive

 and should not be exposed to heat (like the tubes beneath). 

 

[Ultrainferno]

impressive. Thank you for sharing!

 

[supabayes]

@Ultrainferno,
 
Couple of questions to check with you.
 
1. Have you listen to the ALO Studio 6? What is your opinion of it compared to the 339? 
 
2. I was watching Currawong Youtube review of the Studio6 where he mentioned about using the the 6 headphone jacks to drive speakers. Are you aware of anyone who has attempted this with the 339? For some tube combination, the gain is so great that my volume level is at 8-9 o'clock. So I am wondering if there is any reason not to use the 339 headphone jack to run efficient speakers?

 

[Ultrainferno]

  @Ultrainferno,
 
Couple of questions to check with you.
 
1. Have you listen to the ALO Studio 6? What is your opinion of it compared to the 339? 
 
2. I was watching Currawong Youtube review of the Studio6 where he mentioned about using the the 6 headphone jacks to drive speakers. Are you aware of anyone who has attempted this with the 339? For some tube combination, the gain is so great that my volume level is at 8-9 o'clock. So I am wondering if there is any reason not to use the 339 headphone jack to run efficient speakers?

 
1. I have for sure, two of my friends have one. It is a great amp but its sound isn't like the 339 at all. Sure it depends on the tubes used but the S6 sounds more reference, cleaner, less warm. The S6 clearly wins on technicalities and it on paper is the best amp, but the 339 has that special tube warmth and smoothness
 
2. I wouldn't use the S6 or the 339 to drive speakers. I'm sure there's some easy math that can be done to see if it can drive your speakers depending on their sensitivity and Ohm value but I wouldn't go there. I use my 300B tube amp for that or the Hifiman EF100 I think it is

 

[supabayes]

Thanks for your reply.

 

[HalloweenJack]

What is the internal voltage swing of the 339 at the power stage?
(an example: My Violectric amp has +/- 30 V)

 

 

[Seize]

Despite having different components, is the 2011, the 2013 and the latest 2013 versions sound different?

 

[Sonic Defender]

Despite having different components, is the 2011, the 2013 and the latest 2013 versions sound different?

The different tube choices would be where the sound differences occur. I'm not sure if one configuration provides more tube choices, or "better" tube choices.

 

[adeadcrab]

2013 is best version upgraded internals

 

[Sonic Defender]

  2013 is best version upgraded internals

Do you think the internals make that much of a difference? I would have thought that the different tube choices between versions would have been the big factor, but I'm far from experienced in this area so I'll happily defer to your experience/knowledge.

 

[adeadcrab]

yes

 

[Sonic Defender]

  yes

Yes tubes, yes internals, or yes both?

 

[adeadcrab]

The internals

http://www.head-fi.org/t/502306/la-figaro-339/2055#post_10016559

http://www.head-fi.org/t/502306/la-figaro-339/1875#post_9500079

 

[Liu Junyuan]

Black makes the biggest difference.

Tonight I am listening to Bendix 6080WB with Lieven's source's RCA 6SJ7WGT mesh plate drivers. This pairing strikes a nice balance between balance and musicality. Transucers are my loyal HD650s. Bad phone pic: