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Use your imaginations ! Hug the mermaid as you swim ! You'll both be very warm !Not possible, too cold for mermaids
Use your imaginations ! Hug the mermaid as you swim ! You'll both be very warm !Not possible, too cold for mermaids
Looks nice RFT should be rather warm sounding?Got this $10 RFT EF86 set. Untested, purely gambling, 10+ days to arrive from Romania.
Initial impression? Very satisfied!
I will test further after some pin cleaning, and then pair them with some good power tubes. So far it works great with my 6N5C, and apparently better than the 6SJ7GT.
Looks nice RFT should be rather warm sounding?
Shipping takes ages now...
Use your imaginations ! Hug the mermaid as you swim ! You'll both be very warm !
I have not heard rft ef86 but had RFT 12au7 and it was very warm, but soundstage and detail retrival was below average.Yes. It is a hidden gem (or it was just me who did not know?).
@hp4fun true, 10 usd is a steal. Are they silent?
Yup my LCD-X 20 ohms pairs perfectly and my HE1000se 35 ohms pairs perfectly too. Try it.Anyone here have any luck pairing a sensitive planar with the La Figaro? Wondering if my Ananda's would respond well to it. I have no doubt about my 300 ohm cans, but 25 ohms seems pretty low to be paired with an OTL...
I have listened to lcd3f (110 oms) and Meze Empyreans (32 oms). Lcd 3f not really sensitive but sounded awesome. Meze sounded a bit dumped (?) If i may say so, not really lively and with a bit loose bas. However, still quiet, without hum. Still someone may like it, but meze can sound a lot better. To be clear, meze can be tricky to drive. I think someone said LaFigaro can drive anything like 32 oms and above.Anyone here have any luck pairing a sensitive planar with the La Figaro? Wondering if my Ananda's would respond well to it. I have no doubt about my 300 ohm cans, but 25 ohms seems pretty low to be paired with an OTL...
It's a case of too much bass when you put the 2 together. La Figaro 339i is no wonder amp and there will be limitations. That is why I also have transformer coupled SET amps and now I have decided to keep Taurus.I have listened to lcd3f (110 oms) and Meze Empyreans (32 oms). Lcd 3f not really sensitive but sounded awesome. Meze sounded a bit dumped (?) If i may say so, not really lively and with a bit loose bas. However, still quiet, without hum. Still someone may like it, but meze can sound a lot better. To be clear, meze can be tricky to drive. I think someone said LaFigaro can drive anything like 32 oms and above.
Yeah 339i being no wonder amp is good input. TBH I think I've just been trying to "fix" the Ananda's sound for too long, with SET tube amps, hybrids, warm solid states, maybe it's time to change headphones. Hoping an amp like the 339 will help the bass impact and fix the weird upper mid-range/treble tonality might just be too much to put on any amp's shoulders.It's a case of too much bass when you put the 2 together. La Figaro 339i is no wonder amp and there will be limitations. That is why I also have transformer coupled SET amps and now I have decided to keep Taurus.