[xmdkq]

Wth is this beauty!

It is a newly designed tube preamplifier.

 

[hp4fun]

It is a newly designed tube preamplifier.

Oh no, oh no, i want it now!

Long story short, last year I sold my 6922 based amp and of course, the 6922s. One senior came to me and bought all 4 matched goldlion 6922 (instead of my other better, cheaper, 6922s) and I did not understand why. It turns out he has an old Audio Research tube preamp back to the 70s. In a different venue I heard the nice sound of this beauty (and beast), and start to wonder why no other recent productions of tube preamp.

Given I love LF339i that much, I will jump in front of the queue to buy this preamp. Thanks for keeping us posted!

 

[xmdkq]

Oh no, oh no, i want it now!

Long story short, last year I sold my 6922 based amp and of course, the 6922s. One senior came to me and bought all 4 matched goldlion 6922 (instead of my other better, cheaper, 6922s) and I did not understand why. It turns out he has an old Audio Research tube preamp back to the 70s. In a different venue I heard the nice sound of this beauty (and beast), and start to wonder why no other recent productions of tube preamp.

Given I love LF339i that much, I will jump in front of the queue to buy this preamp. Thanks for keeping us posted!

I will give you information after the improvement test is completed.

 

[Shinsengumi]

I must say that I am very satisfied with La Figaro and ZMF VC with Cetron 7236 and Sylvania 6SJ7WTG. Great soundstage and nice punch in the bottom.

 

[bpiotrow13]

I must say that I am very satisfied with La Figaro and ZMF VC with Cetron 7236 and Sylvania 6SJ7WTG. Great soundstage and nice punch in the bottom.

Glad You like it and La Figaro is in good hands

 

[Shinsengumi]

Glad You like it and La Figaro is in good hands

And thanks for the recommendation of the Cetron 7236. Big improvement!

 

[bpiotrow13]

And thanks for the recommendation of the Cetron 7236. Big improvement!

You may also like Tung Sol 5998, but it is expensive unfortunately.. Seems You like more punchy sound.

 

[Shinsengumi]

You may also like Tung Sol 5998, but it is expensive unfortunately.. Seems You like more punchy sound.

I guess a pair of 5998 would improve things even more. Paying over 600 usd for a pair tubes is to much for me, but if someone is willing to sell their tubes to me for a good price I would be very grateful…

 

[Galapac]

The 6080 class of tubes are nice as well.
You can still get Mullards or even GECs for decent prices some times.
I actually prefer the Mullard and Telefunken 6080 over the Centrons.

 

[jonathan c]

The 6080 class of tubes are nice as well.
You can still get Mullards or even GECs for decent prices some times.
I actually prefer the Mullard and Telefunken 6080 over the Centrons.

I did use / still use GEC 6080s for Woo WA3 / Woo WA2…

 

[beeexman]

My new 339i amplifier has an unpleasant loud electrical hum in my headphones. You can also hear it loudly with the mute button completely muted, but you can hear it clearly in the quieter parts or silences of the music.

It’s a really unpleasant noise, because anyway the voice is breathlessly amazing.

It can also be heard with original tubes, but also with Mullard and RCA.

Is there a way to eliminate this?

 

[bpiotrow13]

I did use / still use GEC 6080s for Woo WA3 / Woo WA2…

I know this is La Figaro thread, but how would You compare wa2 to wa3? Not many people have both amps.

 

[bpiotrow13]

My new 339i amplifier has an unpleasant loud electrical hum in my headphones. You can also hear it loudly with the mute button completely muted, but you can hear it clearly in the quieter parts or silences of the music.

It’s a really unpleasant noise, because anyway the voice is breathlessly amazing.

It can also be heard with original tubes, but also with Mullard and RCA.

Is there a way to eliminate this?

Have You tried plugging it in a different place?

 

[hp4fun]

Old question from a old user --- what is THE headphone for 339i?

I tried and sold (or selling) after a few easy modifications such as pads and cables:

Ether Flow Open: great tonality. Nothing wrong but the soundstage is a bit thin in orchestral music -- all instruments are separated clearly but all in the same line.
LCD-3f: great for pop / rock, but the tonality is likely wrong for classical (particularly the strings), even after EQ
HE560: Great all rounder but not as great as other setups (e.g., HE6+speaker amp). You can basically hear the limit of HE560
HD800: Again nothing really wrong about it, great (and most importantly, "right") sound, but bass extension is pretty limited (even after EQ)
HD6xx: great all rounder, but it is not as competitive as HD800 anyways. I actually love it for its performance at the cost.

FWIW, I am comparing (fairly or unfairly) with Stax lambda pro, and GL1200 ribbon. I think STAX has the right sound for the strings (basically mid to high frequencies) with little EQ. GL1200 is great but also experimental.

Any help?

 

[adeadcrab]

Grado GS1000i, Focal Clear Professional and LCD-X 2021 are all great on the 339i.

I think you're asking what is the headphone for hp4fun!