[hifimanrookie]

Decware Taboo MK III....

That amp costs almost double of a 337. and am not sure if its double as good when using a he500 compared to the 337/339

 

[longbowbbs]

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Decware Taboo MK III....

That amp costs almost double of a 337. and am not sure if its double as good when using a he500 compared to the 337/339

No question it is more expensive. However, given the list of HP's that was posted this is a very versatile amp and can drive all of them adequately. Tube roll or Lucid Mode 1 or 2 for additional adjustments....

 

[hifimanrookie]

No question it is more expensive. However, given the list of HP's that was posted this is a very versatile amp and can drive all of them adequately. Tube roll or Lucid Mode 1 or 2 for additional adjustments....

Even more money to spend . Am so glad am off the tube wagon around october..just got confirmation they are going to start the built of my new amp.

 

[longbowbbs]

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No question it is more expensive. However, given the list of HP's that was posted this is a very versatile amp and can drive all of them adequately. Tube roll or Lucid Mode 1 or 2 for additional adjustments....

Even more money to spend

. Am so glad am off the tube wagon around october..just got confirmation they are going to start the built of my new amp.

When do you expect it?

 

[hifimanrookie]

When do you expect it?

Well..i just made the first of twopayments to get them started (second payment when finished)...

last week i got first cad drawing of the front and back of my amp ,

gilbert (from blue circle audio) told me the amp will take between 22 and 32 weeks to finish..it all depends on his other customer projects...so i guess my beloved 337 will be on sale around oktober/november then...

Just to give u a hint how it will sound like: this is what he replied (quote from his mail) me when i asked him how it will sound...:

Regarding the sound of this DAC/headphone amp. It is going to have very large range of dynamic and lot of kick. This headphone amp is going to sound like a NSL but for headphone only. Have you read the two reviews of the NSL. Of course your headphone amp isn't going to able to drive a pair of speaker but it will the similar sound to the NSL.

My amp/dac combo will also have the transformer outside the case to make place for the 5wpc at 50ohm it will chunk out! It will be connectod to the Main case by a cable with 4pin xlr connection.

So if u wanna know more how this amp will sound like..

http://www.theaudiobeat.com/equipment/blue_circle_nsl.htm

! And mine has same insides..only less powerfull and less expensive ofcourse
But that waiting!!! Again waiting!!! Arrrrrggggghhhh

 

[Ultrainferno]

Got a picture?

 

[hifimanrookie]

Got a picture?

Of my amp? Nope ..not yet.....it will be built from scratch...as i said..even front and back is custommade and disigned on cad..but i asked gilbert to sent me work in progress pics around september/oktober..i will post them in a new thread when ihavethem..

But i understand it will have around same housing size as this amp of them, but mine will be totally black with black oak knob.inside will be different ofcourse! :


http://www.bluecircle.com/page71.html

This one also has external transformer outside case as far i can see..one difference is that my amp will have the complete bc509 dac with usb 24/96 input inside the main case..and mine will have balanced dual 3pin headphone connectors and 1x 1/4 connector.

As soon i have him at home i will start a thread with a review. My amp doesnt even have a name yet..as i will be first to have it..its specially made to drive the he6..as i told them i will upgrade to it next year..so its future proof..thats what the 5 watts in 50ohm is for.

My wife will totally kill me if she finds out i spend twice her salary on this amp

But i hope it will be finished BEFORE the uk meet...so i can take it with me...

 

[longbowbbs]

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But that waiting!!! Again waiting!!! Arrrrrggggghhhh

Toxic has trained you for this...You can hold on....

 

[Chodi]

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No problem, I will report about a comparaison with stax. I have my 339 with HD650 that goes very deep into the layering of the records so I will be able to compare head to head.
I'm waiting for the Stax SR507 with SRM006TS, sure it's a big amount of money, but not the huge sum people invests in the flagship models.
 
I heard Stax was best for classical. As I haven't tried it extensively at home I can't say for sure, but what I'm sure is that HD650 with 339 is incredible for modern pop/ world music and studio productions.

Sorry got back to you with a late reply. You bought the same stax system I did. I tried really hard to like that combo and I admit that it did some things better than HE500 or T1's, but in the end I returned to the T1's and the LF amp. I spend hours a day listening to my headphones and the stax were so uncomfortable to wear that it just detracted from the sound (ear pads were designed for really small ears). I could never capture that sweet midrange that I get with my dynamics. Just my personal taste I guess.

 

[SgtE]

Hey guys, so I´m back but sadly still with the same problem as before.
 
For those who didn´t read about my problem earlier....
 
My right channel is behaving weired...
 
Half a year ago, I first encountered this problem...
 
The right channel had no power...
 
i had to put it at 12 o´clock for it to be at the same level as the left (kept at 7 o´clock).
 
Brought it to a service store that couldn´t reproduce the problem.
 
Took it back home - problem still there.
 
Back to shop - no probem to be found.
 
Back home - suddenly works ok!
 
Working good for a month or two, then back to the problem - right channel has no power and/or is distorting!
 
Left it be for a month then tried it - all good...
 
Been listening for a month now and all good, until tonight again - right channel hazzeling!
 
What could be making this???
 
Any help appreciated!!!
 
I really love this amp when it´s working but this problem makes me hasitate every time I turn it on...
 
*the sound is crackling in the right channel a bit when the problem appears and the knobs has to be turned to different clocks to produce the same sound pressure - but when it is working, the knobs are exactly at the same clock.*
 
Is there any particular part inside that might be damaged, that might be causing this?
 
Really need help!!!
 
 
 
Br
SgtE

 

[hifimanrookie]

Hey guys, so I´m back but sadly still with the same problem as before.

For those who didn´t read about my problem earlier....

My right channel is behaving weired...

Half a year ago, I first encountered this problem...

The right channel had no power...

i had to put it at 12 o´clock for it to be at the same level as the left (kept at 7 o´clock).

Brought it to a service store that couldn´t reproduce the problem.

Took it back home - problem still there.

Back to shop - no probem to be found.

Back home - suddenly works ok!

Working good for a month or two, then back to the problem - right channel has no power and/or is distorting!

Left it be for a month then tried it - all good...

Been listening for a month now and all good, until tonight again - right channel hazzeling!

What could be making this???

Any help appreciated!!!

I really love this amp when it´s working but this problem makes me hasitate every time I turn it on...

*the sound is crackling in the right channel a bit when the problem appears and the knobs has to be turned to different clocks to produce the same sound pressure - but when it is working, the knobs are exactly at the same clock.*

Is there any particular part inside that might be damaged, that might be causing this?

Really need help!!!



Br
SgtE

I had same problem once at left channel and i thought it was badconnection in the headphoneplug section..something loose behind the 1/4 connector in the amp..but i wasnt..
By accident i pushed the left powertube to the side while playing..and i heard a changein sound balance!! So i switched off amp..let it cool for a while..took that tube out..i sprayed some contact thingie on the feet of the tube and pushed it back in..but now i wiggled it a bit while inside with the spray on the feet...wiggled to all sides in the socked...and then pushed it as far it coud go...i left it for an hour or so..and switched amp on..it worked normal again...BUT..i spoke to a tube specialist and he said that that was a temperarely solution..as he told me that every time i take the tube out the connection problem can occur again..he told me its probably a bad connecting tube socket..that has to be replaced....
Until now i didnt take the tube out..just to be on the safe side...but one day i have to let it repaired...

Hope this helps uwith ur problem...who knows its the same problem u have..
Good luck!

 

[SgtE]

I think I have figured something out...
 
If I leave the amp powered off but hooked up to a wall socket, without my headphones connected - this problem I mention above appear.
 
If I leave the amp powered off but hooked up to a wall socket, with my headphones connected - it doesn't seem to appear.
 
If I leave the amp unconnected to the wallsocket, the problem doesn't appear after hooking it up.
 
 
So, seems to be some part inside that get "filled with electrons" or something, that cause this!?
Does that make any sense?
What could it be?
 
/Sgte

 

[krussster]

somewhere i heard about 2013 version of lafigaro 339 with so-called improved components and whatnot (found in ebay also)
 
just wondering whether it is from the original manufacturer or just a custom mod version.

 

[xmdkq]

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[HPiper]

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Hey guys, so I´m back but sadly still with the same problem as before.
 
For those who didn´t read about my problem earlier....
 
My right channel is behaving weired...
 
Half a year ago, I first encountered this problem...
 
The right channel had no power...
 
i had to put it at 12 o´clock for it to be at the same level as the left (kept at 7 o´clock).
 
Brought it to a service store that couldn´t reproduce the problem.
 
Took it back home - problem still there.
 
Back to shop - no probem to be found.
 
Back home - suddenly works ok!
 
Working good for a month or two, then back to the problem - right channel has no power and/or is distorting!
 
Left it be for a month then tried it - all good...
 
Been listening for a month now and all good, until tonight again - right channel hazzeling!
 
What could be making this???
 
Any help appreciated!!!
 
I really love this amp when it´s working but this problem makes me hasitate every time I turn it on...
 
*the sound is crackling in the right channel a bit when the problem appears and the knobs has to be turned to different clocks to produce the same sound pressure - but when it is working, the knobs are exactly at the same clock.*
 
Is there any particular part inside that might be damaged, that might be causing this?
 
Really need help!!!
 
 
 
Br
SgtE

 I kind of agree with the previous poster, could be a bad connection in one of the tube sockets, or even a bad tube in that channel, those small filiments can break very easily and depending on vibration ect. sometime they touch and sometimes they don't. Other thought that comes to mind is a cold solder joint somewhere in the unit...that will be hard and time consuming to find.
Just my 2 cents.