Odyssey Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, BlueOceanBoy said: Those Cetrons and Red hots look......well Red Hot! You'll need to crank the AC up. So happy that this great amp is back where it belongs. If I didn't have Mogwai, I'd keep it. There's also a couple of Pendants for sale around the place and they're made by Amps&Sound. Supposed to be very good with ZMF (obviously) and Audeze. I could not thank you enough Neil. If not for you, I might not have gotten another LF339i again because the thought of having it shipped from China is too much for me. You're right it's back to where it belongs because I've always love the La Figaro 339 and the I version just seems to be improved in many ways - to me. Edited January 25, 2021 by Odyssey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Ray H said: @Odyssey looks good ! how does the 339i with those current valves compare to the WA22 ? And is the dual volume pot annoying ? Ray, I've always preferred my old LF339 over the Wa22 because there's more bite to the tone. It's also more powerful and feels forceful. Wa22 just feels smoother and tamer but is also very good. Both are keeper for me. For some reason, I'm more keen on these 2 than my previous Glenn OTL amp and Studio Six, 2 very superb tube amps too. This realisation occurred only after I sold those 2 more expensive tube amps. LF339i soundstage is wider than Wa22. There's a bass weight in the LF339i or non 'I' version that is not as felt on the Wa22. LF339i is more V shape across the spectrum. The highs are clear and sparkling and the bass tight and punchy. Wouldn't say that the mid is recess, just not as forward as the Wa22. Somehow this suits me better. LCD-3f sounds gorgeous with it. I'm going to be putting Wa22 and LF339i side by side in the next 24 hours and will provide a more detailed impression. I can't compare the LF339 and LF339i until next week when I head back to Canberra. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray H Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Many thanks @Odyssey very informative on the differences sound wise. Greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehrmantraut Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Ray H said: And is the dual volume pot annoying ? Actually far from annoying! You get used to it pretty quickly and allows you to subtly change channel volumes. That can be helpful to solve other channel imbalance like tube/power differences, recording errors (early Steely Dan for example) and to cope with differential hearing loss (those oldies like me!). LF339i is dual mono, down to the two power inlets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 I did forget to talk about the dual volume pot but Neil covered it all ! After this, Neil will never forget LF339i. I will try the preamp at some point but I don't expect it to be great. Prejudice here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehrmantraut Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 If anything happens to the Mogwai - I'd buy another LF339i in a heartbeat - now that all depends on how the A+S Bigger Ben sounds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, BlueOceanBoy said: If anything happens to the Mogwai - I'd buy another LF339i in a heartbeat - now that all depends on how the A+S Bigger Ben sounds! I'm going to be very interested in your 'small' Mogwai Se when it's time for you to relinquish it - hopefully not so soon. I don't need the Big Ben ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtiva2000 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 4 hours ago, Bengineer said: New desk setup. Almost done. Was the baby's room, so I get pretty wallpaper. All beautiful gear speaker, monitor keyboard mouse and even the mouse pad!!!! Best part of setup is your wall paper though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtiva2000 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 This is my very first my own speaker setup... it's desktop setup with Martin Logan 15i 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Beautiful Shin but why did you chop up your keyboard? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruc3 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 1 hour ago, xtiva2000 said: This is my very first my own speaker setup... it's desktop setup with Martin Logan 15i Wow, those speakers look huge. Good for nearfield? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtiva2000 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 1 hour ago, bruc3 said: Wow, those speakers look huge. Good for nearfield? Oh think it's my phone camera ..took using ultra wide angle ..it relatively small speaker 5" woofer... 17cm wide... As said it's first setup. Not sure if it is good for nearfield.. but it sounds good to me hehe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehrmantraut Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Well it's official! - Hugo is a bad person! He has kindly let me demo at home two setups for the digital front end. He knows my feelings about streamers vs only using Roon Nuc Core directly and has persuaded me to try the Antipodes S series and Innous Zenith. @Indie Hi-Fi 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 and the verdict is ? The blue colours are coordinated. Btw Neil, thanks for the opinion on Bifrost2. I bought it and may even get to me by tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray H Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 @BlueOceanBoy Neil, make sure the Innuos has at least 50 or so hours on it. They sound kind of soft and cuddly at first. Clarity, detail etc. come later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehrmantraut Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Well, here I eat my words. I was running a fanless i5 dedicated Roon Nuc via my LAN. The Sonnet Hermes is a Roon endpoint and that is connected by I2S to the Morpheus. That runs XLR into the HPA4 which then feeds the Mogwai and the 006Ts. One volume control when all presets are done. Via remote!!! Mainly LCD-3 on HPA4 and Verite Open on Mogwai. Piano and orchestral through LR-700 Mk2. All good, sounds great! Enter Innous Zenith MK2 as the Roon Core - immediate improvement in clarity, soundstage and detail retrieval. Everything sounds "bigger", more immediate, livelier. Enter Antipodes S40 as another Roon Core (thanks for the login Hugo @Indie Hi-Fi) and I can do quick A-B on exactly same headphones, same volume, same track by running Roon on two separate PCs. S40, just better again. More of everything. Damn that Hugo! 3 minutes ago, Ray H said: @BlueOceanBoy Neil, make sure the Innuos has at least 50 or so hours on it. They sound kind of soft and cuddly at first. Clarity, detail etc. come later. Agree Ray - this one as a MK2 has some decent hours on it from Hugo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengineer Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 1 hour ago, BlueOceanBoy said: Well it's official! - Hugo is a bad person! He has kindly let me demo at home two setups for the digital front end. He knows my feelings about streamers vs only using Roon Nuc Core directly and has persuaded me to try the Antipodes S series and Innous Zenith. @Indie Hi-Fi I knew you'd get suckered into his trap Looks the goods though! Hows the quarter inch BD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehrmantraut Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 11 minutes ago, Bengineer said: Hows the quarter inch BD? First people comment on my rack and now the size of my "Black Dragon" - what is happening to this forum? Have to give it a bit more of a listen now the "front end" is sorted. Initial listen sounded as good as Meze - so not that bad! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengineer Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Glad is isn't *that* bad. Phew. Why did you assume BD stood for Black Dragon? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray H Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) Glad you are enjoying it Neill, the new streamers available do really have excellent sound quality, if you are using a pc into even a good dac, your source quality is significantly compromised IME. The Zenith mkiii is the new/current version and supposedly sounds significantly better than mkii, so don’t discard the innuos. Edited January 27, 2021 by Ray H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, Bengineer said: Glad is isn't *that* bad. Phew. Why did you assume BD stood for Black Dragon? So that's what BD is. I thought you're asking about bass drop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Guys my new high end system. Just imported from Japan. Hekse sounds great from it. My new end game. Would you believe that I bought this when I came to Australia in 1988 and it's still working and in mint condition. Still have a cassette inside. Bought it from a store next to Audio Connections in Parramatta Road then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengineer Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 53 minutes ago, Odyssey said: Guys my new high end system. Just imported from Japan. Hekse sounds great from it. My new end game. Would you believe that I bought this when I came to Australia in 1988 and it's still working and in mint condition. Still have a cassette inside. Bought it from a store next to Audio Connections in Parramatta Road then. I arrived in Australia in 1988 too! Coincidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 1 minute ago, Bengineer said: I arrived in Australia in 1988 too! Coincidence? Were we on the same convict ship? 2nd Oct 1988. What's yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengineer Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 28 minutes ago, Odyssey said: Were we on the same convict ship? 2nd Oct 1988. What's yours? Cowra Hospital, NSW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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