La Figaro 339i is back and that's where it will remain. With the older model silver LF339 gone, I have only absolute love for this black beauty. To think that it almost slip from my hand is unthinkable. Tonight I put it to the test comparing it to the Auralic Taurus Mk2. To my ears, it beat the Taurus hands down but then again I'm a tube amp lover. I hear almost all solid state as being digital and 2 dimensional. Tube amps such as the LF339i just have the euphony and tube goodness. I've heard many amps both solid state and tube amps but I reckon the La Figaro is the best value OTL amp there ever is.
Running Mullard EF86 with Bendix 6080wb, it's a mixture of clarity, details, warmth and cosy fireplace relaxation. Strangely without comparing with the older model, the LF339i sound just right. I just can't stop listening. The just arrived Auralic Taurus Mk2 is sitting on the right corner and I haven't plug my HE1000se jack into it for the last hour. HE1000se mates perfectly with the LF339i OTL amp. Anyone who tells you otherwise haven't listen to it yet and I'm comparing it with a solid state amp that is supposed to be great with low impedance planar magnetics and yet I prefer the La Figaro.