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travistotle
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Nov 28, 2018
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Received the Little Dot MK iii SE about 2 weeks ago, and two things with it had me concerned: one, I was getting quite a bit less sound out of the left earcup on my HD 6XXs than my right, no matter how I tweaked it. After bringing it to a shop for a quick repair, it was found that the wiring in the unit hadn't been completely connected, and now that it has been fixed, the sound is pretty darn sweet, and I'm definitely getting the warm sound people are saying this amp is known for.
The second issue is one I'm hoping someone here could help me out with and address: when the amp is turned on, the tubes won't light up. Like, at all. Is this because of the stock amps that come included with the unit? Are they possibly damaged somehow? Every picture and screenshot I see from this amp when it's powered on show the tubes being brightly lit. Is there something wrong here?
To show what I mean, this is what I see when I see pictures of what the Little Dot is supposed to look like when turned on:
EmpereHenri
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Dec 5, 2018
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travistotleThe sample photo you have is exaggerated I think. The big tubes are brighter and the small ones should be relatively dimmer. Yet, they should light up anyway, just not so bright. Is there any sound coming through though? If so, then it's cute!
ridhuankim
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Apr 25, 2019
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travistotleThat is normal. You will not see it glow that much although you will feel the heat if you put your hands close to the tubes.
The reason why the sample photo looks like that is because the camera was set with longer exposure.
HIFI778
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Mar 5, 2020
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travistotleThere should be some light coming out from that tubes but yours seem dead. Have you solved the issue?
travistotle
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Mar 5, 2020
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HIFI778I did in fact solve the issue. The problem was I wasn't powering them properly; I was trying to power them through a standard outlet where they needed a much stronger power source. Totally my fault. Getting a watt voltage converter completely fixed the problem and it's working great, tubes are glowing brightly and the sound amplification is awesome!
travistotle
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Mar 5, 2020
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ridhuankimNope, it wasn't normal at all. I was powering the amp through a regular outlet when it actually needed higher wattage. My fault for not looking at the specs correctly. After getting a wattage converter it's working properly, and the tubes now are as brightly lit as the first photo.
ridhuankim
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Mar 5, 2020
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travistotleWow. Does the blue power light also look that bright?
What wattage converter did you use and are you sure it is not voltage converter?
How many watts is your supplyer and where did you get the info to go that direction?
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