[Clayton SF]

There was some discussion at the following thread about a change in the Leben's design which affected how the Leben drives the LCD-2:

Ordered Leben cs300xs (Arrived with photos) on page 8, post #111.

 

[log0]

Leben is considering releasing a CS-300B model SET stereo amplifier. Link below.
 
http://jeffsplace.me/wordpress/?p=1729

 

[RedBull]

^ but no headphone amp?

 

[log0]

Yup, doesn't look like it will be an integrated. More along the lines of the 660P. If his amps are all push pull class AB and sound fantastic, I wonder what one of Mr. Hyodo's SET amps would sound like...

 

[RedBull]

Anyone knows if Leben CS-300XS is class AB or Class A?  I know it is push-pull, but Class A can be PP too.

 

[RedBull]

Anyone uses this http://aloaudio.com/miniwatt-headphone-adapter.html with Leben speaker out?
 

 
How does it compare to the headphone out itself?

 

[Skylab]

I guess the question is, does it have impedance matching, or just do wiring conversion? The Leben needs an impedance matching network.

 

[TruBrew]

If it did impedance match, would it not drop the power output to about the same level as the front headphone out anyway? That seems more useful for an amp that has no headphone out in the first place.

 

[saintpajamas]

Has anyone compared cs300 with cs300x(s)? Is there a huge difference?

 

[Skylab]

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Has anyone compared cs300 with cs300x(s)? Is there a huge difference?

I did, and for headphones, there is no real difference at all - the difference between tube sets was more meaningful than the two models.  I did not try the comparison with speakers, though.
 

 

[googleli]

Since my LCD2 has been moved to office, the Leben is now solely used to drive my speakers, and it is doing a pretty amazing job. It has the highest c/p value in my chain of gears and headphones I bought in the past year.

 

[saintpajamas]

Thanks!

 

[Clayton SF]

I just hit the <$100 headphones arena. I heard Deep Funk's in Amsterdam and was floored. The over-all lows have great wonderful impact. The mids are well-presented, and the highs, at this moment, are a bit grainy but that's because they are still new--only 2 hours of burn in. I got them for a portable system, which I do not yet have, so I am using them on the Leben and others. Nice nice nice.

 

[RedBull]

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I guess the question is, does it have impedance matching, or just do wiring conversion? The Leben needs an impedance matching network.

Good advice, I haven't been able to find more details about this 'converter', I'll found out more.
 
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I just hit the <$100 headphones arena. I heard Deep Funk's in Amsterdam and was floored. The over-all lows have great wonderful impact. The mids are well-presented, and the highs, at this moment, are a bit grainy but that's because they are still new--only 2 hours of burn in. I got them for a portable system, which I do not yet have, so I am using them on the Leben and others. Nice nice nice.

Interesting pairing

  what a lucky headphone.
 

 

[Clayton SF]

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Interesting pairing

  what a lucky headphone.
 

A Sugar Daddy Amp for the K181 if I must say so myself. But guess what?: the K181 sounds incredible with the Woo 2. --But that's another amp, yes? Next up is the Beyerdynamic T50p if I can get ahold of one. If it doesn't sound good with a Leben, then perhaps it will never sound good--i think. Unless you pair it with a LF. --But then again, that's also another amp.