I would go with number 5. I have its baby brother, the Quad, and I can now listen to digital without a distinct desire to return to my turntable..  

I agree with dminches. illkemist, you might try turning the unit off and turning the volume knob back and forth rapidly a dozen times to see if it cleans the contacts off. I have had to do this with vintage equipment, but I would not think a newer unit like the Leben would develop this sort of...

BTW, for those of you who don't like the gold knobs (I didn't), there is a guy on the net (thingamaknob) that makes knobs for stereo equipment. He made a set for my Leben from Macassar Ebony.        

Yeah, if I am going to have a tube amp, then I don't want to have to rely on NOS to get good sound. Luckily, the Gold Lions do it for me. I definitely don't want to pay more for something that will need to replaced every couple of years. And even at $120 for a matched quad, they are still on the...

Hi guys. I just finished reading all 35 pages of this thread. This is the first place I have visited that had a relatively large crew of Leben 300 owners. I have had my Leben CS300XS for a couple of years now. I love it. I am currently using the original GE 5751s that it came with along with a...