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Lars you don't use the Hifiman adapter with the HE-6 to run it from the taps?

 

[LarsHP]

  Lars you don't use the Hifiman adapter with the HE-6 to run it from the taps?

No, I just use 10 Ohm resistors in parallel. The HiFiMan adapter box also has resistors in series, which eats some of the power output from the amp - and "we" don't like that with a 12W amp ...
 
Just edited my earlier post ...

 

[ardilla]

No, I just use 10 Ohm resistors in parallel. The HiFiMan adapter box also has resistors in series, which eats some of the power output from the amp - and "we" don't like that with a 12W amp ...

Just edited my earlier post ...

Did you/can you post a pic of how you do that?

 

[ardilla]

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[ardilla]

The new F version has a bit changed soundsignature in the headphone out, just read this review, it´s less dark

And Ardilla you told me in the Auralic thread hum was no problem with the Leben, now we get the whole truth .  

Yeaah, got me there... I did, I never heard about issues with audeze/hifiman except Lars, who might be having supernatural ears

 

[victorcc]

Yeaah, got me there... I did, I never heard about issues with audeze/hifiman except Lars, who might be having supernatural ears

 
At least there is someone else:
 

  Thanks, I am using the same configuration for now in my 230V CS300XS. Before I had, besides the 10 Ohm resistors in paralell, two 3 Ohm resistors connected in series that eliminated the hum but also reduced the dynamics so I came back to the "dynamic hum" situation
 
I totally understand your feelings as noise has been the main factor that kept me far from tube amps for a few years until I heard the Leben and liked it so much. Still, I did not expect that the Leben would hum with the HE-6s. It was a disappointment for me too that does not prevent me to enjoy the combination a lot but I would love to get rid of that noise as noise is noise and I would like to feel the music as transparent as possible.
 
In my case I can hear the hum as soon as the Leben is switched on when I am close to the amp. Then, with the HE-6s on, I can hear a very distant hum. The hum is always independent of the pot position.
 
I tried with cheap dampers in the tubes but the hum did not change at all. I would like to try also the choke option but my DIY abilities are so poor that I am afraid of not using the proper component and kill the amp.
 
Let's keep trying to find a solution for the sake of all Leben lovers that have hum and do not appreciate it.
 
 
Cheers,
 
   Victor.

 
I think that there is no easy solution.

 

[chowyeung]

 
I am beginning to think that the answer to some extent depends of two factors that aren't about the headphones you use:
 
1) How silent or noisy is the place you use the headphones? If you live in a big city like you do (Hong Kong), then the background noise will mask the buzzing/humming som much that you might not hear it. If you live in the countryside - like I do - then you will probably be able to hear humming/buzzing that you wouldn't be able to hear in an apartment in a big city.
 
2) The electricity from the wall outlet. If there's a lot of electrical noise in that, this may cause the amp to hum/buzz (more). This of course can be fixed partly or fully by using power conditioners etc.
 
In my case, I can't think of any headphone that will both be so insensitive that you don't hear hum/buzz and at the same time so sensitive that it will reach loud "party" levels or peaks. Well, maybe except HiFiMan HE-5 (or the modded version Code-X) which in sensitivity is between the two headphones that I have: HE-6 and LCD-2. The latter one (91dB/mW) gets loud enough, but I get a low noise. The former (83.5dB/mW) has no noise regardless of volume setting, but doesn't get crazy loud (EDIT: via headphone output) - especially not without distortion in the peaks.
 
When all this is said, I should add that the hum/buzz/noise I hear is very low, but high enough to annoy me when the room is dead silent.

 
Thanks Lars for your reply.
I live in a less crowded place in Hong Kong. It's fortunate that I can have some quiet moments in my apartment to enjoy music. Thus the "hum" becomes a real issue for me.
If the "hum" is something to do with the electricity, Oh then I can do little to resolve it. 
May take risk and buy D7100 next week. Let's see what happens!  

 

 

[Larryonfire]

I have not read all the pages in this thread, but what about using power conditioners or regenerators with a good ground connection to filter out noise or the unstable power flow. Get off the noisy grid, with your own powerplant 

 ? Not that I have tried one, but a nice power cable setup had a real positive effect in my system with less noise (not talking transformer hum here, more in general) and more clean sound. So a powerplant could be worth considering for giving the humming Leben some fresh homemade juice without lumps of dirt. Maybe borrow one from a dealer to test out. Just brainstorming here

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[Clayton SF]

My system is connect to a PS Audio Power Plant Premier and I still get a bit of hum but not from all of my amps.

 

[LarsHP]

Well, in that case it's not about "dirty" electricity from the wall outlet. Then we may be left with the degree of silence in the room.

Also, if the hum is a buzz so to speak - meaning that the noise isn't 50 or 60 Hz respectively, but the double frequency, and then we are talking about noise in the PSU which can be fixed with a choke as earlier stated in this thread.

 

[dminches]

This entire thread is only about buzzing and humming. :confused_face:

 

[Synthax]

As I suppose, many of us are sure that this is slight but annoying technological fault of this great amp. It is due to its internal architecture. 
I think It may be next geal for Leben Team with version Lebec cs300ST for example

 

[LarsHP]

It's the buzz word ATM...

Seriously, I think it's about trying to figure out what is the cause of this noise, and people report different frequencies and conditions with/without the noise.

Also if you go further back in the thread there's more about the wonderful sound/music it makes.

 

[ardilla]

People keep it despite some hum, thats how good it is =D

 

[BugleBoy]

This entire thread is only about buzzing and humming.

LOL...it does seem that way!
 
Maybe it time to reconnect with the nicer things about the Leben 'experience'....