[daveDerek]

Kevin, i know this thread isn't about those speakers but i'm sure  a few folks would love to hear your take on them.

 

[KevinR70]

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Kevin, i know this thread isn't about those speakers but i'm sure  a few folks would love to hear your take on them.

I'll be sure to post some impressions with the Leben after they arrive.  I was told 6 weeks when I ordered last week.  

 

[RedBull]

^ Looking forward for you impression Kevin.  It's a good idea buying from a tube amp factory, you can be sure it is designed for generally low power tubes.

 

[dminches]

Listening to my Leben / LCD-2 setup is on my top 5 of things to do to enjoy and relax.

 

[Skylab]

And a great relaxing time that is, David!I
 
I have begun to think that, with the Leben + Sony R10 combo, I have spoiled myself to the point of absurdity.  But life is short

 

 

[googleli]

Skylab, is your R10 bass heavy or bass light version? How does the combo compare to the Omega 2 combo?

 

[Skylab]

My R10 are bass-heavy. I have no experience with the Omega 2 other than at meets.

 

[KevinR70]

I've justed added a pretty large post to the other leben thread since I'm having some issues driving my LCD-2's and it had been discussed in that thread.  Any thoughts would be appreciated.  Thanks.

 

[vert]

Hey Guys, I may be moving overseas and selling my CS300x 100v. It's a lovely amp, and I'll probably pick up a 230v Leben or Harmony Ear 909 (check out Jian's avatar) when I go overseas. I could probably do the 100 -> 230v conversion, but I figure it's better to run it in native voltage with that much of a jump. PM me if you're interested.

 

[wfr329]

Hi everybody,
 
this is my first post on this forum. The only one i know about Leben !!!
 
I am planing to get a DAC. Are there known good matches with Leben ?
 
Thanks
 
Walter

 

[KevinR70]

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I spent a healthy chunk of my morning this AM with the HE-6 connected to the Leben CS300XS's speaker outs - and there is no doubt that they sound absolutely phenomenal this way.  The sound is notably better than via the Leben's headphone out, and better than the headphone out of any of my conventional headphone amps.  Only the Decware Mini-Torii is competitive. 
 
Via the speaker outs of the Leben, the HE-6 have an incredibly effortless delivery.  The dynanics are just explosive, and the sound is so smooth, and yet so detailed, it's pretty impressive.  I have ordered some cables and adapters to allow me to try the LCD-2 and the HD800 from the speaker outs.

Wow!  I am in the process of being blown away here listening to Junior Wells "Come on in the House" SACD with the HE-6 out of the leben speaker tabs right now (about 10 on dial with the bass boost on 3).  The best headphone experience I've had to date.  BTW, when I flip to my Senn 650's through the headphone jack I'm getting about the same sound level as the HE-6 out of the taps, both at about 10 on the dial.  Is this consistent with the volume level others are getting out of the speaker taps with HE-6 vs the headphone jack with other headphones?  My 650's out of the hp jack and the HE-6 out of the taps are amazing.  It's a shame I can't drive my LCD-2's out of the hp jack (see my post in other thread).  Something else that surprised me this morning is I swapped out my NOS sylvania blackplate triple mica 5751's for the stock sovtek 7025's and my slight buzz with 650's is completely gone and the buzz I was getting out of the HE-6 from the taps is now very faint.  Surprising since I thought the 7025's have more gain than the 5751's.

 

[Skylab]

Yes, when using the HE-6 from the speaker taps I am usually at 9-10 o'clock.

The buzz must have been a noisy tube of the Sylvanias. Note that the Sovteks are not a "real" 7025. So who knows the exact gain of that tube.

 

[KevinR70]

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Yes, when using the HE-6 from the speaker taps I am usually at 9-10 o'clock.

The buzz must have been a noisy tube of the Sylvanias. Note that the Sovteks are not a "real" 7025. So who knows the exact gain of that tube.

Are you getting the same impact/drive with the LCD's at the same volume through the hp jack?  Are you getting any hum/buzz noise out of the HE-6 with the volume all the way down with your triple mica 5751's?  

 

[Skylab]

Absolutely zero noise noticeable from the HE-6 via the speaker outs. Which is funny, because when I tried the LCD-2 via the speaker outs, I could hear some hum and noise.

Via the headphone out, though, I get no hum or noise from the LCD-2, or any headphone I use, on my CS300XS. With the JVC DX1000, I can hear the faintest bit of hum, but that headphone is unusual in that regard, in that for some reason I have been able to hear some hum with basically every tube amp I have ever used them with other than the RSA Stealth.

 

[Petyot]

Hi,
 
Sorry if it is not the right place to ask the question but has anybody compared the Cayin SP-10A with the Leben ? 
 

 
According to Stereophile : "the 35Wpc SP-10A integrated uses four EL24s, two 12AU7s, and a 12AX7 ($1695). Actually, you can buy the SP-10A with 6l6s for 18Wpc or KT88s for 50Wpc—prices vary, based on configuration" (source : http://www.stereophile.com/ces2008/011108sp/index.html)
 
Could it be considered a poor man's Leben ? Any idea if it could drive the K1000 ?
 
The technical specification :
 
 

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Any opinion would be appreciated.
 
Thanks
 
Pierre