The Leben CS300XS Thread

[Skylab]

Those custom panels are to die for - just beautiful, Afrikane.  When I retire, I am going to get into woodworking for sure.

 

[Clayton SF]

^ Well I think it compliments the gold faceplate very well. Judging from the photo, the wood has a touch of gold as well. I think you've just upped its value. Nice!

 

[Afrikane]

The Afzelia will go a bit darker in time and the gold flecks will stand out more. I did not do my best job on rubbing out the finish so I will probably take it off again in a few months and start from scratch.
 

 

 

[jovi007]

Wow~!! It is so pretty~!!
good joy~!
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#127583, tubed with all NOS Gold Lion N709s and B759s, plays well with both K1000s and HD800s.
 

 

 

[jovi007]

I am planning to get a wyed4sound dac to connect my new come leben cs300xs, is it a good match?

 

[jovi007]

interesting, it makes me wanting to buy the s800 to try~XDD
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Well, I got my reply from Leben directly on the output power and some other information:
 
 
 

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Thank you for your interest in Leben amplifier.

As a tube amplifier can accept a wide range of headphones,
we do not have so much detailed specifications, the headphone
output of CS-300XS is 0.85V(850mV).

For your information:

1) Our reference headphone for testing is JVC HA-S800 which is
  32ohms/115dB.

2) The best suitable headphone shall be 20ohms-40ohms, 95dB-110dB
  and over 1000mW input.

In anyway, almost of headphones on the current market are applicable
for CS-300XS.

Best regards.
Yoshi Hontani, Managing Director
 
 

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Interesting!!

 

 

[mourip]

Based upon my own recent experience it is an excellent match. It is very clean sounding with an excellent mid-range, non-fatiguing, and a great sense of dynamics. Be sure to not draw too many conclusions about the DAC2 until it has at least 200 hours on it. It does keep getting better for quite a while...

 

[jovi007]

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Based upon my own recent experience it is an excellent match. It is very clean sounding with an excellent mid-range, non-fatiguing, and a great sense of dynamics. Be sure to not draw too many conclusions about the DAC2 until it has at least 200 hours on it. It does keep getting better for quite a while...

Understand~ thanks of your comment~
then I can go to order one tomorrow~
 
and did u change the fuse? some people said the cover is difficult to open to change the fuse. is it ture? thanks~
 

 

[Clayton SF]

Based upon my own recent experience it is an excellent match. It is very clean sounding with an excellent mid-range, non-fatiguing, and a great sense of dynamics. Be sure to not draw too many conclusions about the DAC2 until it has at least 200 hours on it. It does keep getting better for quite a while...

Thanks for this valuable info. Much appreciated. I am now seriously considering getting the DAC2 to pair with the Leben! Eek!

 

[mourip]

Have not pop'd the hood yet. Still letting it break in and enjoying

 

[Jian]

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Understand~ thanks of your comment~
then I can go to order one tomorrow~
 
and did u change the fuse? some people said the cover is difficult to open to change the fuse. is it ture? thanks~
 

 

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The 300x does benefit from changing the fuse.
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[daveDerek]

how so? what's the need to change the fuse, what do you change it from->to, and to what effect?

 

[jovi007]

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I use the Genelex 12AX7s in another amp, and they're fine.  But the Leben seems to always come with pretty good JAN drivers, so perhaps you should try rolling just the output EL84s first?  Ditching the stock Sovteks for the Genelex might be all you need to do.

 
excuse me, wht is  "JAN drviers"?
I am a newbie of tube amp........
Thanks

 

[daveDerek]

JAN = joint army navy tubes:
http://www.tonequest.com/articles/article3.htm
 

 

[googleli]

Can anyone please enlighten me as to which power cord is a good match for the Leben? I have got a Siltech SPX800 Gold/Silver G07 Power Cord for my Esoteric DAC recently and the result is very good. Not sure if the same thing works for the Leben CS300XS though. I am looking for branded power cords for better resale value, but at an acceptable price (e.g. half the price of the Leben is the maximum).