Lehmann Audio Black Cube SE Brochure
Lehmannaudio
Black Cube SE:
cult object
with power
The Black Cube phono
stage is already legendary
and world famous.
The SE-version is equip-
®
Since the market introduction in 1995 the Black
Cube phono stages by Lehmannaudio have be-
come cult objects for analog oriented music lovers.
Countless positive reviews and awards, and an un
rivalled customer satisfaction worldwide document
this truly exceptional success.
A special 30 VA toroidal transformer of the PWX po
wer supply is the main reason for the sonic per
formance achieved with the Black Cube SE. This
transformer is not only overdimensioned but even
sports a grounded isolation coil between the primary
and secondary coil. The results: much more bass
authority, a more liquid midrange as well as more
openness. These sonic benefits are without any
doubt the reasons that more and more music lovers
choose the Black Cube SE right from the start.
The Lehmannaudio Black Cube SE phono stage
is compatible with practically all available cartridges
on the market from High Output MM to MC. Apart
from the standard switch settings there is one on
board slot that can be fitted with a custom impe
dance to supply perfect termination even for the
most exotic cartridges. No more need for expensive
impedance plugs!
ped with the PWX power
supply for an even better
sound.
Hear one now!
The input stages used in the Black Cube SE can
also be found in top notch mixing consoles or in well
known professional microphone preamps. The en
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tirely passive RIAA equalization network is realized
with high precision foil capacitors. All resistors are
of the low noise metal film variety. The switches for
gain and load settings have gold plated contects.
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Because of the small outer dimensions the
Cube SE can be placed next to the turntable. This
minimizes loss due to cable lengths.
Lehmannaudio always pays special attention to
details: the cable between power supply and audio
section is shielded and uses a Neutrik connector
with gold plated contacts at the power supply side.
The cases of both the power supply and the audio
section are made of nonmagnetic material (alumini
um) and are equipped with a top cover coated with
a special anti-resonance treatment.
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Lehmannaudio Dipl.-Ing. Norbert Lehmann Mozartstr. 16a 51145 Köln
Tel.: +49 2203 932968 Fax: +49 2203 9322968 email: info@lehmannaudio.de
Web: www.lehmannaudio.de www.blackcube.de
Technical Details:
Gain at 1kHz: 40dB/61dB MM/MC
S/N ration (eff.unw.): 77dB/69dB MM/MC
Iinput capacitance: 100pF
Iinput impedances: 47 kOhm, 470 Ohm,
100 Ohm switchable
underneath the unit,
1 slot for a custom load
Output impedance: <100 Ohm
RIAA filter: passive equalization
between to linear gain
stages
Interchannel mismatch: typ. 0,5dB
Reviews:
06 2003
Power consumption: <3W; external PWX
power supply
(2x15V DC)
Dimensions: audio section
(w x d x h)
113 x 108 x 45mm³
PWX power supply
(w x d x h)
233 x 93 x 45mm³
Weight: audio section app. 0,4kg
power supply app. 1,0kg
technical details subject to change without prior notice
03 2005
Just take (...) an upgrade power supply named PWX,
which converts the standard Cube to the SE version. And then follow with amazement the
transformation of a very good, exemplarily accurate and objectively unassailable phono stage into a a high end music
machine.
HI-FICHOICE
On listening to a product, if the only criticism you
can come up with is that it‘s unattractive looking,
you know you are on a winner. If you have a good
deck, it deserves the Black Cube SE.
03 2002
...just like live: powerful, fast and gutsy... and never, I mean NEVER, harsh or edgy. (...) Its natural
sense of pace and rhythm is still here and helps vinyl
to keep that proper „timing“ only top-end analogue
playback systems are capable of.
09 2002
image hifi
award
Lehmann‘s domain is the vocal band. Here the unit
is drawing so precisely and highly resolving that
even heavy weight contenders are not really able to
keep distance. (...) It is difficult to give a clear cartridge recommendation because the output shows
what you put in. This and only this is how a studio
professional develops equipment.
06 2003
...the Black Cube SE greatly impressed me with
its terrific dynamic abilities (...)
The fact that I’d even discuss
the budget Black Cube SE in the
same breath as the Lamm LP2
and Hovland HP-100 is testament to its exceptional overall
performance.
03 2002
...amazing transparency without any sharpness as
well as confident control over the complete audible
spectrum with nevertheless totally faultless focus.
Top class! Analog fan, what else are you looking for?
And this at such a competitive price!
Revievers‘
choice
award
Hall of Fame
award
03 2001
What happens now can best be described as performance explosion. The SE pushes powerfully, it
drives and swirls, that it is a real joy. Every dynamic
step is taken and deliverd with verve.
...buttressed by the PWX power supply, the Cube
is really wowie-zowie in dynamics. (...) Climaxes
in the Bernstein Carmen opened out in a way that
commanded attention, the soundstage the widest
and deepest of the group. In short, the Black Cube
is a thrilling yang all the way.
02 2002
The rave reviews of the Black Cube SE are focussing on the stunningly high product quality and
the outstanding price to value ratio. However the number of satified customers is even of higher
importance to us. This number is constantly growing. When do you join?
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