Product Details
Since their introduction 15 years ago, Lehmann Audio's Black Cube phono stages have become cult objects for analogue lovers. The Black Cube SE 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 onboard slot plus one hard wire slot that can be fitted with a custom impedances to supply perfect termination even for the most exotic cartridges. No more need for expensive impedance plugs!The input stages used in the Black Cube SE can also be found in top-of-the-range mixing consoles or in well-known professional microphone preamps. The entirely 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 contacts. Because of the small outer dimensions, the Black Cube SE can be placed next to the turntable. This minimizes loss due to cable lengths.
The cable between power supply and audio section is shielded and uses Neutrik connectors 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 (aluminium) and are equipped with a top cover coated with a special anti-resonance treatment. A special 30 VA toroidal transformer of the PWX power supply is the main reason for the sonic performance 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 result: 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.