Lehmannaudio - High-End from Germany

Dive into our history and learn more about our company, our products and our incentive. Find out what made Lehmannaudio what it is today.

“I just want the people to be happy while they are listening to music. The means of choice is simply better technology.”

Norbert Lehmann, Managing Director

“During my sound engineering studies I had a formative experience: I was listening to music over two amplifiers with identical specifications. However, the sound was worlds apart. Consequently the discrepancy in sound quality had to lie deeper, in circuit details and components. I began to experiment with components and build my own audio devices – always with top quality and an overwhelming musical experience in mind. My passion for the ultimate sound reproduction had been kindled.“

Norbert Lehmann, Managing Director

The first prototype of the Black Cube phono preamplifier has been finished. Soon after it's becoming a true cult object among record lovers on an international scale.

More and more offers for the worldwide distribution of the Black Cube keep coming in. Renowned magazines on all five continents are increasingly focusing on our popular phono stage in their reviews as well – in the first place the SoundStage!.

The legendary Silver Cube phono stage has hit the market. The housing of the Silver Cube is milled from a massive aluminium block. Soon after its market launch it is awarded the reference title by several hifi magazines.

We introduce our first headphone amplifier named Linear. Pretty fast it's heading for the reference throne, numerous hifi magazines and ambitious users confirm this success.

Maarten de Boer, mastering engineer and owner of "The Masters", puts his trust in the tonal quality of the Linear as a stereo preamp for critical headphone monitoring. Extremely appeciable, considering the fact that “The Masters“ studio is the most experienced mastering studio in the Netherlands.

On the occasion of the 10^th Black Cube anniversary we are presenting the Decade phono preamp. It fills the gap between the Black Cube and the reference unit Silver Cube. The Lehmannaudio phono stages are now used by thousands of customers all over the globe.

Headphone maker Sennheiser first uses a large number of Linear headphone amplifiers for the presentation of their dynamic high-end models at the IFA 2005.

Finally an entry-level phono stage from Lehmannaudio: high quality for a budget-saving price. In the same year we equip Ortofon (Denmark) with a lot of these devices which will be used there for the final check in the system manufacture.

We are celebrating our 20^th company anniversary. The history of Lehmannaudio shows how a successful enterprise can originate from a passion for music.

The production of the Rhinelander headphone amplifier begins. This entry-level model delights with its sonic proximity to our top-of-the-line model Linear and its pleasantly affordable price.

The StudioCube headphone amplifier, which belongs to our product line for professional users, has broadened our product portfolio. Already a short time after its market launch it captivates even the most demanding musicians and sound engineers as a reliable partner for their personal monitoring on stage and in the studio.

For our Podcast we meet up with interesting personalities from the professional audio scene. Equipped with video equipment, we talk with the “pros“ about exciting topics like e.g. the mastering or the change in the dynamic range over the past few years. With our iPhone-App “HiFi-Tool“ we're firing the starting pistol for the provision of free apps.

The Linear SE headphone amplifier is now on the market and sets new standards. This sound master thrills with an outstanding list of features and its customised housing variants.

In everything we do we want to preserve the pristine sound of the musical piece. We have devoted ourselves to the making of high-end audio devices which strive for perfection just as much as the artists whose music we enjoy. Even in the future we will keep only one thing in mind regarding the production, optimisation and redevelopment of our devices: you and your music.