This VERY kind posting on TANET reached me on Jan 15 99 via my U.S. distributor Leo Massi. I am permitted to use the full name and so I do. I would never dare to say some of the statements quoted but I am really happy to have customers being satisfied to such an extent!

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Hi,

Just got a black cube....and wanted to pass along my impressions....you're welcome to use this in anyway at all....I'm just so pleased with it..here follows the posting I made at TANET, the audiophile network just yesterday:

Topic: Lehmann Black Cube Phono preamp (1 of 1), Read 1 times
Conf: Audio Hardware
From: Dan Dicker (dbdicker@worldnet.att.net)
Date: Saturday, January 09, 1999 06:42 AM

hey gang, Had to post to tell you of the latest update in my system, the Lehmann black cube phono stage. Listen to me, because I've been doing this for a long time now, and I've never gotten this excited about an audio product before....this thing is incredible.

It's ugly as hell....no "cool" factor here, but it's cheap (relatively), unbelievably flexible and the sound??!!?? You won't (and I mean WILL NOT) believe it! :-)

I've never been a big fan of outboard phono pre-amps....you know, another set of interconnects to worry about, synergy issues, etc....and in fairness, I think this cube deserves a nice interconnect to attach to your line stage, but I've had a number of full function preamps on test here including the well regarded CAT, ARC stuff, C-J stuff and my own Rowland.....this thing absolutely kills them all. Bad recordings sound good, good recordings excellent and audiophile pressings....well....they're a freakin' revelation!!

Offhand, I'd say this box is equivalent to a $2000 tonearm and $3000 cartridge upgrade COMBINED!

I don't want to continue on (I could write all night) and will respond to anyone about this ( I have no stake), but get one and pass it around to your audiobuds... particularily if they're vinyl junkies like me....my bet is that you all will have to have your own.

If you can't find a dealer, I know one ... (and I think he'll even take something off the retail <$698> price).

My system of reference:

Linn LP-12 (Valhalla/Ittok/Arkiv)
JRDG Coherence One
Jadis Defy-7 Mk.III
Audio Physic Virgo
Transparent Ultra (pre-amp to Amp and speaker cable)
Van den Hul "the first" (black cube to pre-amp)
Power wedge 116

All the best,

Dan