Black Cube: Cult object since 1995
Since the market introduction in 1995 the Black Cube phono stages by Lehmannaudio have become cult objects for analog oriented music lovers. Countless positive reviews and awards, and an unrivalled customer satisfaction worldwide document this truly exceptional success. The Black Cube is produced in small numbers and sonically superior to mass industry products.
The Lehmannaudio Black Cube phono stage is compatible with practically all available cartridges on the market from High Output MM to the lowest output MC cartridges. Apart from the standard switch settings there is one onboard slot that can be fitted with a custom impedance to supply perfect termination even for the most exotic cartridges. Since 2006 there is a separate hard wire custom impedance slot that needs no DIP-switch to be activated. Customisation possibilities are infinite. No more need for expensive impedance plugs!
For those looking for possibly the worlds best phono stage for under $2,000 i can proudly recommend the Lehmannaudio Black Cube.
Newly developed input stages
The newly developed input stages used in the Black Cube can also be found in top notch mixing consoles or in well known professional microphone preamps. The entirely passive RIAA equalization network is realized with high precision MKP capacitors. All resistors are of the low noise metal film variety. The switches for gain and load settings have gold plated connectors.
Because of the small outer dimensions the Black Cube can be placed next to the turntable. This minimizes loss due to cable lengths. The low noise regulated external power supply is connected with Neutrik XLR connectors to the dedicated DC power supply.
Lehmannaudio always pays special attention to details: the cable between power supply and audio section is shielded. The cases of both the power supply and the audio section are made of nonmagnetic materials and the case of the audio section is even equipped with a top cover coated with a special anti-resonance treatment.
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Black Cube - Overview
PDF-Overview of our Black Cube: Introduction, technical details & extracts from reviews.
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The Audiophile Voice
"It offered performance comparable to my reference phono preamp for a small fraction of its price and I'd call that a bargain - The Best I Ever Had!"
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TNT Audio 2001
"Still one of the best phono preamps into its price range and above."
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Enjoythemusic 1999
"For those looking for possibly the worlds best phono stage for under $2,000 i can proudly recommend the Lehmannaudio Black Cube."
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Australian Hifi 1999
"A high- quality phono stage for the serious LP enthusiast."
| Input Stage | Dual mono Microphone preamp Chip newest generation |
| Gain settings | 36dB, 46dB, 56dB, 66dB |
| Max. gain | 66dB |
| Internal impedances (selectable) | 47k, 1k, 100R |
| Onboard slot for custom impedance | ✓ yes plus additional hard wire slot |
| Internal input capacitance and cap type | 100p KP 1% |
| Soft Bass Rolloff filter | ✓ yes Jumper |
| High Gain | ✓ yes Jumper |
| RIAA filter caps | MKP |
| Bass coupling after RIAA | MKP |
| Second gain stage | Dual Mono Burr Brown OPA 134 |
| Discrete Output buffer Zero global feedback | - |
| Output capacitor | MKP |
| DC-Output jumper | ✓ yes |
| Power supply features on audio board | Chokes RC-Filters with high electrolytic bypass |
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