Professional and yet emotional: making music tangible
The Black Cube SE belongs to the premier league of phono preamps. Of course, Lehmann uses only components of ultimate quality for it. For a particularly low-noise reproduction, they assemble input stages which other makers of professional studio electronics also build into their mixing consoles and microphone preamps.
Owing to its 66 dB of maximum gain, virtually all common systems from high-output MM to MC may be connected to the Black Cube SE. They have included a free slot per channel for the solder-free fitting of a custom impedance, and there is also an extra hardwired plug-in location with immediate action.
The high-precision passive RIAA filter network sits between two linear gain stages and has been realised using high-grade, surge-proof and narrow tolerated polypropylene foil capacitors. That way transients, dynamics and timbres can reach the listener in a pure manner. The audio section contains additional modules for an efficient hum, HF and random voltage suppression. The use of a double-sided audio board also offers additional ground planes for a zero-interference operation.