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Leben Owners: which speakers do you use?

I was talking to a fellow Audiogoner about our Leben CS300XS; he made the very good point that the model is in an unusual area: "it's not low powered set, not mid-powered like a lot of el84, el34, and kt88 push-pull tube amps." So maybe you have to take care speaker matching?

He's using Audio Note AN/Ks and liking them. I have Devore Nines and like them a lot (though for various reasons I am moving the Nines somewhere else and I'll be on the hunt for new speakers... hence the thread). I know Devore is a natural for these, maybe partly due to In Living Stereo/Tone Imports (that's where I heard the combo and fell for it).

Anyone else? What have you found? Especially the smaller Leben, but 600s too.

Price (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

04-03-11

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04-03-11 I'm just coming back from montreal's ssi 2011 hifi show. one ... Sebastienl

04-03-11 I owned both the leben cs600 and now the cs300 and prefer th ... Glenalan

04-03-11 When i auditioned the devore super 8's and leben integrateds ... Randyk

04-04-11 I'd love to hear the orangutans, and the living voice too. i ... Price

04-04-11 I use merlin tsm mme's with my cs600. i use reflecter 6n3c t ... Arj

04-04-11 I´m using a leben cs-300 with zu druids loudspeakers and zu ... Jesusa0

04-05-11 I am using sonus faber cremona auditor m. any idea if these ... Edoit

04-05-11 Edoit - i used to have a pair of the auditor m's. great spe ... 4musica44107

04-05-11 Dynaudios also need more power than leben can provide. i di ... Jmlm

04-06-11: Tjnindc
I have to add that I am really liking the Quad 22L2's with the Leben. I had originally heard them with a Synthesis el84 amp and thought the sound was worth exploring. The Quads are a great match and super affordable for what they do.

I am the aforementioned Audio Note AN/K owner. While I love their musicality, I think that you really need to get a bigger AN speaker to get more low end extension (of course).

I have also run the Zu Soul Superfly's with mine. They are a great match as well. Tons of life, very very fun speakers.
Tjnindc (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

04-06-11 I'm using harbeth shl5s with my cs600 and it is wonderful. i ... Draconis

04-06-11 Edoit, i think you might struggle to get the sfs going with ... Defride

04-07-11 I'm using the 300 with my tannoy kensington se the synergy i ... Dsholl1

04-07-11 Any of the excellent coincident technology speakers would be ... Allchemie

09-05-11 I use british audio note an-e speakers with my leben 660p po ... Ssegrub

09-05-11 I recently heard a leben 300x paired with tonian tl-d1s and ... Cfluxa

09-05-11 By my previous comment about devore efficiency, i am of cour ... Cfluxa

02-25-12 I'm using totem forests which are only 87db but sound fantas ... Alanbstone

02-25-12 Price, i had an rs100u when i picked up my orangutans. her ... Franklinlg

03-02-12 Fwiw, the os are even better with the shindo - so lively and ... Franklinlg

03-03-12 Franklinlg, thank you for the thoughtful review of o/96. i b ... Mikirob