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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 I have to add that i am really liking the quad 22l2's with t ... Tjnindc

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: Cfluxa
I recently heard a Leben 300x paired with Tonian TL-D1s and it was a fantastic combo. IMO, the Devores aren't quite efficient enough to allow the Leben 300x to sing to its full potential when it comes to dynamics and detail. OTOH, the Devores deliver a nice, rich sound. I have a friend who's about to pair a Leben 300x with some Tekton Lores, should be interesting.
Cfluxa (Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

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