♥️ Lehmannaudio Black Cube SE II 🎶 phono stage

Lehmannaudio Black Cube SE II — The cult classic got a brain transplant and a black belt in signal purity. 🎛️

🎩 The Vibe
Ever wonder what it would feel like if your phono preamp could read your mind and whisper "I got this" every time you drop the needle? That’s the Black Cube SE II. It takes everything we loved about the original Black Cube—modesty, clarity, and old-school German efficiency—and slaps on a lab-grade power supply, a buffet of gain options, and a filter system that could qualify as audiophile sorcery.

This isn’t your average “plug-and-play” toy. It’s a statement. A little black box that quietly destroys noise and elevates your analog game into the upper crust.

🔍 Specs for the Tech-Obsessed
(Because data is vinyl foreplay)

• 🎚️ Sensitivity @ 775 mV / 0 dB

  • MM: 3.8 mV

  • MC: 0.38 mV
    (It hears the things you pretend you can hear.)

• 🔊 Gain Options (1 kHz)

  • 36 dB, 46 dB, 56 dB, 66 dB
    (Whether you're whispering jazz or screaming prog-rock.)

• 🚪 Max Input Level

  • MM: 45 mV

  • MC: 4.5 mV
    (Strong but sensitive. Like every '80s action hero tried to be.)

• 🔇 SNR (RMS, unweighted)

  • MM: 71 dB

  • MC: 63 dB
    (Because the only thing you want to hear is music, not circuitry weeping.)

• 🎧 Channel Separation

  • 80 dB at 10 kHz
    (Left and right channels so separate, they ghost each other.)

• 🧠 Input Impedance

  • 47kΩ, 1kΩ, 100Ω

  • • custom load input & hardwire slot
      (It’s basically Tinder for your cartridge.)

• ⚡ Output Impedance

  • 47 ohms
    (Low enough to ignore, high enough to brag about.)

• 🔌 Power Consumption

  • Less than 3W
    (Sips power like it’s an overpriced cocktail.)

• 🧼 Bass Filter

  • 16 settings between 7 Hz – ~90 Hz
    (The bass stays deep, but never messy.)

• 📏 Size (W x D x H)

  • Audio section: 114 x 124 x 50 mm

  • PWX PSU: 93 x 233 x 45 mm
    (Tiny footprint. Massive performance.)

• ⚖️ Weight

  • Audio: 0.6 kg

  • PSU: 1.0 kg
    (You’ll feel it’s there. But not on your spine.)

💬 The Final Groovy Verdict
The Black Cube SE II isn’t here to dazzle you with blinking lights or touchscreen nonsense. It’s here to do one thing: make your vinyl rig sound better than your memory of it ever did. This is phono sorcery trapped in a black monolith. If Stanley Kubrick directed audiophile gear, this would be it.

Buy it, connect it, and tell your turntable it's time to get serious. 🖤🎶