Adventures in amplification

[DaveF]

Dave is the leben still knocking around?

I dropped it back to the shop this morning.

[tony]

Thats grand sure it will appear in the exdemo section soon.Not too sure about it due to the output size but was curious to maybe try it out mainly out of curiosity. Did Noel suggest the new heimdall power cables? He suggested them to me but I just let the spiel go over my head.

[DaveF]

Did Noel suggest the new heimdall power cables?

I asked him for the cheapest ones he had which were the Nordost Blue Heaven. Nordost dont do the Magnus ones anymore which were quite cheap. Anyway I doubt Ill be keeping them.

[PeterK]

Quad 2805s.

[Ivor]

Quad 2805s.

Good stuff, I'd guess they're a very good match for the ATM2.

[Seán]

Congratulation Peter, I am gald that the ATMs found a happy home.

[tony]

Dave is the leben still knocking around?

What kept ye?

Well hoping to get a french yoke so dont want to blow the best part of my budget a 10watter.
What I like about the leben is the headphone part but I already have a good headphone amp.
Maybe if I heard it that would change my mind.

[DaveF]

Don't let the 10 watt figure put you off Tony. That amp sounds a lot more powerful than the figures suggest. That said, I reckon it prefers a speaker with a friendly load.

[tony]

Dave I have done a fair bit of research on the leben and generally gets great reviews.Was away while you were testing the kharmas. Was hoping to get to hear it before it went to Cloneys as it would give me a chance to assess it without any pressure.
Have a long term project to get quads of some sort and feel the leben would struggle with them. The jadis is 30w class a and feel it would be a long term solution. If funds permitted I would like to have the leben for a second system and headphone amp. But as per usual funds are limited.

[DaveF]

Dave I have done a fair bit of research on the leben and generally gets great reviews.Was away while you were testing the kharmas. Was hoping to get to hear it before it went to Cloneys as it would give me a chance to assess it without any pressure.
Have a long term project to get quads of some sort and feel the leben would struggle with them. The jadis is 30w class a and feel it would be a long term solution. If funds permitted I would like to have the leben for a second system and headphone amp. But as per usual funds are limited.

Tony,
I've read in another forum that the Quad/Leben combo isnt as good of a match as one might expect. If Quads are really the sound you're after then perhaps its not worth considering the Leben as you'll probably just want to change it when the Quads arrive.