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Lehmann Audio
Website:https://www.lehmannaudio.com/
Est. year: 1988
Location: Germany
Lehmannaudio is a German manufacturer of headphone amps, phono stages and compact amplifiers, founded in Cologne in 1988 by Norbert Lehmann while he was a student of audio engineering. He still runs it as managing director. Its two main products are the Black Cube external phono stage and the Linear headphone amplifier, sold both to home listeners and to professional studios, with every unit engineered and manufactured in Germany.
Range & what it's known for
The Black Cube phono stage reached prototype in 1995 and grew into a series of compact external models that remains the backbone of the catalogue. The Silver Cube followed in 2002 as the top phono model, and the Decade arrived ten years after the original Black Cube to bridge the two. The Linear headphone amplifier of 2004 opened the headphone side, now including the Linear SE, Linear D, Drachenfels and Rhinelander. The StudioCube of 2010 was aimed at professional users, while the Stamp power amplifier, rated at 2 x 20 W into 4 ohms, and the Phonolith extend the range into amplification.
Who owns it and where it's made
Lehmannaudio Vertriebs GmbH remains privately held under Norbert Lehmann. After starting in Cologne it spent 11 years in nearby Bergisch Gladbach and returned to Cologne in spring 2018. All engineering and manufacturing happen in Germany, and the firm ships its products worldwide with a two-year warranty, supplying recording studios as well as domestic listeners from its Rhineland base.
The lineup in this catalog
Headphone amplifiers and phono stages from Lehmannaudio appear here, the most affordable at about EUR 500 and the most expensive at around EUR 2,000.
Who it's for
The brand serves two setups, a turntable that needs a compact external phono stage and a desk where headphones need a dedicated amplifier from a specialist. A Black Cube model is the usual way in for turntable owners, the Decade and Silver Cube are the steps up, and on the headphone side the Linear leads to the Drachenfels and Rhinelander. Studio users can pick models built for professional work from the same maker.
Range & what it's known for
The Black Cube phono stage reached prototype in 1995 and grew into a series of compact external models that remains the backbone of the catalogue. The Silver Cube followed in 2002 as the top phono model, and the Decade arrived ten years after the original Black Cube to bridge the two. The Linear headphone amplifier of 2004 opened the headphone side, now including the Linear SE, Linear D, Drachenfels and Rhinelander. The StudioCube of 2010 was aimed at professional users, while the Stamp power amplifier, rated at 2 x 20 W into 4 ohms, and the Phonolith extend the range into amplification.
Who owns it and where it's made
Lehmannaudio Vertriebs GmbH remains privately held under Norbert Lehmann. After starting in Cologne it spent 11 years in nearby Bergisch Gladbach and returned to Cologne in spring 2018. All engineering and manufacturing happen in Germany, and the firm ships its products worldwide with a two-year warranty, supplying recording studios as well as domestic listeners from its Rhineland base.
The lineup in this catalog
Headphone amplifiers and phono stages from Lehmannaudio appear here, the most affordable at about EUR 500 and the most expensive at around EUR 2,000.
Who it's for
The brand serves two setups, a turntable that needs a compact external phono stage and a desk where headphones need a dedicated amplifier from a specialist. A Black Cube model is the usual way in for turntable owners, the Decade and Silver Cube are the steps up, and on the headphone side the Linear leads to the Drachenfels and Rhinelander. Studio users can pick models built for professional work from the same maker.
