I will echo the Leben love. I'm rocking the Devore Nines and Leben CS600 and am very satisfied. Tone, fluidity, sweetness are the first words that come to mind. I swapped in some NOS EL34 and haven't looked back.
Of course I have upgradeitis and would love to try Devore's O/96 and am interested in hearing the Shindo gear, but as someone mentioned above the Leben integrated are some of the best deals in Audio and I find myself questioning whether the investment to upgrade would be worth it.
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