New Leak Sandwich 150 and 250 speakers

[Ze Frog]

They appear to use left and speakers which may hurt dispersion and may help imaging. The price tag of 2200 pounds puts it in very competitive market.

They are mirrored.
Indeed, but if the measurements are as mentioned by manafacturer, for the vintage look they are certainly appealing.

 

[AC1]

 

[DSJR]

Anyone outside of Youtube actually HEARD any of these yet?

The Super Linton is getting all the attention, but it looks like a 60s box (not really of appeal over here). If the Leak models with grilles on look anything like the 70s Sandwich model with grey or silvery grilles and sound as good as the response plots suggest (the smaller one can't go down as low as the large one surely, without sacrificing sensitivity and distortion below 80hz or so?), I think they could work well in more modern-furnished rooms rather than trad ones...

Not sure the IAG reps over here are pushing these models much if at all. Wharfedale goes through chains I gather which don't always hold prices well, but Quad seems immune to this and I'd have thought the reps (I believe they promote the IAG portfolio rather than individual maker labels) would be more pro-active than I think they are (the one I knew well of old, retired recently).

 

[Vladetz]

Anyone outside of Youtube actually HEARD any of these yet?

The Super Linton is getting all the attention, but it looks like a 60s box (not really of appeal over here). If the Leak models with grilles on look anything like the 70s Sandwich model with grey or silvery grilles and sound as good as the response plots suggest (the smaller one can't go down as low as the large one surely, without sacrificing sensitivity and distortion below 80hz or so?), I think they could work well in more modern-furnished rooms rather than trad ones...

Not sure the IAG reps over here are pushing these models much if at all. Wharfedale goes through chains I gather which don't always hold prices well, but Quad seems immune to this and I'd have thought the reps (I believe they promote the IAG portfolio rather than individual maker labels) would be more pro-active than I think they are (the one I knew well of old, retired recently).

I think Leaks are close to Mission 700/750/770 - they use almost same high frequency driver

 

[DSJR]

I think Leaks are close to Mission 700/750/770 - they use almost same high frequency driver

Gawd, I know the original 700 and 770. price of new models ridiculous, but the retro market is strong around the world, just not here in the UK which is retro and tattier by the year in any case

 

[restorer-john]

Just a heads up: Anyone linking an Andrew Robinson youtube video on ASR, especially with no commentary is likely to be banned.