LEAK Amplifiers

British name founded in 1934 by Harold Leak, whose Point One amplifier set a distortion benchmark. Revived by IAG in 2020.

Founded: 1934 (the modern products are an IAG revival of the name, from 2020)
Founder: Harold Joseph Leak
Headquarters: Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Manufacturing: Designed in the UK, built in IAG facilities in China
Parent company: International Audio Group (IAG)
How to buy: Sold through specialist hi-fi dealers and online retailers
Known for: The Point One amplifier, the Stereo 20 valve amplifier, the Sandwich speaker cone

Currently, we have 2 LEAK amplifiers in our database. Below you can find the list with their main specs and links to their review pages.

LEAK Integrated Amplifier with built-in DAC

	Model	Watts RMS (8Ω)	Amp Class	DAC	Phono
	LEAK Stereo 130	45 watts	Class A/B	Yes	Yes
	LEAK Stereo 230	75 watts	Class A/B	Yes	Yes

About LEAK

Harold Leak founded the company in London in 1934, and in 1945 the Point One amplifier took its name from its total harmonic distortion figure of 0.1 percent, a startling claim at the time. The Stereo 20 valve amplifier of the late 1950s is still restored and used. In 1961 Leak introduced the Sandwich cone, an expanded-polystyrene core between aluminium skins, an early attempt at the stiff-and-light problem every cone designer still has. IAG brought the name back in 2020 with the Stereo 130, styled after the 1960s originals.

Quoting a distortion figure in the product name was, in 1945, a marketing decision as much as an engineering one - and it worked, because it made an invisible specification into something a buyer could ask a shop about.

The original company was absorbed decades ago; IAG owns the name and relaunched it in 2020 alongside Wharfedale, Mission and Quad.

Notable models: Point One, Stereo 20, Sandwich speaker; the current Stereo 130 and Stereo 230.

Official LEAK website

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