■ Pre/Power amplifier
■ £2800
It is fair to say that Leema Acoustics hasn’t been the most prolific of late. Quantum is the brand’s first new range in more than a decade, and at the moment consists of the Neutron preamplifier and Graviton power amplifier we have on test here, with a CD player called the Electron and the Positron streamer to be added soon.
Unusually, given the generally international nature of electronics manufacturing, both these components are designed, engineered and built at Leema’s factory in Wales. We were surprised to find that the company even goes as far as making its circuit boards in-house rather than buying them from specialist OEM suppliers as most rivals do.
The engineering and design of these Quantum products borrow heavily from Leema’s flagship Constellation series. Any cost savings are made by reducing the complexity of the casework and simplifying the circuitry. Commendably, Leema has refused to compromise on component quality, with the Neutron and
