We chose to take the lift to the 4th floor (and highest of the show) so that we'd avoid the initial rush on the lower floors and allow us to walk down between floors, hence avoiding the lifts and using the stairs. At almost the furthest room from the reception, Leema were fielding their brand new 100 series products - launched at this show. This will gradually replace the Quantum series products.
i85 is a stereo integrated amp with 85W per channel and the i150 is a 150W per channel version in the same chassis. Each of these amps is available as a "D" version with an onboard ESS based DAC module. i85 gets a smaller transformer compared to i150 which also gets 3 pairs of output transformers rather than 2 pairs.
Leema chose to demo the 1750 GBP i85, using an analogue input fed by their own Elements streamer. ScanSonic M15.2 standmount speakers completed the set up. Interconnect in use was a 5 GBP Amazon Basics item and speaker cable was equally cost effective. In all, an approximately 4000 GBP set up - reasonable value at today's prices.
Sheep feature in the room due to Leema's location in Wales, but they didn't distract from the important element here - this is a high performing system. It's crisp, full of impact and that amp has a good grip on those speakers. Its not the last word in resolution, but considering the price it does a great job of taking the listener on the musical journey.
A good start to our show.
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