Leak TL12.1 amplifiers

The Leak amplifiers are one of the best amplifiers that I have ever listened. As these are from the 1950s. The key challenges in the search for these include:

- ability to find a matched pair as it was sold as mono amplifiers in the past;

- the conditions of the amplifiers

- the ability to find its original TCC capacitors...

The Price of a pair of Leak TL12.1 in 1956 was 28 pounds 7 shillings. A typical wage then was probably well under ten pounds. If I was born during the era, I could never afford them as it will most probably costs 6 -12 months wages. Perhaps, the costs of the Leak was equavalent to the price of an apartment or a car then. As such, it is a real blessing to be able to have the opportunity to listen to such a graet amplifiers and its reproduction of music during the 21st century and at an affordable price!

The pictures showed my initial Leak 12.1 closed frame and the later more sought after and even better sounding Opened frame 12.1. The price of the 12.1 in September 2005 was HK$35,000. In February 2006, it was selling at HK$40,000.

For a large collection of Leak amplifiers, please visit my friend John's blog: http://johnkeung.blogspot.com/ He has one of the best collection of Leak (including the rare 25a!)