Wharfedale LINTON Heritage & LEAK Stereo 130 - The Perfect Pair? First Impressions!

Have you ever wanted to return to the late 60s or early 70s? Now thanks to Leak and Wharfedale, the pairing of the Wharfedale LINTON Heritage and the LEAK Stereo 130 offers just that! BUT, the real question is how do they sound? Join our system consultant Nat to find out his first impressions! The 60s and 70s might be behind us, but the feeling of that era doesn't have to be!

Products featured in this video:
Wharfedale LINTON Heritage
https://www.lenc.com.au/products/wharfedale-linton-heritage
LEAK Stereo 130
https://www.lenc.com.au/products/leak-stereo-130
LEAK CDT
https://www.lenc.com.au/products/leak-cdt

Check out our LEAK Stereo 130 Unboxing Video:
https://youtu.be/Wvxo-IS5gRU
Check out our LEAK CDT Unboxing Video:
https://youtu.be/IsK4sHcZsho

When LEAK launched the iconic STEREO 30 in 1963, it swiftly became Britain’s favorite ‘step-up’ from the standard budget amplifiers of the time.

Now, in the year 2020, LEAK harnesses the latest technology to deliver an affordable integrated amplifier of the same philosophy, the STEREO 130 – fully equipped to meet the demands of modern music lovers, from vinyl records to digital streaming.

The LEAK STEREO 130 is high performance, high-fidelity integrated amplifier for the modern-day audio enthusiast. It is designed to be the perfect match to a wide variety of both analogue and digital sources, thanks to its diversity of inputs. It has a built-in Moving Magnet (MM) phono pre-amplifier which allows for direct connection to turntable record players. You can also stream music to the LEAK STEREO 130 from any Bluetooth device such as portable music players and smartphones via innovative built-in aptX and AAC codec. One can enjoy CD quality audio over the Bluetooth wireless connection.

To accommodate the modern-day music enthusiast fully, much effort has been made to ensure the LEAK STEREO 130 ’s digital circuitry delivers the level of quality one might expect of a high-performance standalone D/A converter, let alone an integrated amplifier solution.

Carefully designed in line with the LEAK ethos of performance, reliability and craftsmanship, the LEAK STEREO 130 matches contemporary performance with stand-out, classic LEAK styling.

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With the look and feel of yesteryear but the engineering of today, there's nothing else really like the Wharfedale LINTON Heritage (outside of its little brother the Denton 85s that is). These speakers have a relaxed and laid back sound that lets you listen to them for hours and hours without feeling fatigued no matter how heavy the music. To complete the vintage look the LINTON even comes with dedicated speaker stands that are designed to hold your favorite records, the perfect home for those you keep in high rotation. These speakers really do sound every bit as classic as they look.

To celebrate its history, Wharfedale has established the Heritage Series recreations of famous models from its past, entirely re-engineered using contemporary techniques and materials. The latest loudspeaker to join this collection is the Linton.

The original Linton debuted in 1965 and the line continued in various iterations until the end of the 1970s. It was a classic model of its time, viewed as a serious hi-fi speaker but also relatively affordable. Its cabinet was substantial, big enough to hold three drive units including a good-sized bass unit, yet not overly unwieldy by the standards of the day.

The new Linton has a clear family resemblance. It, too, is a three-way standmount model – a rarity in the modern era – retaining similar proportions to the classic Linton models. Its wood-veneered cabinet has a vintage look, yet the standard of finish is distinctly contemporary.

The Linton makes use of its wide baffle by incorporating a large (by modern standards) bass driver with a 200mm Kevlar cone, mounted on a rigid, die-cast chassis. Above this sits a 135mm midrange driver, also sporting a woven Kevlar cone and housed within its own internal enclosure. Finally, a 25mm fabric-dome tweeter with a high-flux ferrite magnet handles high frequencies.

The original Linton incarnations of the 1960s and 1970s were well known for their rich and natural sound quality; the new model retains these attributes but upgrades the performance in every department. Its bass is deep and well-defined, its midrange clear and open, with free-breathing dynamics and an expansive scale that brings music to life. It is a sound you can dive into and lose yourself in, as you listen to album after album; a nostalgic nod to the past elevated to a level fit for the future.

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