Leak expands its Sandwich speaker range with new compact and affordable standmounts

Leak has launched the third speaker in its new range of Sandwich loudspeakers, the Sandwich 100. Joining the recently unveiled Sandwich 250 and Sandwich 150, the new standmounts are part of Leak's revival as it returns with its first raft of products since the 1970s.

The Sandwich 100 are designed to be easy to accommodate both in terms of size and price, sitting as the most affordable member of the current Sandwich range.

Each speaker features a specially developed 30mm textile dome tweeter, promising superior power handling and "open, finely detailed" sound at the higher frequencies.

That tweeter is complemented by a new 15cm mid/bass driver, built around a long-throw motor system with a high-gauss magnet and low-loss suspension. The driver cone has been shaped to reinforce stiffness and suppress breakup in a bid to "maintain purity across the vocal range and upper bass".

Those drive units have been "seamlessly" integrated thanks to Neat's own crossover design, which incorporates audiophile-grade polypropylene capacitors, air-core inductors and low-loss resistors to minimise phase shift and signal loss.

The speakers' cabinet walls are constructed using an outer layer of MDF and an inner layer of high-density particle board, with the materials' different densities helping to scatter panel resonances to preserve sonic fidelity.

A filling of special glue bonds the layers in a bid to improve resonance-damping and further reduce unwanted cabinet vibrations.

The speaker cabinets feature a walnut finish, aluminium driver trims and an aluminium insert around the edge of the front baffle.

According to Peter Comeau, Leak's director of acoustic design:

“In developing the Sandwich 100, our intention was to make a more compact speaker offering uncompromising sound for a smaller space. And, at the same time, take our new, evolved version of Leak's classic Sandwich design to a more accessible price point, thus broadening its appeal".

The Leak Sandwich will be available from mid-April, priced at £449 / €649 / $899 AU$1149 per pair. At that price, they're facing off against the marvellously entertaining Monitor Audio Bronze 50 7G, which we tested at around £500 / $849 / AU$1099.

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