Leema Acoustics, the much-loved Welsh hi-fi manufacturer, is celebrating 25 years of British-made audio equipment in 2023, with some exciting plans for the company’s celebratory year incorporating The Bristol Hi-Fi Show.
Originally founded in Wales in 1998 by two ex-BBC sound engineers, Lee Taylor and Mallory Nicholls (Lee-ma), the company has stayed true to its roots and remains one of very few British hi-fi companies committed to the time-proven benefits of UK hand-building.
2023 will see the company formally introduce an entire product range (Quantum) through its global dealer network, having unveiled prototypes at several audio shows in 2022. Quantum comprises the new Electron CD player, Positron streamer, Neutron DAC/preamp and Graviton power amp, with full details to be announced in due course.
Under the watchful eye of co-founder Lee Taylor, Leema Acoustics will also be working on a number of technology projects, as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations.
February 2023 will see the company return to the UK’s biggest audio event, The Bristol Hi-Fi Show, with a full Tucana-based demonstration system in the main Leema Acoustics room, plus Quantum range systems in other locations, including the ELAC suite.
Commenting on the company’s quarter-of-a-century milestone, co-founder Lee Taylor said, “Leema started as a hobby project in a small metal shed, bought from a Littlewoods catalogue back in 1998. The fact we are still doing what we love 25 years later, although thankfully, now in a much bigger shed, is a constant source of surprise to me. It seems the old adage, ‘time flies when you are having fun’ is true.”
