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A Legendary British Hi-Fi Brand’s New Component Has Serious Vintage Flair

It’s designed to match the company’s classic hi-fi components from the ’50s and ’60s.

Close-up of a wooden-cased audio device with two black control knobs on a silver and black front panel.Leak Audio
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By Tucker Bowe

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Leak Audio is a British audio manufacturer that was well known throughout the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s for its amplifiers, loudspeakers and other hi-fi equipment. Then, however, the company went under in the late 1970s.

Fast forward several decades and the company was acquired (and revived) by IAG Group in 2020, and then started releasing new-age hi-fi components that were modeled after its classics.

Take the Stereo 130 integrated amplifier, for example. It’s a modern version of its Stereo 30 amp from 1963. It’s updated with new tech and connections, but has an Art Deco-inspired chassis and comes housed inside a real-wood walnut veneer casing. Basically, it looks like something your grandfather would have.

To date, Leak Audio sells several of these classically designed components, including the Stereo 130 and its more powerful sibling, the Stereo 230. It also makes a CD transport in the same image.

Now, Leak Audio is adding its first dedicated music streamer to its offerings.

Wooden-cased Leak TruStream audio amplifier with black and silver front panel and control knobs.
Leak’s TruStream is the brand’s first dedicated music streamer.
Leak Audio

Matching mid-century vibes

The Leak TruStream is a high-resolution music streamer that’s designed to work with (and match) Leak’s existing integrated amplifiers, the Stereo 130 and Stereo 230. It has the mid-century design that combines a brushed-aluminium faceplate with a real walnut casing.

Wooden audio equipment with silver and black front panels labeled "LEAK" on a wooden shelf with vinyl records and a large ceramic vase.
Its mid-century design perfectly matches the brand’s Stereo 130 and Stereo 230 integrated amplifiers.
Leak Audio

But don’t let its vintage aesthetics fool you. The TruStream is very much a modern streamer. It connects to Wi-Fi (wirelessly or wired Ethernet) and works with most of today’s streaming services and technologies: including Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, Qobuz Connect, TuneIn, Internet Radio and AirPlay 2. It’s also Roon Ready.

Wooden media console with glass-front cabinets holding books and ceramics, topped with black speakers, audio equipment, and vases under abstract wall art.
The TruStream supports most major streaming platforms.
Leak Audio

A true streamer

The TruStream runs a high-performance streaming platform powered by Silent Angel, an audiophile technology company specializing in low-noise digital audio transmission. It also packs a 32-bit DAC (ESS Sabre ES9038Q2M) that Leak says provides “exceptional dynamic range, extremely low distortion and outstanding time-domain precision.”

The streamer supports high-fidelity audio formats, including PCM (up to 768kHz), DSD (up to DSD512), FLAC, ALAC and WAV (to name a few).

Wood-finished audio device rear panel with multiple ports including USB, Ethernet, XLR, RCA, and a black antenna.
The Leak Trustream also has a USB-C port so you can hook it up to a computer.
Leak Audio

As mentioned, the TruStream is designed work with the Stereo 130 and Stereo 230, but it can be connected to most amplifiers via both RCA and balanced XLR outputs. Other outputs include optical digital, coaxial digital and USB.

Additionally, Leak has incorporated TruStream with a current-feedback headphone amplifier, which it claims can drive a “wide range of headphones with precision and authority.”

Wooden-cased LEAK audio amplifier and CD player stacked on a wooden cabinet next to a speaker.
It’ll be available in April 2026.
Leak Audio

Availability and pricing

The Leak TruStream will be available in April 2026. It is priced at £999, which comes out to around $1,200.

About the Author: Tucker Bowe has been on Gear Patrol’s editorial team since 2014. With a passion for consumer tech and hi-fi, he tracks everything from headphones and turntables to smartphones and wearables. If it lights up or makes noise, he probably covers it.

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