A 90-year-old audio brand just put out its most affordable speakers yet — and the specs look very tasty indeed

• Leak unveils new Sandwich 100 passive hi-fi speakers
• More compact than the previous Sandwich 250 and 150...
• ... and more affordable too at $899 / £499 / AU$1,099 per pair

When legendary audio company Leak dropped back into the spotlight with its Sandwich 150 and 250 speakers back in 2024, we were all abuzz, and it's just happened again.

Hot off releasing its first network audio player, Leak has decided which way its bread is buttered by announcing a third speaker option: the Sandwich 100.

This new audio hoagy, as the name suggests, is smaller than the Sandwich 150 and 250. It measures 34 x 21 x 25cm, so is compact and will fit in your bookshelf much more readily than the other models.

Perhaps a bigger draw, though, is the price. The Sandwich 100 costs $899 / £499 / AU$1,099 for a pair, which is half the fee of the 150, even if it's a little pricier than your standard sando. It's due to go on sale in mid-April.

No subwoofer for the sub

Audio specs-wise, you're looking at a 30mm coated textile dome for treble, and a 150mm Sandwich cone for mids and bass.

This latter is one of the draws of the speakers: Leak designs its own diaphragms, based on its designs from the 1960s, with this model apparently being designed especially for the Sandwich 100.

It's designed for "immediacy, clarity and conviction" according to the brand, with a focus on stiffness by using aluminum skins in layers (hence the name).

The Sandwich 100 needs between 25W and 100W power from your amp, with a 6-ohm impedance, so nothing very dramatic. It comes in a two-way vented box enclosure, and as far as I can tell, doesn't have a stand option like the Sandwich 250 did.

It's good to see hi-fi brands catering for those on a lower budget, with launches like this and the Dali Kupid — we can't all afford the $2,995 / £2,299 / AU$569 for the Sandwich 250-with-stands package — and Leak also sells amplifiers, so you can stick with the brand for all your gear if you like. And I wouldn't blame you, with how classy the Leak gadgets look.

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