- Leak unveils its first ever TruStream audio player
- Chic walnut body hides the DAC and audio streamer
- Plenty of wired and wireless connectors
Leak is an old name in the hi-fi space, having released the classic Leak Sandwich speakers as well as their 2024 reboot, which looked amazing, and now the brand has turned its attention to a new device.
Leak TruStream has been revealed, which is the brand’s first network audio player (not including a CD player that it currently sells).
It will hit shelves in April for the sum of £999 (about $1,200, AU$2,000, and the Sandwich speakers released internationally, so hopefully the streamer will too).
The first thing that catches your eye about TruStream is its appearance; Leak shakes off the mid-century walnut-clad style that made its previous products look so classic.
But hiding beneath the surface, there’s enough about this streamer to justify its price and then some.
Leak-tight specs
A company called Silent Angel created the streaming platform itself, and its technology is designed to minimize distortion while preserving the signal.
The Leak TruStream has a built-in DAC using a Saber chip that allows for 32-bit/768kHz PCM playback and DSD512, and a list of supported audio file formats Leak provides includes every one you’d ever want to use (and some you wouldn’t; hello, MP3).
As well as offering an internal DAC, there’s also a headphone amplifier, for those of you who don’t like sharing your music. This is just one of the connection types it supports, with optical, coax, XLR, RCA and 3.5mm ports, two USB-A ports for external DACs or storage devices, a USB-C port so you can connect a computer, and dual and Wi-Fi and ethernet ports. The only thing missing is a bunch of zippers to manage the rat-king of wires you’ll have left by this thing.
For wireless listeners, the device supports the Connect trio: Tidal, Qobuz and Spotify, as well as TuneIn and AirPlay 2. It’s also Roon Ready, as all good hi-fi kit is.
Need to know if this will fit in your cabinet? It measures 33 x 11.8 x 27.8 cm, so it’s not too big, and it weighs 6.5 kg.
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