In article , Woody
wrote:

I bought a Leak Stereo 70 - which someone had painted white! I fitted
new smoothing caps and rewired the ceramic pickup sockets as an output
from the volume control so that I could feed the dual-mono power MOSFET
power amp that I had built. I think of all the various pre-amps I used
with that power amp the Leak was probably the best. It certainly proved
itself with depth and clarity of bass when driving the home-built
(WW/Bailey) TL speakers that I was using at the time!

Actually, if Iain's 'friend' wants to sell his 'red Armstrong rat's nest'
for ten quid, I'd be interested in buying it if it's in working condition
and looks OK (apart from his opinion of the wiring appearance). I've never
seen one in the flesh. Would be useful to take some photos. I could then
sell it on.

If anyone wants to follow up my comments about Leak, I can recommend a
letter by Jack Dinsdale which HFN published in their November 1996 issue.

It relates to how an early transistor amp design by Jack and Dick Tobey
was, erm, 'adopted' by Leak and sold as the Stereo 30 without their
permission or prior knowledge. If you can't find HFN, note that they'd
actually *patented* the design when working for Elliot Bros. May help you
to decide why Leak was able to get about in a Rolls when mere designers
might need a bicycle. :-)

Jim

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