Inter_Voice said:I have been using Leema Pulse II since last X'mas which coupled with a pair of Spendor SA-1. Though SA-1 lacks its bass department on account of its size and sealed box design I supplement it with MJ Acoustic Pro MKII and the frequency response is now at full range. You may see the link in my signature for more details. As to the SQ, to my ears it is perfect in particular if your favourates are on vocals, acoustics, jazz and classical music. Some reviews said Pulse II is lean but I don't think that is a true statement. From what I have been listening Pulse II is fast, dynamic, neutral and honest to the input signals.
Leema now provides 5 years warranty to Pulse II and its after sales service is friendly and excellent.
Inter_Voice said:This is how Leema Pulse 2 looks:
http://www.listeninn.com/product/407001-10239/Integrated-Amplifier/Leema-Acoustic-Pulse-2#_self
I think the performance of Pulse 2 and 3 are basically the same except that Pulse 3 uses digital display in the panel and a few more digital in/outputs at the back. BUT the price is a huge difference. I bough Pulse 2 at a bargin price of around £700 while Pulse 3 costs around £1300 retail.
ravid said:Bought the Leema Pulse based on the review and recommendation from this forum :cheers:
Its a steal at £599.
@plastic penguin
Thanks for the recommendation.
A link to the group test
http://hotfile.com/dl/129587660/631aeed/Integrated_Amps_GroupTest_HiFi_World_Oct_09.pdf.html
A pic of my Leema Pulse which I received today.
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ravid said:Bought the Leema Pulse based on the review and recommendation from this forum :cheers:
Its a steal at £599.
@plastic penguin
Thanks for the recommendation.
A link to the group test
http://hotfile.com/dl/129587660/631aeed/Integrated_Amps_GroupTest_HiFi_World_Oct_09.pdf.html
A pic of my Leema Pulse which I received today.
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damonster said:Hi ,I would just like to add I purchased the Leema mrk1 3 weeks ago for 599 and still can't tear myself away from it. matches well with my audiolab 8200 cd player .Nice organic sound and deep soundstage.I would like to know if anyone has heard the Leema xone speakers with this amp as I'm very tempted.Although im very happy with my acoustic energy aelite 3 speakers which fill the room with sound.The Leema fanclub seems to be growing rapidly on this forum at 599 I'm not surprised.
ABM78 said:Add another fan who recently purchased the Leema when was 699 and still happy I did! I would say get them while you can, the MKIII surely cannot be worth the price difference, you could prob buy the Leema and a sep dac and get a better sound for less money! Thats just a guess though as have not heard the mkIII. No regrets!
Inter_Voice said:In some way what pp mentioned is correct but it only applies to some very old stocks in some hifi stores where Leema has no chance to recall the items to make the modification.
In my case I sent back my Pulse to Leema for a check due to noise in the headphone (I had posted my case in this forum in the past, do some search and you can find it). Leema advised me that the earth circuitry of my Pulse had already been modificed before I sent it back to them and there was no problem with the amplifier at all. I was told that in their workshop my amplifier was dead silent. Eventually with the help of a very nice Leema engineer talking over the phone several times who advised me what I should do and eventually I got rid of the noise which was mainly caused by an earth loop.
For those who have recently bought their Leema Pulse don't be worried. Leema confirmed to me that they had changed the earthing circuitry of all of their existing stocks since the end of last year and unless what you have bought is those very old stocks the new circuitry should have already been in place.
Hedgehog said:PP,
I would also be interested in hearing your thoughts on the synergy between the Leema and the Arcam CD73, given that I have one of these, too. Do you think they work well together?
Thanks,
Hedgehog
Hedgehog said:Thanks for this, PP. I'm a bit weary of replacing my CDP, because I assume that more and more of my music listening will become computer-based, but in the meantime it's good to know that the CD73 will go well with the Pulse.
I guess it's a question of getting a good DAC, then, but that's another topic.
Hedgehog
emptage said:The comment that the Pulse 'needs a really good source' is interesting. About 90% of what I listen to will be either from my PC or from Spotify, does that count as a really good source ?
Hedgehog said:Thanks for this, PP. I'm a bit weary of replacing my CDP, because I assume that more and more of my music listening will become computer-based, but in the meantime it's good to know that the CD73 will go well with the Pulse.
I guess it's a question of getting a good DAC, then, but that's another topic.
Hedgehog