Leema Stellar Pulse IV: Integrated amplifier equipped with everything you need

The Leema Acoustics Pulse IV is an integrated amplifier housed in a full metal case and equipped with everything you need to listen to music from any source. It has a built-in phono preamplifier for moving magnet and moving coil heads, an excellent 32-bit/384 kHz DAC built on a Sabre chip with support for an XMOS USB input and capable of significantly improving the sound quality from external digital signal sources such as a computer.

The Leema Acoustics Pulse IV is a full-fledged music listening hub. It is ready to work with a variety of music sources, including vinyl players and Bluetooth-connected smartphones. The signal is processed by a 32-bit/384 Hz DAC from ESS with DSD support. The phono preamplifier circuit is borrowed from a separate Essentials device and is ready to work with both MM and MC heads.

As a result, the Leema Acoustics Pulse IV amplifier is equipped with six digital inputs (three optical and three coaxial), a USB connector, five linear and a phono input, as well as a Bluetooth transceiver. The power of the device is 80 W at 8 ohms. On the front panel there is a headphone jack, and on the back there are two pairs of preamplifier outputs, a fixed output and RCA.

If the user finds the 80 watts per channel at his disposal not enough, then two pairs of pre-amplifier outputs are at his service, to which additional power amplifiers can be connected. In addition to all of the above, the Leema Acoustics Pulse IV has a good built-in headphone amplifier module. The new product is part of the Stellar series of components and, like all other models in it, is entirely produced at the company’s factory in Welshpool.

Leema Acoustics Pulse IV specifications

Inputs (analog): 5x linear
Phono input: MM / MC
Inputs (digital): 3x electrical S / PDIF; 3x optical S / PDIF; 1x USB Type-B 32-bit / 384 kHz PCM and DSB with Sabre DAC support; APTX Bluetooth
Outputs: 2 pairs of pre-amplifier outputs; outputs with one speaker; headphone output; 1 fixed level output
Power rating: 80W RMS into 8 ohms
Connections: All unbalanced RCA (no XLR)
Weight: 11kg
Dimensions: (WxHxD) 435x90x375mm