LIPS

Some of the biggest problems facing home entertainment are appalling ergonomic design, ridiculously complicated remote controls and a pointless array of options. It was this dichotomy that ultimately led Leema's founders; Mallory Nicholls and Lee Taylor to the development of LIPS®: Leema Intelligent Protocol System. 

LIPS® is an inter-product system of control and communication. When connected via LIPS® a Leema system becomes intelligent, flexible and so easy to use that in many cases the whole system can be controlled from just one component.

Any LIPS® equipped product can 'talk' to any other, even across the series boundaries so that the Stream CD Player could be configured to receive controls from the Reference Series Pyxis preamplifier.

 

The unique and expandable Constellation multi-channel system uses LIPS® to great effect. The Tucana stereo amplifier is able to talk to other components via LIPS® to intelligently configure them into a multi-unit home cinema system of uncompromised audiophile quality. 

The Hydra amplifier has exactly the same audio circuit topology as the Tucana and when configured via LIPS® to drive the surround channels in a 5.1 home cinema system the input selection and volume control mirror that of the Tucana to produce a multi-channel system with absolutely no compromise.

The Corvus is features both a mono amplifier for the centre channel and a studio quality subwoofer control system. This section gives comprehensive control of mono, or uniquely, stereo subwoofers, in both multi-channel and stereo systems. And like the Hydra, the Corvus takes its commands from the Tucana via LIPS® to offer completely the same degree of award winning audiophile fidelity with multi-channel sources as is available with stereo.

The beauty of LIPS® is that it 'understands' what the user is trying to do. For example, to play a CD in stereo, the Tucana knows that the rest of the group can stand down, so the Hydra and the Corvus remain powered off. Then, to watch a movie, the appropriate units are powered and configured just by selecting a multi-channel input, on Tucana. The individual units learn the desired settings for each source and configure themselves automatically.

 

The Reference Series Pyxis preamplifier and Altair mono amplifiers also feature LIPS2® in addition to LIPS®. LIPS2® is a further development of LIPS® that adds performance enhancing extra features.  When connected via LIPS2® to a pair of Altair power amplifiers, the Pyxis sends a full volume audio signal through the interconnecting cable and the actual listening level is adjusted at the input stage of the power amplifiers. This ensures that the signal to noise ratio is always at its best and that cable related losses are kept to an absolute minimum.  

 

LIPS® eliminates the need to constantly search through menus and change settings. It was designed with families in mind. No longer will only one member of the family be able to fully use the system, resulting in more enjoyment for everyone and more return on the investment.