PSB STRATUS GOLD / LEGACY AUDIO FOCUS

nope.,,,,,,

I have auditioned the PSB Stratus Gold and would own them today but my current amp is not up to the task. I found them dynamic. What do think they are lacking in your system?

PSB Stratus Golds lack very little. I am tempted by the Legacys because they have more drivers hence more displacement potential. I am always in a quest to find the next greatest thing. I will probably make the 8 hr. drive to audition them soon............... It would seem that not many people have heard both of these speakers.

I have had the opportunity to hear the Legacy Focus and many other Legacy speakers. Maybe my expectations were too high. They were simply not as refined and pleasing to my ears. The ribbon/AMT drivers were fatiguing. Bass was ill defined. IMHO they are no match for the classic PSB's. They were no match for the KEF Blade or reference series either.

Who are you kidding?

The original PSB Stratus series is still worthy of being considered a reference speaker. No kidding.

I don’t know what world you guys live in but my legacy focus 20/20s are impeccable to say the least. Everything, soundstage, spl, and power handling there rated at 600 watts and I’m running two sunfire signature twos (600s) got them vertically biwired one running one speaker and the other amp running the other speaker along with a legacy Goliath subwoofer(2\15s with two thousand watts) and I’m in musical bliss. You can’t go wrong with the focus.

I've also heard a number of current generation Legacy speakers including the Focus. What paimei is describing sounds like any speaker poorly set up. His blanket description is unlike any Legacy speaker I've heard.

I have not heard the PSB Stratus Gold so I can't help you there.

The OP would be making a big mistake not auditioning both before buying, the choice of speaker being the most important audio decision one can make. Purchasing anything based on the opinions on this forum would be highly risky.

We sre a dealer for both the older psbs are good the current legacys ere far superior theydo have far greater clarity so they couldsound brighter then the psbs


Dave and troy
Audio intellect nj
Legacy and psb dealer 

Only heard the Stratus Gold one time back in the 90s. Sounded slow and plodding to me, with no dynamics or inner detail. They were only average at best 20+ years ago.

Now that I see I was sucked into a ten year old thread, I'm embarrassed.


Oz