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Legacy anyone?

On April 21st and 22nd, the Legacy show makes its stop in the Philadelphia area. At the Valley Forge Radisson. I have been fortunate enough to have received an invite. I will certainly attend. I am on record here for attending a past show(1997), and have stated my disappointment. Actually, Legacy is my biggest source of disappointment in high end audio. And why I always stress the importance of a proper auditioning. Buying sound unheard being one of the biggest dangers in audio. But, it is now a new day. Legacy has many new products, and even a new line. I would like to give them another listen. I would like to know if anyone else will be attending. And also, if anyone has visited the shows prior to them coming to Valley Forge. What were your impressions. Has Legacy kept its focus? What are the new products like? Is the company going in the right direction? Or, has the explosion of their product line resulted in them taking a step backward in overall sonic quality, due to an inability to concentrate on the keeping the basics right? Thank you!
trelja
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jmcgrogan2
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I've been following Legacy since 1987 when they were called Reel to Real Design. I've bought 3 pair of speakers from them over the course of time. I would say they aren't what they used to be, but success tends to do that. When you put so much money into catalogs and full page ads in audio mags it has to come from somewhere. In the late 80's and early 90's their speakers were really a steal,now I just think they compete in their price range. I live in this area and would like to attend the show, but I have this damn family engagements. My son has a baseball tournament in Reading ALL freaking weekend. I'll pray for rain, with a good soaking I might be able to attend.
toan
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I went to their show in Feb 2001 in Dallas, Texas. The only thing I like was the Focus and that was for music audio only. They had their hometheater demo worth more than $20k and it sucked bad. They had demoed "The Matrix" chapter 29(hallway shooting) and it did not sound right, Immediately after that I went home to my under $10k set up and Mine blows it away. Those guys doing the demo are not very helpful and lack of knowledge.
trelja OP
3,223 posts
 
Seems to be the same reactions from Legacy I have always gotten. They make great advertisement(like Bob Carver and Matthew Polk), and look astounding on paper. But, give them a listen, and come away feeling as if you heard the very definition of nothing. I have never found Legacy bad. Just never had a reaction. As if the whole is much less than the sum of its parts(and ad copy). Jmcgrogan2, it would be great to meet you, if you get to the show. Unfortunately, the forecasts are calling for glorious weather this Saturday. I welcome the opportunity of meeting anyone at the show.
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