Heard the Focus SE Speakers. They have ballsy grunt that remains clean. Nicely finished furniture grade speakers. Cabinets at one time were made by the Omish people in I think Indiana. DO NOT hold me to that. Then Legacy moved to Macgungie, Pa where the cabinets were made by the Omish in Lancaster, Pa. They then moved back to their original manufacturing facility. The speakers are imposing to the eye and too proposing for my ear. One could be pleased with them if in a very large room if you have a large wallet. I always thought the Legacy Classic gave the most value.
No love for Legacy Audio
Hello all. I have been on a few discussions here and read many more. I have not seen many of the posters here talk much about Legacy Audio speakers. I am referring to the Signature SE model and the Focus SE model. I am curious why people don’t seem to like them as much as several other brands that get talked about much more here. What is it you like better about the ones you are consistently raving about. Thank you.
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I have a pair of first-generation Focus. Went to Sangamon to pick them up. Folks were super friendly. They are big and heavy. After trying to set them up in many rooms and with different amps I was about ready to give up. The bass was hard to get right. I was bi-amping with a Legacy amp (Coda) on the woofs and MFA 120C on the tops. I switched to Maggies then CAR T1.3, but recently hooked them up in a new room with a Pioneer SX-1250. WOW! Incredible sound. Right now they are being driven by a modern Pioneer home theatre receiver that I bought for like 100USD from ABC warehouse, and the room is an old cabin with a vaulted ceiling, sounds wonderful. |
@mikekollar, FYI I'm a clam and I'm not happy. None of the clams I know are happy. |
Have Signature SE's in an open floor plan but the main listening area is 22 x 15 x 9 or so. They were my favorites among a selection of speakers costing more than two times as much. I needed a speaker that could be very near a rear wall so ported speakers were not ideal. Drive them with a Prima Luna HP Dialogue integrated amp. They are quite efficient at 92 dB and the two 10" woofers supply a wonderful presence to music that dips into the low frequencies. Hard to find a place to listen to them but worth the journey as they offer excellent value, competing with much more expensive speakers. |
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