I own and have used the Legacy Signature SEs for many years now and love them for my room and parity with amp. That said, the Focus SEs definitely breathe easier -- a second midrange driver and 12" vs 10" dual subs assure that. Smaller room, smaller budget, Signatures. Larger room, larger budget, Focus. FWIW.
Legacy Focus SE or PS Audio FR20
My custom-made speakers have served me well for 40 years (including several upgrades) but given technological advancement I’m beginning to evaluate new speakers. Top of my list so far are Legacy Focus SE and PS Audio FR 20 - both of which I was able to hear at Axpona. Both are at or above my price range so I’m looking for insights from users on these or other suggestions at or below the price range. Listening habits are 60% rock/alternative, 20% folk, 20% jazz. Integrated amp is 175 watt Plinius 8200, TT is Sota Nova with older model Origin Live Silver tonearm and Grado Reference 3 cartridge. I do have some high-end hearing loss so I’m trying to factor that in as well. Any help appreciated, thanks!
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It’s sad how this should be an advice board but so many come across as there opinions are gospel and badgering. Sure I will get bashed but who cares. Listening is an opinion of one’s ears. It is not ohms law and so many take it that way. If my one hears a cable or speaker better it’s not snake oil it’s what fits there hearing. So disappointed in post I am out. Take care |
@hickamore Thanks to you and others for SE recommendations. I’ll look into those as well. My room is a largest L-shaped basement room but the system and speakers and listening area are in about half of the long side so hard to define “size”. But certainly worth a look at SEs |
Have to agree with the majority posting a response here on this topic! I have the Legacy Calibre XD speakers... and... they are superb in all respects - very few others sound as good - as is true of any of the Legacy speakers when properly set up. All of their speakers sound very similar to each other - depending upon the space they reside in. They are Open Baffle Hybrids - which have great imaging and soundstage, as well as deep bass, which is refined, "true bass," not bloated "hip hop" bass! And Legacy Audio (Bill Dudleston and team) is the epitome of class in their customer service! As the founder and designer of all the Legacy equipment, he rivals the engineering / design skills of Siegfried Linkwitz - with his speaker designs. He’s a brilliant engineer and applies that skill in all his designs. I followed the Aeris development for years, and finally bought a pair about 4 years ago, directly from the factory in Springfield for use in my new Lake House in IL, while it was under construction. They stored them for me, until it was completed. But, when it was completed, I found that they were too large for the space I had available and I realized they were likely too big and heavy to be practical in my application. After 2 years of storage, they readily allowed me to cancel my order and replace the Aeris with the Calibre stand-mount units, which sound virtually the same in my space. I’m very happy with the "Aeris minis," which sound very much like the Aeris I bought, initially, which I can easily move about as necessary. "Audiotroy" is correct - they are very efficient - which permits you many more options in electronics (including lower powered tube amps) - especially, if you get the XD version. And... if you get the "Wavelet" you can tune them to sound great in whatever space you have them. "Just my 600,000+ cents!" |
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