Andra II vs. WattPup 7 vs Legacy Focus 20/20

If you want music and not audiophile BS, then I would put the Legacy Focus 20/20 high on your list!

The Legacy Focus 20/20 are a joke and not even worthy of being called high end. Their bass response being anything but flat is really bloated, and overall they are a very unimpressive speaker. Look somewhere else.

Check out Sean's thread. It has something to do with the trend in modern kilobuck speakers (I think).

I would suggest the Kharma Ceramique 1.0, the B&W Signature 30's or the Sony SS-M9ED. The Legacy's do not deserve to be on the same list as these.

I don't know anything about the Andra II so I will not comment. Don't loose heart. There are lots of good speakers out there.

What did you not like about the Watt/Puppy 7's?

Since you are obviously considering spending the big bucks, here are two more speakers to consider.

Revel Salon, would be my second choice, at around $12K new and $10K used. Great build quality, very accurate, very great bass response, and very good imaging and soundstaging. However, if you don't like the WP 7, you probably won't like the Salons, as I think they are somewhat similar, so....

My first choice, although it is more expensive, is the Avalon Eidolon, at around $22K new/$12K used. The bass is ever so slightly rolled off, but the imaging and soundstaging are incredible. Assuming you have first class electronics, it is tough to beat the Eidolon, IMHO.
The Eidolon diamonds are about $10K more than the regular Eidolons, and supposedly sound even better, but since the regular Eidolon sound so good, save the money for better electronics!)

FYI, I have no axe to grind here, as I own the Revel Studio, similar to the Salon, but slightly smaller. (The Studio is very good speaker at a bargin price. Again, my opinion.) However, a friend has the Eidolons, and they are a step above my Studios, (although they should be for twice the price). If I could have afforded both the speakers and the subsequent electronics upgrade, I would have bought the Eidolons.

(I keep mentioning the electronics, because the Eidolon speakers are very revealing, and nothing but the best works well with this speakers. Plus they like lots of power, although, so do the Salons and Studios.)

My two cents worth anyway.

" Will be driving the new speakers with Pass X600's. Prefer a big open soundstage sound versus strict adherence to accuracy and detail " Why dont you address what the poster wants and not have your own agenda . The Legacy Focus 20/20 would be a great choice. Dont listen to these Nimnods. With the money you save you can look into upgrading another part of your stream. Too many of these yo yo's base their opinions on a selected demo , not realizing you can make most high end speakers sound like crap or breathtaking depending upon whats driving them in the signal chain. Ive heard B&W 800's sound like crap. Are they crap ? Of course not. The indivudual doing the demo had them severely underpowered.

I own the Andra II's and think they're extraordinary. I did a review of them on Audiogon about a year ago. As to the other speakers mentioned above, the Eidolons are superb, but have to go a long way (say 6 feet) from the wall behind them, and the Revels are in the same league. Never heard a pair of Wilson speakers I liked (with the possible exception of the Sophias)--too hifi. And you might add in the Dali 5's(?)--I heard them at a dealer when listening to another component and they made everything sound smooth and musical. Hope that helps.