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

Transporter, I based my comments on the Legacy Focus 20/20 on what I heard and on the measurements. The bass response is bloated! A well designed speaker should measure flat in an ancholic chamber. Thess do not, and never will. The only place the bass will ever be flat is in a poorly designed room. If you think a speaker designed with this obvious flaw is a great speaker than go buy a pair, but there a very few people concerned with good sounding music that are willing to accept a speaker that is designed with bloated bass, unless you want to listen to a lot of rap.

I heard these speakers with some good MacIntosh electronics and based on what I heard would not consider them for a serious listen. I am 43 years old and have sat in on more than my fair share of listening sessions. I know what to listen for, and what issues are going to cause problems for doing serious listening. The issue was not the room or the gear. The issue was the speakers.

Some goofball in Stereophile can say they are the best speaker ever made, but that will not change my opinion.

I have no interest in this company, I'm not an investor in one of the other companies. I don't sell stereo equipment. I'm just trying to pass on some helpful advice.

hotdownhere, in regard to the Revel Salons mentioned earlier, they are another great option. I listened to them in a shop with Levinson gear, and they had the most "liquid" midrange I have ever heard!!! They were nothing short of stunning. I cannot imagine what they would sound like in a good room with better electronics. The Cremona's are also a good choice in the price range you are looking.

I will just mention again (and you are perfectly welcome to discount everything I have said) there are many good to great speakers in the price range you are looking but the Legacy Focus 20/20 does not deserve to be in that catagory. Don't believe me, go out and listen. They have been a mail order (I wonder why!?!) company for years, but several midfi shops have picked them up recently.

If the reveiwers at Stereophile are "goofballs" then why would you give credence to their measurements? Also, regardless of how a speaker measures in an anechoic chamber the real test of a proper design is whether the speaker sounds flat in an appropriate room at the intended listening position.

I have Legacy Signature III's . They sound especially good if Im playing my free CD from Ridge Street Audio !

If the original post said I am looking for the most accurate measured speakers in the world , and someone replied Legacy, and you said that would be a joke, than your point would have validity. But once again the original poster states "Prefer a big open soundstage sound versus strict adherence to accuracy and detail". To call a speaker that is well reviewed and enjoyed by many a joke , is to insult the many in the community that enjoy them . And if all we had to do was "measure electronics" we would never even have to demo them, we could just buy everything sound unheard. If they are not your cup of tea, thats fine. Again, we have to refer to the original post. This boy wants to Rock. He doesnt want no sissy girl speakers.

Transporter you are right, he did say he wants a big open soundstage, so maybe the Legacy's are a good match for him. There are also a lot of other speakers with a big open soundstage that are not as compromised as the Legacy. If he wants to buy the Legacy speakers he should buy them, but he can still do better.
Onhwy61, if you have read anything I have written on AudiogoN then you know I am not a 'measurement over everything else' person. I am much more willing to accept JA's measurements (since the measurement process is well defined and understood) than someone elses opinion about the sound of a product.

Measurements are limited by the understanding of science as to what is taking place in many key areas, but the ability to measure frequency response is actually quite simple. The Legacy Focus 20/20 is not flat where it should be flat! If that doesn't bother you buy it and enjoy it!