Has anyone heard the Legacy Aeris?

They are under $18K, final price I'm told is based upon choice of finish, etc...but no matter how you slice it, given what I've heard in several listening sessions, they have mids and top-end that I don't think I've heard the equal of at many price points going much further up the scale. When you couple that with a resounding performance in the bass regions with attack, decay and incredible accuracy over a wide variety of music with no ear fatigue you wind up with a winning combination. The last time I heard a speaker I loved this much, the price point was several multiples of what the Aeris is advertised for...

I'll be hearing the Aeris is my system within 3-4 weeks as my build order is now in the queue; I'll let you all know once they arrive and are up and running. This will be one hell of a jump in the system based upon what I've heard to date and am very exciting about this upcoming change!

I've had the Aeris for a few months now and they have logged a large amount of hours; they continue to amaze me in a real home environment with a good system backing them. There is not a single disc I've thrown at them that they don't come out and impress with musicality, imaging, density and 3-D aspects of sound field and excitement and energy. They pressurize the room in ways I've never heard even at low and moderate volume levels. This is Duddleston's crowning achievement to date I am sure based upon what I am hearing. They are also the highest return on investment in the industry or at the very least, on a very short list of speakers that can claim that honor. Amazing speaker,...I urge anyone who can to check them out....send me in-mail on Audiogon with any questions (I'm not a dealer but will be very glad to help!).

Zephyr I know you are a big Aeris fan but every time I hear them I go why don't my Whisper sound like this until I listen to them then I know why.
The Whispers are paired with a pair of Extremes and have their own DSP powered with an S100.
The difference is like comparing a Maserati and a Bentley.
The Bentley is much smoother.lol
As for the Sony's and Aeris its like comparing the Mase to a Honda Civic

They are both great speakers...I take it from your comment that you prefer the Whispers, please confirm. In either case, the listener does not lose!