Any suggestions for amp for Legacy Whisper XD

Geeeezzz.... I couldn't afford the shipping!

or getting them up the stairs... and back down again. Sheeesh.

The Focus are too large for my room, so I know the bigger sibling is as well.

Of all those high $$$ squeakers, the Egg Andrea IIs have had my interest for years now.

good luck with our er, 'your' speakers, I feel your task will be easier than you think with an onboard amp for the bottom end already on hand. setting them up probably will be more the task.

I've long admired the Whispers from afar, and it seems that these new XD's may resolve the only problem they had: not enough low end oomph. Do you mind sharing what you had before and what else you considered/listened to before you bought these? Thanks...

I demoed the Whisper at Legacy with my Odyssey Dual Mono, and liked it just fine (though perhaps not as fine as the huge MacIntosh Bill D. had them set up with). Good chance of you enjoying them too, and even a set of monoblocks (used) should come in under budget (a stereo unit, way under). My impression is that resale is good with Odyssey too.

The Whispers sound very nice! I've had my eye on them, but so far shied away because of price, relative complexity of set up, and size. Worth pointing out though, re Blindjim's comment, that Bill D. swears the Whispers work in small rooms, and close to boundaries. I also listened to the Focus SE, and the quality of their lows made me think they might work less well in a smaller room than the Whisper. Regardless of the sonics though, one is committing to a large visual presence with the Whisper. Could be worth the sacrifice, though! :)

Enjoy, Lexan.

John

Thanks to all for your recommendations. It looks like some auditions are in order. By the way I still haven’t got the Whispers, apparently they’re being shipped on Monday (waiting sucks)

Jeffkad - my very limited list of speakers I’ve owned (in order) - Paradigm 9se, Dynaudio Contour 1.8 MK II, Legacy Focus HD + sub. The Dyna’s were a nice improvement over the Paradigms but a new larger room - 16’ x 26’ - led to the Focus.

My equally limited list of relevant speakers I’ve heard include - Infinity IRS Beta and 2 sets of homemade mid size floor standers. To my freshman ears back in the mid 90’s the Beta’s were jaw dropping - I swear I can still hear Stevie Ray Vaughn’s Tin Pan Alley flowing out of them. The homemades were a great listening education. I listened to one of the pairs from first draft to completion - the drivers were worth around $2k but I don’t remember the brands.

I bought the Dyna’s + Focus unheard, just checked reviews and forums. In both cases I was / am very happy with my pick. I originally planned to buy Revel Salon 2 and B&W 80x D’s down the road to compare with the Focus but I love the sound of these so much I wanted to stick with Legacy.

Jdoris - according to Doug Schroeder of Dagogo, even the monstrous Legacy Helix performed incredibly well in a less than large review space. You can see a photo of them in his virtual tour on agon.