Are these Speakers the BEST on Planet Earth ?...

Oops, I dropped off the thread participation and see that Fleshler wanted a thought about the different design of the VS vs the Legacy. 

If I recall correctly, the Focus has two 12" bass drivers per side. Having handled a lot of speakers, including the VS VR IV Mk2, I do not think that typically a speaker (VonSchweikert or alternative) having twin 8" woofers will have nearly the frequency extension or output as one having a pair of 12" drivers. 

I'm sure there could be all sorts of objections from persons who argue the cabinet, build, crossovers, etc. can make the 8" drivers do wonders. In my experience, not typically. The character of the twin 12" would be fundamentally different than the 8". So, my answer to your question, would it have the "effortless and scale" of the Focus? No, it would not. Whether the speaker is more pleasing to someone is an entirely different question, which only in comparison in a system could be answered by the listener. 

No; use of eight 7" drivers, fail for contender as best on Earth. Not even close, and I don’t have to hear them to know that. Why? Because eight 7" drivers will not begin to produce the kind of LF that superior SOTA speakers can produce. I'm not only meaning frequency extension, but also quality, texture of the bass. These fall short of the goal on that parameter alone. Whether they are all that as regards mid/treble would have to be heard.

8"x48"x16"   and 112 pounds  

At least to me the images I have seen can be misinterpreted as a much larger speaker. Another strike against it being best in world- it's smallish. You don't even begin to be in "best in world" class unless you can reach  about 5.5-6 foot (2M), imo. Scale is so much more important than people want to believe. 

I'm sure it sounds wonderful, stunning, etc. But, I have heard many wonderful, stunning speakers that aren't best in world category. Then again, it's not priced as though it has pretense to be best in world, which is strongly in its favor. It may be priced appropriately to performance. I would guess it to be a lovely listen.  :)

sharbatgula, you point out one of the outcomes of multiple smaller bass drivers; the speaker cannot - and I do mean "cannot" - sound as effortless as one with, say, multiple 15" drivers. The "tension" is due to the use of smallish bass drivers versus drivers that will with ease produce the LF. 

As regards your saying they are not the most transparent, there are many factors involved in the system's transparency, so I would have to listen to the speakers in perhaps up to 6-10 systems to know their limits in that regard. No one is able to know a speaker's absolute traits from one or two systems.