No love for Legacy Audio

rbrannen

Bill Dudleson was making a commit on one of his podcasts that when he first released the Signatures he gave them to a buddy that owned a recording studio. After a month or so Bill was talking to him and ask about the speakers. He was told "Their GREAT. But we need about 10 more db. for our usage". That is when Bill got to work designing the Focus SE's. What you say makes perfect sense. And I love mine ! 

Heard the Focus SE Speakers. They have ballsy grunt that remains clean. Nicely finished furniture grade speakers. Cabinets at one time were made by the Omish people in I think Indiana. DO NOT hold me to that. Then Legacy  moved to Macgungie, Pa where the cabinets were made by the Omish in Lancaster, Pa. They then moved back to their original manufacturing facility. The speakers are imposing to the eye and too proposing for my ear. One could be pleased with them if in a very large room if you have a large wallet. I always thought the Legacy Classic gave the most value.

I have a pair of first-generation Focus. Went to Sangamon to pick them up. Folks were super friendly. They are big and heavy. After trying to set them up in many rooms and with different amps I was about ready to give up. The bass was hard to get right. I was bi-amping with a Legacy amp (Coda) on the woofs and MFA 120C on the tops. I switched to Maggies then CAR T1.3, but recently hooked them up in a new room with a Pioneer SX-1250. WOW! Incredible sound. Right now they are being driven by a modern Pioneer home theatre receiver that I bought for like 100USD from ABC warehouse, and the room is an old cabin with a vaulted ceiling, sounds wonderful.

They are currently located in Springfield IL which is where I heard them a few months ago. I was able to take a tour of their plant and see the drivers and different stages of the cabinet production. Pretty interesting. 

@mikekollar, FYI I'm a clam and I'm not happy. None of the clams I know are happy.