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.
No love for Legacy Audio
Hello all. I have been on a few discussions here and read many more. I have not seen many of the posters here talk much about Legacy Audio speakers. I am referring to the Signature SE model and the Focus SE model. I am curious why people don’t seem to like them as much as several other brands that get talked about much more here. What is it you like better about the ones you are consistently raving about. Thank you.
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@mikekollar, FYI I'm a clam and I'm not happy. None of the clams I know are happy. |
Have Signature SE's in an open floor plan but the main listening area is 22 x 15 x 9 or so. They were my favorites among a selection of speakers costing more than two times as much. I needed a speaker that could be very near a rear wall so ported speakers were not ideal. Drive them with a Prima Luna HP Dialogue integrated amp. They are quite efficient at 92 dB and the two 10" woofers supply a wonderful presence to music that dips into the low frequencies. Hard to find a place to listen to them but worth the journey as they offer excellent value, competing with much more expensive speakers. |
I am driving my signature se with parasound a21+ for LF and Rouge ST100 Dark for the HF with a Don Sachs 2 preamp. I think they sound exceptional in my 21x17x8 room. I think I mentioned in earlier post that I could not imagine a 9k per pair sounding better in my environment. Soundstage, separation of instruments, clarity - basically all the characteristics I enjoy the most are all there. They are fairly large but I did not think too much so. I traded a pair of Polk Legend 600 which is the second best speaker I have owned. So, my experience level is nowhere near most that post on this forum but I liked the polks a lot and the Legacy’s even more. Someday maybe I’ll be fortunate enough to hear some of the other high enders that I hear about but until then the Legacy’s will stay put. By the way, I have heard some Focal floorstanders, Martin Logan 60xti, Goldenear and a couple others so I’m not totally in the dark. I also plan to attend Axpona so hopefully I can hear some other very good ones there.
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I have a friend with Legacy Signature SE. They really fill his room with rich, airy sound. Those were the speakers that reignited my interest in the hobby six years ago. They still sound great. I love my Tektons, but still enjoy his awesome system. Good synergy in his room. He runs them with a 15k McIntosh integrated, VPI Prime and Soundsmith Paua cart. Magnificent. Sounds almost as good as my room. |
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