The latest issue of TAS contained a nearly rave review by Tony Cordesman of the $15,000 Legacy Whispers. Cordesman compared them to his $30,000 Dynaudios, and said it was virtually a dead heat between the 2 speakers (despite a 2-to-1 price difference). I haven't heard the Legacy Whispers, but Legacy has recently established a group of dealers, so you might want to check them out. Here is the Web link:
http://www.legacy-audio.com/dealers.html
Bill Dudleston, the owner-designer for Legacy, has developed a commendable reputation for his speakers. In the past, he sold his speakers via Internet, but the dealer network was apparently necessary to find a market for his more expensive models.
If I had $15-20K to spend on speakers, I'd certainly add the Legacy Whispers to my short list. The Whsipers, as is true of the Legacy product line, are very efficient -- around 94-96 db, as I recall. They can hence be used with virtually any kind of amplifier on the market and still produce high sound pressure levels.
(P.S. For those who are interested in speakers, and speaker design, I suggest you take a look at Legacy's Web site. It has some interesting info. You can use the link above to get to the Legacy Web site, and then navigate from there.)
http://www.legacy-audio.com/dealers.html
Bill Dudleston, the owner-designer for Legacy, has developed a commendable reputation for his speakers. In the past, he sold his speakers via Internet, but the dealer network was apparently necessary to find a market for his more expensive models.
If I had $15-20K to spend on speakers, I'd certainly add the Legacy Whispers to my short list. The Whsipers, as is true of the Legacy product line, are very efficient -- around 94-96 db, as I recall. They can hence be used with virtually any kind of amplifier on the market and still produce high sound pressure levels.
(P.S. For those who are interested in speakers, and speaker design, I suggest you take a look at Legacy's Web site. It has some interesting info. You can use the link above to get to the Legacy Web site, and then navigate from there.)