Your trading out strengths and weaknesses....those two speakers are almost polar opposites in their attributes AND in which envirinments they perform best in. Ive owned paradigm sig s8 v3 which is as close to your focals as it gets. I heard a set of paradigm tribute 30th anniversary at a work gathering and fell in love with them....all the strengths of the s8s plus a more natural amd filled sound...not quite as much bass slam, (1 less woofer) but greater bass tonal accuracy and still good slam in their own right. These also would be well in line with your focals with regard to who would love them based on their sound signature. As if destined, 2 days later i found a used set on AudiogoN that was local, and went and bought them. The seller loved these tributes, which made the negotiations a little tough, but he already had bought a pair of the exact legacys you are referring too, and was awaiting delivery and set up by the shop. 1 month later he texted me what a mistake he made giving up the tributes. Where I'm going with this is: if you love or even like your focals don't swap for the legacys....they are a very different animal. But if you find yourself left wanting by the focals, you should try to determine what it is you want more of, before buying something else...do some reading to determine what brands might fill that void for you, and then go do some auditioning. The focals are excellent speakers....what you may be wanting for may not be new speakers, but may be in your wires or components. Could you share with us what area of sound you are wishing to improve/change and what model wires, amp, disc player, dac, etc, your rig consists of?
