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ACGREEN wrote:
 Off subject but how do those Legacy's sound? I really thought about getting a pair? |
Well, they sound superb - otherwise I wouldn't have purchased them
I had the pleasure/misfortune of auditioning them extensively in my friend's super 2ch rig before I bought them from him - he upgraded to Thiel CS 7.2 ($15,000/
pr, IIRC). His system consisted of Parasound Halo JC1 monoblocks, BAT VK-32se pre, VPI Scoutmaster/Dynavector 20x/Dynavector P75 for vinyl and Audio Aero Prima DAC/Sony SCD-1 for digital, all in a nice dedicated room. Pretty **** tough to live up to! Obviously I'm not there, and I don't have the budget to replicate that system, but I'm tweaking my way closer to that kind of sound. They already sound super - warm, musical, punchy, smooth, plenty fullrange for music - and oh! How they scale with primo electronics! BTW I think it's pretty close between Legacy and Thiel in his system - the Sig III's are a bit warmer & lusher while the Thiels are more neutral and have tighter focus.
Being so large, they are
very dependant on proper positioning - that's made a bigger difference than moderate acoustic treatments thus far. The latest successful tweak I've tried is to toe them in more than usual - I really dig the improved focus, even at the slight expense of some soundstage width. Being a headphone nut, soundstage width was never too important to me in the first place...I mainly care about how sweet the music sounds within the stage
As great as the Auralex Grammas were at decoupling from the floor, I've replaced them with my 1" granite slabs. I put the spikes back on the speakers, and then placed little rubber discs between each spike & slab. Aesthetically, it looks a
lot better this way (slabs are very light/pinkish and polished on top) and still decouples pretty well since the slabs rest on padded carpet.
Got a Halo A21 amp, Dynavector P75 phono, VPI HW-19 table on the way (my first vinyl rig)...hoping to get things locked-in soon
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Sonnie wrote:
Nice setup Mike. I've always been impressed with the beauty of Legacy speakers. |
Thanks, Sonnie. These still have the best wood veneer finish of any speakers I've seen (WAY better than the Tyler Acoustics veneers some people rave about - I've owned them and they're nice but the finish is not at this level) - you have to see them in person to fully appreciate the beautiful balance that's been achieved between texture, smoothness, rich color, and sheen. The mirror-image veneer matching is a nice touch too.