Legacy Audio Speakers - Page 10

Either should work just fine with Legacy speakers. Good luck with the bidding!

For closure's sake I ended up going with a ma6500 as I was really liking the affordability and I'm pleased.

thank you gentlemen

Great!

Please let us know how your McIntosh MA6500 integrated amp pairs and sounds with your Legacy speakers. I know Bill D has used McIntosh amps on occassion in the Legacy Audio listening room, so it should be a pretty good match....

Congrats avas69! I've clocked some time on that amp with Legacy speakers- they will serve you well!

Well I don't know that I could talk about my combo in the decorated audio vernacular that we read about in glossy magazines...

My first experience as I mentioned was with a Rotel. The room was a long carpeted hallway with trade show like booths separated by curtains. The speakers were 6-7 feet apart and I was about 8 feet back. My experience was that the rotel was quite detailed, I dare say distracting? Dave Weckl's shimmered in layers. On Michael Nyman's Saveoursoullissa the didgeridoo like sound sounded organic and as the piece went on each added instrumentation never clouded. How much of this is contributed to the Legacies? I'm not that educated. Oh, I remember thinking Eva Cassidy came back from the dead.

Bringing the legacies home my Denon made them sound dull and lifeless in my living room to my ears and I was eager to be done with it.

What can I say about the ma6500, without a doubt a huge improvement and I'm no longer 2nd guessing my speaker choice, however my quandary now is if I prefer hyper-detail and/or if I need to do something to my living room OR to contradict an earlier statement; did I purchase the right speakers for my living room? Again, I'm not that educated...yet.

I do believe I have them positioned properly for a great center image, 11ft apart and a bit more than 12 feet back for the listening position. They're about 16 inches from the back wall and I would pressing my luck with the wife if I were to move them forward but I'm going to experiment when she's out. Also I'm going to try to move them closer but the problem with that is they're in front of some windows, any closer together and there goes the wife again, although the room has 2 other large windows and a sliding glass door no doubt adding reflections.

I'm going to give it some more time while I move things around.

cheers

av

I've skimmed through this thread and haven't seen anything about the smaller systems. I don't have room for anything larger than the Expression. Anyone using those out there?

I'm particular thinking about a pair of Expressions with a Metro sub and possibly the smaller center (is that the Cinema?). My center shelf can't hold more than 30 or so pounds. I suppose I could place the center on the console but that muddies the sound a bit.

The above would be driven by a Parasound A52 and managed by an old Aragon.

My musical interests tends toward classical and jazz, some pop. The Expressions would also be the centerpiece of an HT setup.

Welcome Artur9!

You're right, Legacy's larger speakers always seem to get the most press! But before I graduated to the larger speakers, I started out with Studios first, and they are fantastic bookshelf speakers that punch WAY above their size.

I have not personally heard the Expressions, however they have the same spiral ribbon tweeter that are in my Phantom surrounds, and the same 8" woofers that are in my Studio HD rear surrounds, and both of those speakers sound great in my system.

The spiral ribbon tweeter has a wider dispersion zone than the AMT tweeters, so that will give you a wider sweet spot. The 8" silver-graphite woofer is a high quality driver with a massive motor structure and long excursion. The Expression speakers will do a great job for you in a small system. Bass extension will get you down to a solid 40Hz, although I would probably crossover to the Metro subwoofer around 80 Hz, and the Metro will extend down to about 20Hz, in-room.

Yes, the Cinema HD is the small center channel. It was designed for tight spaces in AV cabinets, but it can also be used on shelves. It weighs 18 lbs, and would be a good match for the system you are proposing. The larger Silverscreen HD center weighs 42 lbs, and while it will sound better, it would be too heavy for your shelf.

Overall, I think what you are proposing would be a very nice, well-balanced system. You might want to consider some surround speakers too, if you are going for home theater. The Studio HDs make great surrounds, as well as the Deco, depending on where you need to mount them. If you can find a way to make the Silverscreen HD work, it will make all of your movies sound much better, since the center channel really is the most important speaker in a HT system.

Feel free to ask any questions, and I will help you out any way I can.

I hope I'm not committing a faux pas here but has anyone done a head-to-head with the Expression vs the Gallo CL-3?

As I've said, I'm mostly interested in a somewhat smaller speaker.

Nope.... not me...

How about a set of Legacy Studio HDs? They punch way above their size, and have extension down to 40 Hz. You could add a subwoofer and have a very nice, small footprint system. Plus, the Legacy Studios look much better than Gallo CL-3 does, too...

The Gallos are strange looking. I think that's something they do intentionally.

I was curious about the Studio's versus the Expression. As I've mentioned, I don't want to go too much above 36in high speakers. Part of the problem is the wife doesn't understand why speakers have to be bigger. I own some Cambridge Audio Minxes and she said the Minx 20s were too big!

Personally, I find the Expressions more attractive than the Studios. When I give them a listen, I will have to look at what I lose going downsized. What's your opinion on that?

Right now we have B&W M-1 for HT. They mount nicely on the wall and are fine for home theater but I found them very fatiguing for music.
Edited by artur9 - 4/21/13 at 9:37am

Has anyone compared the Whisper XD to the B&W or Kef Refrence Range?

Artur,

The main difference between the Studio and the Expression is that the Expression will extend the bass authority down to about 35 Hz in-room, due to it's larger cabinet and second 8" woofer. The Expression will also throw a little bit larger soundstage, giving you a greater "sense of scale". THis is true with all Leagacy speakers as you go up the range of models. In addition, the Expression is slightly more sensitive than the Studios - 94db vs 93db sensitivity. Both are good choices, the main advantage being that with the Expression, you don't have to worry about buying additional speaker stands!

Just tell you wife that she doesn't have to understand it, but like most things in life, BIGGER IS BETTER!

Hi All,


I want to pull the trigger on either The Whisper XD or the New Aeris. I needed some input from fellow members who have had the chance to listen to both. If money is no object which would you purchase and why?

I listened to both at AXPONA 2013. Although the Aeris definitely has the aesthetic advantage, the whisper is undoubtedly in another league. Bill played a raw, unprocessed drum recording, and the dynamics in the whisper were outstanding. Seasoned Audiophiles were jumping in their seats at times. If cost is no object, I'd go with the Whispers in a heartbeat.

Black Pearl Focus SE pair with Marquis HD: eta two weeks!!!!!

Green with envy over here.

Bro, I'm envious of the folks at Legacy HQ because they'll see/hear them before I will. Lol.