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Post by mepositive on Jul 15, 2015 10:51:58 GMT -5
Has anybody heard the Legacy Studio HD? How would you rank it among other near field speakers including the Airmotivs/Stealths.
Thanks.
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Post by dudeisms7 on Jul 15, 2015 12:54:57 GMT -5
I have heard them, one of my best friends is friends with the owner of legacy, whom I had the pleasure to meet on several occasions. They definitely have a high end sound to them, they image amazingly. They go down to about 40Hz or so, so if not listening near field and one wants a more full range experience then a subwoofer is required... But I would say that about any bookshelf speaker. They are quite amazing, I would also say they are in a slightly different kind of category than powered monitors. Hope that's helpful.
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Post by restless on Jul 15, 2015 17:03:18 GMT -5
Dudeism7 ,
Have you heard the larger Legacy speakers, like the Legacy Signature SE??? Would you be able to compare to the B&W 803D??
John
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Post by mepositive on Jul 15, 2015 17:05:11 GMT -5
Thanks dudeisms7 - very helpful. I too have a friend who owns them and he thinks they are way better than most speakers including some floor/tower systems. He has been telling me that they will make the 'best list' for near field speakers.
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Post by jmilton on Jul 15, 2015 19:26:37 GMT -5
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Post by dazza on Jul 15, 2015 22:21:27 GMT -5
Dudeism7 , Have you heard the larger Legacy speakers, like the Legacy Signature SE??? Would you be able to compare to the B&W 803D?? John John, I was contemplating the 803Ds, but ended up with Focus SEs. Don't get me wrong, I like the B&W sound (currently have the 805Ds for my 2-channel) but the Legacy's, in my view were a step-up all round. I can also testify to Dudeism7's brief review of the HDs, I also have a pair complementing the Focus' configured as surrounds. I wouldn't hesitate a minute to seriously consider any of the Legacy speakers. |
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Post by guzz46 on Jul 15, 2015 23:12:15 GMT -5
I have the Signature SE's, and the Studio HD's for my rear speakers, I haven't heard B&W 803D's, but I used to own Jamo C809's and Paradigm Studio 100's, and the Signature SE's are a big step up, they're really in another league all together, particularly in the treble, they have such an open and airy treble presentation, I've never heard treble like it before, and being sealed they work in small rooms too, I have mine just 9.5 inches from the back wall and they don't get boomy at all, unlike the Jamo's, I find they require quite a lot of toe-in to get the most out of that AMT tweeter, I'll keep these speakers for as long as they last, I couldn't recommend them highly enough. Here's a review of the Signature SE before they implemented the new AMT tweeter, towards the end he briefly touches on how they compare to the B&W 800D. hometheaterreview.com/legacy-audio-signature-se-floor-standing-speakers-reviewed/ |
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Post by restless on Jul 16, 2015 10:32:38 GMT -5
Guys,
Thanks for the replies. This does confirm that I need to give Legacy speakers a listen, before deciding on the B&W speakers.
Sorry for mis-directing the original question, which is something I was curious about as well. How do the Studio HD compare to a Stealh 8 or 6??
John
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Post by garbulky on Jul 16, 2015 14:39:05 GMT -5
The Aeris really catches my attention. However if I'm not mistaken they had an ADC in the path and then reconverted it back using a DAC. And this unit was a behringer. Which I guess is fine but not so fine on a $15,000 speaker. (Also assuming that 15,000 speaker usually has pricey pre-amps and DACs upstream).
This is the same issue preventing me from jumping on the Axiom LFR1100 - it has an ADC, DAC unit on it.
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Post by dudeisms7 on Jul 16, 2015 15:57:01 GMT -5
For the question earlier about the bigger models... I've extensively heard the Whisper's as that is what my friend owns. I have on multiple occasions heard the V's which I'm not sure if those are officially out yet. Both sound beyond amazing, and if I had the funds to go that crazy on 2 channels I would take either of those any day over say Magico's which cost as much as an exotic car. I have also heard the Aeris. As far as B&W goes I haven't had enough time with them to make a comparison. I do think B&W's tend to have a company or brand sound so to speak (I'm not saying that's bad, I personally like the signature sound of B&W)... though I'd personally take Legacy's over pretty much anything else given the chance. You should go listen to the speakers that you're interested in, and Ideally maybe even demo them at home. I find audio tastes are highly personal and most equipment reacts or plays along with the characteristics of your own room. See if you can find a dealer who will let you demo. I've had fairly good luck with that sort of arrangement.
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Post by jmontoya21 on Jul 20, 2015 11:58:53 GMT -5
I heard the studios hd at expona Atlanta a few years back and totally fell in love. I thought they were some of the best of the show, no lie. They did have a multi thousand system behind them, so I'm sure that helped.
I hope to own a set of legacy's in the future.
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