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Legacy Audio
Website:https://legacyaudio.com/
Est. year: 1983
Location: USA
Legacy Audio is a loudspeaker maker from the United States, set up in 1989 by designer Bill Dudleston and based in Springfield, Illinois. It builds passive and powered speakers, subwoofers and amplifiers at its own factory on East Sangamon Avenue, and has kept a policy of refining long-running models rather than replacing them on short cycles. The company backs its speakers with a seven-year performance warranty and keeps its doors open to customers who want to visit the factory.
Range & what it's known for
The range is split into powered and passive families. Powered models include the Valor System, Talos, Aeris XD, Focus XD, Signature XD, Calibre XD, Element XD and the Artist Series, while the passive side covers the Focus SE, Signature SE, Classic HD, Marquis, Studio HD, Deco and several on-wall designs such as the Silhouette, Focus On Wall and Pixel. Subwoofers include the Outkast, Goliath XD, Foundation and Metro XD, and electronics include the iV and iV ULTRA amplifiers and the Wavelet II and Wavelaunch processors. Engineering work centres on directivity control, DSP processing and built-in amplification.
Who owns it and where it's made
Legacy was led for decades by its founder, and in a recent transition Jay McArdle became CEO and owner, with Dudleston staying on as chief designer. Design and assembly remain at the Springfield factory. Cabinets are built from medium-density fiberboard with selected hardwood veneers, and each loudspeaker goes through testing and tuning that includes pair-matching before it leaves the plant, so the speakers are not outsourced to contract factories.
The lineup in this catalog
The catalog carries Legacy Audio loudspeakers priced from around USD 5,000 to well past USD 50,000.
Who it's for
Legacy is for rooms that can hold large American-built floorstanders, and for owners open to DSP and powered bass rather than a purely passive design. A passive model such as the Focus SE or Signature SE is the traditional starting point, the XD versions add internal amplification and processing, and the Valor System and Aeris XD sit at the top for those building a full-range system with matching Legacy subwoofers and amplifiers from one factory.
Range & what it's known for
The range is split into powered and passive families. Powered models include the Valor System, Talos, Aeris XD, Focus XD, Signature XD, Calibre XD, Element XD and the Artist Series, while the passive side covers the Focus SE, Signature SE, Classic HD, Marquis, Studio HD, Deco and several on-wall designs such as the Silhouette, Focus On Wall and Pixel. Subwoofers include the Outkast, Goliath XD, Foundation and Metro XD, and electronics include the iV and iV ULTRA amplifiers and the Wavelet II and Wavelaunch processors. Engineering work centres on directivity control, DSP processing and built-in amplification.
Who owns it and where it's made
Legacy was led for decades by its founder, and in a recent transition Jay McArdle became CEO and owner, with Dudleston staying on as chief designer. Design and assembly remain at the Springfield factory. Cabinets are built from medium-density fiberboard with selected hardwood veneers, and each loudspeaker goes through testing and tuning that includes pair-matching before it leaves the plant, so the speakers are not outsourced to contract factories.
The lineup in this catalog
The catalog carries Legacy Audio loudspeakers priced from around USD 5,000 to well past USD 50,000.
Who it's for
Legacy is for rooms that can hold large American-built floorstanders, and for owners open to DSP and powered bass rather than a purely passive design. A passive model such as the Focus SE or Signature SE is the traditional starting point, the XD versions add internal amplification and processing, and the Valor System and Aeris XD sit at the top for those building a full-range system with matching Legacy subwoofers and amplifiers from one factory.
