Bookshelf Speakers — Legacy Audio Calibre

The Calibre is a convenient fully active bookshelf loudspeaker from Legacy Audio, a well-established American manufacturer known for accomplished, powerfully engineered driver and cabinet technology, built with substantial internal amplification. The Calibre brings Legacy's more accomplished current engineering to a convenient active loudspeaker format.

Key specs that matter

Rated response spans an exceptionally wide 38Hz to 20,000Hz within plus-or-minus 2dB. Sensitivity is notably high at 90.5dB into a demanding 4 ohm load. Internal amplification delivers a substantial 500W. At 41.27 x 25.4 x 38.7cm and 22.68kg, the Calibre's considerable weight for a bookshelf-classified design reflects serious internal driver, cabinet and amplifier engineering.

Sound and use context

Expect the powerful, dynamically alive character Legacy's broader American catalogue is celebrated for, with the substantial 500W built-in amplification providing capable dynamic performance in a fully active, convenient package.

Pairing

As a fully active design, the Calibre requires no external power amplifier, connecting directly to a source component or preamplifier with line-level input.

Alternatives

Legacy's own Studio HD offers a more compact, passive alternative within the same broader bookshelf catalogue.