June 27, 2011
NEW LEGACY FOCUS SE SETS NEW PERFORMANCE STANDARD BELOW $10,000



By Gary Reber


Legacy Audio at the New York AXPONA Audio Show introduced theLegacy Focus SE, a four way system with dual encapsulated Aura 12-inch bass drivers, dual 7-inch midbass with cast frames, silver/graphite diaphragms, and a push/pull reversion magnetic circuit under the phase plug. The midribbon is a 4" kapton film with push/pull neodymium structure. The super tweeter is a 1-inch AMT folded diaphragm with neodymium magnetic circuit. The driver squeezes the air instead of pushing it, increasing air movement by a factor of four. Kimber HF Silver wiring and Solen Capacitors are implemented. The system is bi-wire capable. $9,200 per pair.

SOURCE: OPPO BDP-95 Universal transport with internal Sabre 32 Reference DAC and music management capability via two USB ports connecting directly to external hard drives. $995

PREAMPLIFIER: CODA CL Ultra/High Curent FET with six inputs including balanced XLR in/out. Remote included. Attenuation is optically controlled in 1dB increments. $2,700

AMPLIFIERS: CODA CX Monoblocs with 3000 watt power toroidal power supply, 38 matched transistors. High bias design delivers 20 watts Class A, 330 watts into 8 ohms, 660watts into the 4 ohm load of the Focus SE.
$8,000 per pair

For mor information visit www.legacyaudio.com