Legacy Foundation Sub

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Legacy Audio is famous for many things, one of which is producing speakers and subwoofers that have incredible bass response.

Many of their quite large speakers and subs are paradoxically capable of nuanced performance at low to mid volume levels. This counter-intuitive aspect of their products allows them to deliver high quality, sustained performance over many years of ownership. They truly are Legacy type of products.

Getting back to the bass equation, every Legacy speaker I have heard displays excellent performance qualities in the bass. These guys are bass gurus! So I am pleased to announce that I have their newest subwoofer in for evaluation – the Foundation.

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This sub has dual 12” front-mounted active drivers with a pair of 12” passive radiators (one is on the rear of the cabinet and the other is down-firing). The active drivers have 3” voice coils and 30 pound magnets each. The passive radiators have a peak to peak travel of 4”. This is all driven by an ICEpower® Class D amp that can pump out 30 amperes of current (1,000 watts power rating). It is this current capability that gives the amplifier the ability to control these massive drivers. In any event, this is a lot of woofage in a small footprint.

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This sub is in my system now and I may find it hard to let go and the end of the review period. Look for my review in a few months

See the complete review of the Legacy Audio Foundation Subwoofer

Jim Clements

Jim Clements has been an audio nut since childhood where you could find him underfoot at his local high end store on most weekends. (This particular shop was within walking distance of Jim's home, much to the chagrin of the owner and his staff.) Jim's audio journey started early because he loved great music of all kinds. And he still does. Like most audiophiles, Jim was not particularly inspired by a vast majority of the audio systems he encountered. So his quest grew through his efforts to recreate a live listening experience in the home. This has proven to be a never ending quest. One major offshoot of all this is that Jim has become something of a cinema enthusiast as well. So now he's working on the video and surround sound conundrums too. Since perfect recreation of sound and video is a goal to be pursued but never attained, Jim derives his pleasure from the journey itself. He wants to help our readers on their own personal quests by reviewing products thoroughly and objectively. On a personal note, Jim is a Professional Engineer, licensed in California and Texas. He currently has his own engineering practice in San Antonio, Texas. Jim is also part owner of a small chain of craft beer growler stations in South Texas.