Legacy AERIS Review - James L. Darby
LEGACY AERIS SPEAKERS
Price: $18,500/pr
by
James L. Darby
I really detest writing rave reviews. In fact, I’d rather be stripped naked, hung upside down spread-
eagled and have my testicles tapped with a silver spoon than write a rave review. (I’ll pause for a
moment for that visual to register…) Why? Because virtually every review we read in other
publications is, to some degree, a rave review. They almost all end with “highly recommended”,
don’t they? Stereomojo has published several reviews which end with “We do NOT recommend this
product”. Try and find that elsewhere.
The problem is, honesty is honesty whether you’re writing a positive review or a negative review.
After all, it is not our job to influence a buying decision on the part of our readers. No, our job is
to provide as much information to you, whether pro or con, so that you can make the most
educated buying decision possible.
This is the 2
nd
Legacy speaker we have reviewed, the 1
st
being the larger and more expensive
Whisper XD, about which I said, “There are many speakers these days that retail for well over
$40,000. It is our opinion, and that of many show goer's and other industry professionals, that the
Legacy Whisper XD in terms of build quality, versatility, technology and overall sound quality
competes with speakers that are far more costly. And that does not include the added value of
having the designer of the speaker come to your
home and custom tailor the sound to your
individual listening space. We don't know of any
other speaker at or near this price point that
gives you so much, and as such we are proud to
award them our Stereomojo Maximum Mojo
Award.”
It might be of interest to know that even though
the Whispers have long departed our home, they
have always remained Linda’s favorite speaker.
Every speaker we listen to at home, in a stereo
salon or even the many audio shows we attend,
she always says something like, “I like the
Whispers better”. Until now.
The Aeris bristles with technology such that it
would take encyclopedic length to go in depth
with it.
Each speaker consists of six drivers in a 4.5 way
design. There are two 12” woofers with spun
aluminum diaphragms, rubber surrounds, totally
enclosed neo motors, long throw suspensions