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FOCUS XD
Loudspeaker System
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  • Page 1 Owners Manual For The FOCUS XD Loudspeaker System Page 1 of 33...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    The Cabinetry / Our Commitment Warranty Setup Unpacking Your Speakers Speaker Installation Hooking Up Cables Amplification 10-12 Foot Installation 13-16 Focus XD Introduction & Background 17-18 Rear Panel Configurations Full Range Powered Bi-Amp with Internal Passive Crossover Bi-Amp with Wavelet 22-23 Bi-Amp with Wavelaunch...

  • Page 3: Owners Record

    Serial No: _________________________ Date of purchase: ___________________ Register your product at legacyaudio.com/register Share your Legacy speakers with the Legacy community. Post your Legacy experience and system photos at facebook.com/LegacyAudio Like the page to continue receiving the latest Legacy announcements. Page 3 of 33...

  • Page 4: The Cabinetry / Our Commitment

    Our Commitment A great deal of forethought, love and satisfaction is instilled in each piece of Legacy workmanship. We take pride in getting to know many of our customers on a first name basis.

  • Page 5: Warranty

    Warranty Legacy Audio supports its customers and products with pride. We cheerfully warrant our loud- speaker products we manufacture from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of seven (7) years. Electronic components such as internal amplifiers and digital processors are covered for three (3)years.

  • Page 6: Unpacking Your Speakers

    Please save this packing for future transportation. If cartons become damaged or misplaced, new ones can be purchased from Legacy Audio. Page 6 of 33...

  • Page 7: Speaker Installation

    40 degrees, the amount of toe-in should increase. Your Legacy speaker is optimized for a flat response in the far field. Best results are obtained vertically with the li s tener's ear at tweeter level with the loudspeakers gently toed in toward the listener.

  • Page 8: Hooking Up Cables

    Hooking Up Cables The ideal conductor would have negligible resistance, inductance and capacitance. The table below shows how a few actual speaker cables measure up. Cable s/ft pF/ft µH/ft 12 ga. 0.0033 0.21 14 ga. 0.0048 0.13 16 ga. 0.0079 0.18 18 ga.

  • Page 9: Hooking Up Cables

    Hooking Up Cables What about phase shift due to frequency dependent travel times down the speaker cable? Measurements show that 100 Hz waves will be delayed about 20 billionths of a second behind 10 kHz waves when traveling to the end of a 10 foot speaker cable. Since the cilia of the ear requires 25,000 times longer than this just to transmit phase information, phase shifting is obviously not the primary concern when considering speaker cables.

  • Page 10: Amplification

    For this reason, extensive measures have been taken to ensure that each Legacy speaker system represents a smooth, non-reactive load to virtually any amplifier. Often there is much confusion regarding amplification and loudness levels. It should be under- stood that the role of the amplifier goes beyond that of driving loudspeakers to a given sound pressure level.
  • Page 11 Some audiophiles feel that 200 watts per channel is the bare minimum to avoid audible clipping distortion when reproducing music at “live” playback levels. Your Legacy speakers are designed to take advan- tage of “high-powered” amplifiers, so don’t be afraid to put them through their paces.

  • Page 12: Amplification

    Amplification When an amplifier is unable to fulfill your loudspeakers demands, a damaging harmonic spike may be leaked to the high frequency drivers. Another important point regarding loudness is that the dB scale is a logarithmic one. This means that a 150 Watt amplifier will potentially sound only twice as loud as a 15 Watt amplifier.

  • Page 13: Foot Installation

    Foot Installation Step 1- Carefully place your speakers on their sides Step 2 - Locate the cone feet set. It will be inside the foam pieces that held the speaker in the box. Page 13 of 33...
  • Page 14 Foot Installation Step 3- Place the insert adapter into the rubber cone. Step 4 - Thread the cone insert into the cabinet. Page 14 of 33...
  • Page 15 Foot Installation Step 5- Tighten the cone insert. If you do not want the spikes, you may stop here. Step 6 - Place the leveling washer onto the cone. Page 15 of 33...

  • Page 16: Foot Installation

    Foot Installation Step 7- Install the washer and cone onto the speaker. Adjust the cone until your speaker is level. Page 16 of 33...

  • Page 17: Focus Xd

    The renowned Legacy FOCUS is now available in both the award winning SE version and the powered XD version. Be careful to understand the FOCUS XD is not a replacement for the FOCUS SE, but a more versatile internally amplified version of the same, facilitating both passive and active bi-amplification.
  • Page 18 Background Nearly a quarter century of continuous refinement has brought the Legacy FOCUS to its present level of precision and performance. Audiophiles, studio professionals and home theater integrators recognize the FOCUS SE as the go-to reference of full rangespeakers. It earned this reputation by going deeper and cleaner with greater dynamics than speakers at more than twice the cost.

  • Page 19: Rear Panel

    Focus XD Rear Panel Connections: Before configuring the FOCUS XD and making cable connections, be sure both the internal amplifiers and any external amplifiers are powered completely off. Disconnect from AC outlet if uncertain. Page 19 of 33...

  • Page 20: Configurations Full Range Powered

    Set the top rocker switch of FOCUS XD in the 2 position (downward). Set the bottom rocker switch of each FOCUS XD in the 3 position (upward). Connect the female end (with 3 holes) of a balanced XLR cable to your Preamplifier’s LEFT channel balanced output.

  • Page 21: Bi-Amp With Internal Passive Crossover

    Connect the female end (with 3 holes) of a balanced XLR cable to your Preamplifier's LEFT channel balanced output. Be sure it is pressed in fully. You may require a signal splitter (balanced Y-adapter, available for Legacy Audio) if you do not have dual outputs on your preamplifier.

  • Page 22: Bi-Amp With Wavelet

    Using the Wavelet Processor Begin with all equipment turned off. Set the upper, round, rocker-switch to position 1 (upward) on both left and right FOCUS XD. Set the lower, round, rocker-switch to position 4 (downward) on both left and right FOCUS XD.
  • Page 23 Wavelet Connections Page 23 of 33...

  • Page 24: Bi-Amp With Wavelaunch

    Begin with all equipment powered off, placing the Processor so it can be routed after the preamplifier and ahead of the power amp. Set the upper, round, rocker-switch to position 1 (upward) on both left and right FOCUS XD. Set the lower, round, rocker-switch to position 4 (downward) on both left and right FOCUS XD.
  • Page 25 Wavelaunch Connections Page 25 of 33...

  • Page 26: Additional Notes For Focus Se Users

    EMF from the woofers. Your amplifier will work less hard and the speaker will sound more effortless. • Or power both top and bottom with the four channel Legacy Powerbloc4. This assures perfect level matching to the upper and lower range. •...

  • Page 27: Additional Q&A

    Assuming I use the Wavelet, what is the difference I can expect between Focus XD and Aeris? Aeris has greater directivity control and longer throw for larger rooms. Though it works equally well in small rooms, the resolution is greater with the Aeris in the top end.

  • Page 28: Continuing The Pursuit Of Perfection

    Continuing the Pursuit of Perfection (Legacy Air Motion Ribbons) LEGACY Audio has been benefiting from low mass ribbon and leaf drivers since 1984. I have a col- lection of ribbon tweeters from the world over and always loved the way good ribbons reproduced the swishing sound of brushes on a snare- and the simple honesty in the reproduction of strings without imparting an edgy ringing effect found in most tweeters.

  • Page 29: Continuing The Pursuit Of Perfecti On

    It has offered moments of both humility and glory, but most gratifying is the reward of continual, stair- stepped successes even after 30 years. I sense that this is a never ending staircase to be followed for generations as we asymptotically approach unattainable perfection. Bill Dudleston, Chief Designer, Founder of Legacy Audio Page 29 of 33...

  • Page 30: Specifications

    Specifications System Type: 6 driver, 4 way Tweeter: Dual Air Motion Tweeter System- 1" AMT super tweeter, Kimber silver HF wire Midrange: Dual Air Motion Tweeter System- 4" AMT tweeter Midwoofer: 2 x 7” Silver Graphite, cast frame Woofer: 2 x 12" spun aluminum diaphragm, rubber surround, total enclosed neo motor, long throw suspension, with cast frame Low Frequency Alignment:...
  • Page 31 Legacy Audio Distributor in Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC your country. A listing of Legacy EMC Directive 2004/108/EC Audio Distributors can be found on the Legacy Audio website www.legacyaudio.com or by contacting Legacy Audio at: 3023 E.
  • Page 32 Notes: Page 32 of 33...
  • Page 33 ©201 6 Legacy Audio 3023 E Sangamon Ave. Springfield, IL 62702 Phone: 800-283-4644 Fax: 217-544-1483 Page 33 of 33...

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