Polk Legend Series L600 -- any ears-on experience/reports?

ausvoy

Btw I think part of the low profile for the L600’s here is that there has been a big shortage of stock over the last 8 months due to the pandemic.

Emlyn

The Legend line speakers have been in stock through online sellers most of the time in the US market since their introduction. One big issue though is lack of places to see and hear them in person and that was true before the pandemic shutdowns.

dromunds

Thanks for the updated thoughts. It’s good to hear reviews from people who have hands-on listening experience rather than the B.S. negativity that floats around based on nothing but specs and negative conjecture. You didn’t mention a preamp. Can’t remember, but can the OPPO 105 function as a preamp? If so, I wonder if the L600’s would improve even more with a real nice tube preamp?

mantis

Emlyn wrote: »

The Legend line speakers have been in stock through online sellers most of the time in the US market since their introduction. One big issue though is lack of places to see and hear them in person and that was true before the pandemic shutdowns.

That's been true since the LSI's where released.

Joey_V

ausvoy wrote: »

More feedback after more listening.
These sound as good as the Osbourne Epitome and better than my Focal Cobalts.
The Osbourne speakers are renowned for their compete sound quality and a good friend of mine has the Osbourne Monuments, which are the best speakers I have have heard regardless of price.
Anyway the L600s are definitely in the high end audiophile league. Btw, they should be for the price. The more I listen the more I’m appreciating the work that must have gone into the development and voicing of this speaker. To my ears they got it right!
Maybe not as full sounding as the LSiM’s slightly enhanced sound, but super accurate and more realistic.
Money outstanding thing is the high quality and immense quantity of bass for the small 7” drivers.
Midrange and highs are also outstanding and I’m surprised as to how non fatiguing they are. You can listen all day long if you are not careful and end up being a couch potato 🥔 😁.

My source is the Oppo 105 via silver coated interconnects. Amp is the Nelson Pass F5 class A 25w pc into 8ohms. This amp is super transparent and a little valve like I may the sound scraping, it is Surprisingly loud with the L600, the 4ohm load would help here as my other speakers are not as lounge on this amp.

Anyway Polk have a sleeper here as I have seen minimal reviews and publicity on this model here in AU 🇦🇺. Is there much on the L600s in the 🇺🇸 or 🇨🇦?

Keep well and hope the pandemic is easing up for you all, as we have single digit cases here with the vaccine about to roll out 😊

Sounds good. I definitely need to hear a pair of these

ausvoy

Latest up date.

The 600 Legends are an audiophile speaker way above anything that Polk have made before.
I have listened to Focal, B&W, Osbourne and many other great high end speakers and systems so I am a bit critical of good sound. The L600s are here to stay at my place😁.
My next step will be a Hegel H190 or H390 if I cans stretch the budget that far with the expectation that the big jump in power will increase dynamics, although I will borrow one first as the amp I have now is doing the job. I’m not in as big hurry now to get more power as my 25w class A is so transparent and plenty loud. I think the 86db spl is under rated or the 4ohm impedance is pulling out way more power from the amp. My previous speakers 🔊 had an SPL of 92db and I would say the l600s are just as loud and dynamic.
Anyway that’s my update from down under.
If you get a chance to audition do so as you Americans get them a lot cheaper than us. Our retail price is $9950 here😳.

Wish you all well with the pandemic 😷 recovery.
Ray. 🇦🇺