Assembling a pair of Legends
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Nice work not letting the cabinets go to waste.
You might be surprised how close they sound to the L800's. Be sure to toe them in and about 10-12" off the rear wall to start.
I love my L600's. They are superb. The synergy with my gear is off the charts. I was somewhat hesitant before I pulled the trigger.
H9"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul! -
The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
I’m thinking about polishing the aluminum on the binding plates. I can always paint them satin black if I don’t like the way they look.
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The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
I wonder how those plates would look in some type of lighter oiled bronze or antique brass. Somewhat in-between antique black and bronze, or the goldish hue of the text on the SDA badge on the grills. Basically in-between the light and dark colors of the grain.
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Anodized blackPolitical Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
John, just curious if you don’t mind checking the next time you’re working on the speakers- what is the cabinet width? Specs have the speaker width listed as 13”, but I’m wondering if that’s the cabinet only, or if it includes the feet.
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I am fairly certain that includes the feet- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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13” is the feet of the L-600. The cabinet is 9” wide.L600 (front), R200 (rear), R200 (rear surround), L400 (center), Sunfire HRS-10 (2)Marantz AV7706Sunfire Cinema Grand, Marantz M8077, Music Hall Stealth, Ortofon bronze cartridge, Parasound Zphono XRM, Sony UBP-X800
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Thanks guys. I thought 13” for the cabinet seemed kind of chunky, especially in comparison to the Lsim705 I have. Debating on whether I should try to find a nice set of these… I guess the consensus is that Polk discontinued them, and they definitely seem hard to find at retailers now. Wanted these in walnut to be my next speakers after the 705s. Everyone on here who’s had ears on them seems to really like them.
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Where do you live?The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
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Looking back, there was no way that joke wasn't going to backfire one way or another.I disabled signatures. -
backfire and an image Borat's swim togs... just don't belong that close together.
@nooshinjohn the Legends (perhaps DIY Legends should be called Myths?*) look great.
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https://youtu.be/qzMfzPFcvJU?si=nJkJC1vEa0LEXX4u
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Finally ready for making some noise.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAbackfire and an image Borat's swim togs... just don't belong that close together.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
John, you need to paint those plates.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
If you like you can mail them here and I will take them to the powder coaters and then laser etch the text on them to match OEM (as close as I can)- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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John, you need to paint those plates.
I know… just did not want to wait longer to break them in.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
