The Foucus SE Is a very good speaker for the money. The first thing that grab me was it had more detail than my Infinity Epsilon IRS. The bass wasn't as strong as my Infinity's but the longer I listen to them I realized the bass was more controlled than my Infinity's and acually went deeper.The Infinity's had a little more boom which might be the bass servo control. The Focus SE also has a wider sound stage.I beleive they need at least 200 hours of break in and I have about 60. Buid quality is first rate! Their customer support is on the order of Bryston. Fedex frieght broke a grill cover and Legacy sent me a new grill immediately. They also offer 30 day auditioning and a 7 year warranty.
Of course this excellent sound might have to do with my new 7BSST/2. I did not listen to them with my other Bryston's,4b,4bst and 4BSST/2. The Foucus are 95 db at 4 ohms so the 7'S run cool at loud volume levels. I have not swapped out speaker cable I'm just using the new Bryston.
Hey James,why don't you make a CD transport only. I think my Theta is starting to die which is connected to a BDA-1.