Aeris
When the room becomes part of it.
Our story · Our process · The system
2027 EditionSpringfield, Illinois · Since 1983
Our story · Our process · The system
Some songs stop being songs. They become doors to a moment: a wedding, a first kiss, a championship game.
The more completely we reproduce that recording, the more completely it takes you back. And because you've heard that song hundreds of times, anything new we can surface in it doesn't just add to the song. It adds to the memory.
Our story is about people and experiences, not products and features. When you choose Legacy, you're trusting a family of people in Springfield, Illinois, who answer the phone, build your pair by hand and stay with you for as long as it plays.
Every speaker is measured first, then a person listens and signs off before it ships. Real people pick up the phone here.
When you own a Legacy, you can always call the factory for help, wherever you bought it. No proof of purchase needed.
Every Legacy cabinet is designed, manufactured, assembled, finished and supported in Springfield by IBEW Local 193 craftspeople.
Music is supposed to move you. When it sounds true to life, it takes you right back to the moment you first heard it.
Maybe you can't name what's missing, you can just feel it. Maybe you know exactly what it is. Either way, we can get you back to that feeling. You can trust us, and we can help.
Every step below exists to take a risk off your plate.
Your room, your music, your life, before we ever talk about products.
The people who built your speakers are the people who answer.
From the front it is a tall tower. From the side you can see through the top half, because the upper drivers have no box behind them.
Draft copy · for Jay to mark upWith no box behind the upper drivers, music opens out into the room. The sound stops seeming to come from the speakers.
The bass amplifiers are inside, and a processor comes with every pair to even out what your room does to the bass.
Thirteen finishes, built by hand in Springfield and tuned as a matched pair before it leaves.
Soul doesn't show up on a graph, but it is unmistakable in life.
Awards as listed on legacyaudio.com
“The Legacy Aeris is the avatar of what the next generation of speakers should be.”
“The Legacy is simply the finest loudspeaker system I've had the privilege of hearing.”
“I've never heard such an airy, open almost limitless soundstage.”
“It will give you a chance to hear speakers that let the room melt away.”
“…without question one of the great values in high-end audio.”
The quality is what it has always been. What has changed is the list: thirteen finishes, now in three clear groups. We are working to make the whole process simpler, from choosing a finish to knowing when your pair will be ready. Here is every finish, shown on Aeris.
Every speaker price in this pamphlet is for a Standard finish, 2027. Finishes are renders; wood grain varies from pair to pair.
When the room becomes part of it
The open oneFrom the front it looks like a tall tower. From the side you can see through the top half, because the upper drivers have no box behind them. The bass amplifiers are inside, and a processor comes with it to tune the pair to your room.
What you will noticeThe sound stops seeming to come from the speakers. With no box behind the upper drivers, music opens out into the room, and the processor evens out what your room does to the bass. The treble has body instead of sparkle.
What it asks of youRoom to breathe behind it. It needs calibration to your room for optimal performance.
As published for Aeris XD on legacyaudio.com
One step down: Focus. Focus is a conventional cabinet that runs from one amplifier with no processor required. It is simpler to set up and $11,000 less a pair.
One step up: Talos. Talos puts an amplifier on every driver and includes the processor, so there is nothing else to buy or match.
Dialogue that stays clear, and the same reach and impact as the towers beside it, so loud scenes do not thin out in the middle.
What it asks of youA strong, deep shelf and one channel of your amplifier.
The bottom octave filled in, with a forceful attack that stops cleanly instead of shuddering on.
What it asks of youA power outlet and a few minutes with the controls on the back.
Five choices, in the order we would make them. Here is what we would pick, and why.
Draft · for Jay to confirmYou tell us what fits your room. We would pick Rosewood, because that really is our signature color.
$28,750a pairThe bass amplifiers are built in. The upper drivers run from your own amplifier, one channel for each speaker. If you need one, we would add iV2, for $4,000.
Includedbass amplifiersA processor comes with every pair, so we can tune the speakers to your room. Wavelet 2 adds full room correction in time, phase and frequency, for $8,000.
Includedwith every pairAeris needs calibration to your room for optimal performance, so we would have it done in place: delivered into the room, connected, set up and calibrated.
+$3,750one timeOur standard warranty is one of the best in the business, and it comes with every pair. Premium Backstage Pass is a membership on top of it: a yearly check-in on your system, your full purchase price locked in toward a trade-up, someone to pack it and loaner gear if it ever needs to travel, and an in-home re-tune every three years.
$1,800a yearA pair in Rosewood with its processor, delivered, connected, set up and calibrated. An amplifier for the upper drivers is added to this if you need one. Premium Backstage Pass is $1,800 a year.
Aeris in other finishesStandard finishes $25,000 a pair · Premium woods $28,750 · Custom $31,250+ · See page 6
At a dealer, at a show, at the factory, or with an Aeris owner near you. Bring the music you know best.
Use one of our Authorized Dealers. If there isn't one close, we'll come to you.
Find a dealer near youbook.legacyaudio.com/go/dealersWhat changes as you move up the line, in terms of what you will hear and what each one needs from your room.
Detail you may not have heard in a familiar record, because this is the speaker some of those records were finished on. Bass arrives with snap and weight, and the speaker stays clear when the music gets loud and busy.
Space. It does its best in a larger room with some distance from the walls.
One step up, Aeris. Aeris opens the top of the cabinet, powers the bass from inside, and comes with a processor that tunes the pair to your room.
The sound stops seeming to come from the speakers. With no box behind the upper drivers, music opens out into the room, and the processor evens out what your room does to the bass. The treble has body instead of sparkle.
Room to breathe behind it. It needs calibration to your room for optimal performance.
One step up, Talos. Talos puts an amplifier on every driver and includes the processor, so there is nothing else to buy or match.
The scale of a live performance with the small details still in place, and bass that stays controlled however loud you play. There is no amplifier to choose and nothing to match.
A source and a wall outlet. It needs calibration to your room for optimal performance.
One step up, Valor. Valor is the flagship: more drivers, larger bass drivers, and an extra set of drivers that add the sense of space.
Remastered pairs come back to Springfield, are restored and tested to original specification, and carry a 3 year warranty, 1 year on electronics. A-Stock is new and ready to ship. B-Stock is new, with a small mark in the finish. Both carry the full Legacy warranty.
RemasteredAeris XDBlack Pearl$30,000a pair
RemasteredAeris XDSapele Pommele, Cabernet gloss$30,000a pair
RemasteredValorRosewood$85,000a pair
RemasteredWhisperMedium Oak$19,250a pair
RemasteredFocus XDBlack Pearl$17,000a pair
RemasteredFocus XDSapele Pommele, Cabernet gloss$17,000a pair
RemasteredSignature XDBlack Pearl$12,000a pairRemasteredSignature SEBlack Pearl$10,500a pairA-StockFocus XDBlack Pearl$20,500a pairA-StockSignature SEBlack Pearl$14,500a pair
A-StockSignature SERosewood$13,250a pair
A-StockClassic HDBlack Pearl$8,500a pair
B-StockSignature XDWhite Pearl$15,300a pair
B-StockSignature SESapele Pommele, Cabernet gloss$10,875a pair
B-StockExpression HDBlack Pearl$3,500a pairStock as of October 13, 2026. It changes week to week; this page is updated every Monday. Tap any one to see it on legacyaudio.com.Scan the code for what is in stock today. Pictures are draft renders unless marked; retired models are shown in photos. Wood grain varies from pair to pair.
To everyone who has ever brought a Legacy home,
Forty-three years ago, Bill Dudleston set out to build a speaker with soul. Not one that only measured well, but one that let you forget you were listening to a speaker at all. He built it by hand in Springfield, Illinois. People like you heard the difference and told a friend, and that is how this company grew: one living room at a time.
I am the new owner, and I know what I have been handed. It isn't a factory or a brand. It is the trust of every person who has one of Bill's speakers in their home. Bill is still here and still designing, and he and I are in lockstep on what Legacy is and where it goes next.
So here is my promise to you. You will always come first. We will never compromise on quality, on integrity, or on giving you exceptional value. Our speakers will stay true to the artist and unapologetic about it, because soul doesn't always show up on a graph, but it always shows up when you listen. We are human, and we won't always get it right. When we don't, we will own it and make it right. And when you call, a person will answer.
What will change is how far we take it. We are not standing still. We will keep innovating, and we will keep making great sound simpler and more approachable, so more people get to feel what you already know.
Thank you for forty-three years. The lights are still on in Springfield. Come see us.
With gratitude,
Jay McArdle
CEO and Owner, Legacy Audio
Thank you for reading. Call the shop or send us a note. Someone here in Springfield will pick it up, and we'd love to hear what you listen to. Hear a Legacy at a dealer near you, at a show, or with us at the factory.
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