Expression
The compact tower for music and film.
Our story · Our process · The system
2027 Edition · Draft rendersSpringfield, 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.
38.5 inches tall and under 11 inches square, on less than one square foot of floor. Two people can carry it into the room.
Draft copy · for Jay to mark upIt was made for both. Voices stay clear in a film, and a record still plays with impact.
It asks very little. It plays loud from a modest amplifier, 15 watts or above.
Two switches on the back trim the bass and the treble, so the pair suits the room it stands in.
Soul doesn't show up on a graph, but it is unmistakable in life.
“Dollar for dollar in a typical small-to medium room, the Expression is hard to beat for stereo or multichannel duties.”
“This ribbon is accurate with zero harshness, making the Expression a speaker you can listen to all day long.”
“And as a small tower, you can put them in about any room — except a really big one.”
The review is as published by Everything Audio Network. Owner quotes will be added once owners have agreed to be quoted.
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 Expression.
Every speaker price in this pamphlet is for a Standard finish, 2027. Finishes are draft renders; wood grain varies from pair to pair.
The compact tower for music and film
The compact tower38.5 inches tall and under 11 inches square, so it takes less than one square foot of floor. Two people can carry it into the room.
What you will noticeVoices stay clear, in a song or in a film. Highs are airy and open, and the music keeps its impact. It is as happy with a film as with a record.
What it asks of youVery little. It plays loud from a modest amplifier, and two switches on the back trim the bass and treble to suit your room.
As published in the 2021 Expression owner's manual
One step down: Studio. Studio gives you the same ribbon tweeter in a box you can put on a shelf. You give up the lowest bass.
One step up: Classic. Classic adds a dedicated midrange driver in a taller cabinet. It reaches lower.
Voices that stay clear and centered on the screen.
What it asks of youA shelf under the screen and one channel of your amplifier.
Deep, clean, musical bass from a cabinet small enough to tuck beside a chair.
What it asks of youA corner of floor and a power outlet.
Three choices, in the order we would make them. Here is what we would pick, and why.
Draft · Jay to confirm the price and each pickYou tell us what fits your room. We show Rosewood here. It is one of our four premium woods, and they all cost the same.
$5,750a pairCarried inside to the room you choose. Nobody wants a pallet dropped at their door. Then our team tunes it with you on a call.
Includedwith the pairOur standard warranty is one of the best in the business, and it comes with every pair. 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, and packaging and a return label sent to you if it ever needs service.
Ask usby the yearA pair in Rosewood, on your amplifier, delivered to your room. Backstage Pass by the year; ask us for your system's price.
Expression in other finishesStandard finishes $5,000 a pair · Premium woods $5,750 · Custom $6,250+ · See page 6
At a dealer, at a show or at the factory. 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.
Voices stay clear, in a song or in a film. Highs are airy and open, and the music keeps its impact. It is as happy with a film as with a record.
Very little. It plays loud from a modest amplifier, and two switches on the back trim the bass and treble to suit your room.
One step up, Classic. Classic adds a dedicated midrange driver in a taller cabinet. It reaches lower.
The jump from a shelf speaker to a tower: music fills the room instead of coming from two boxes. Highs are sweet and clear, and voices sound natural. It is as happy with a film as with a record.
Very little. It plays loud from a modest amplifier.
One step up, Signature. Signature adds a second ribbon, two 10 inch bass drivers and a sealed cabinet. It reaches lower and is easier to place near a wall.
Tight bass with no boom, even when the speaker is near a wall, and a top end that stays detailed without turning harsh. It keeps its balance at low volume, so late-night listening still sounds whole.
The least of any tower. It is the most forgiving about where it stands.
One step up, Focus. Focus doubles the upper drivers and moves to two 12 inch woofers. It plays bigger and stays clear at higher volume, and it wants more space around it.
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.
B-StockExpression HDBlack Pearl$3,500a pair
RemasteredValorRosewood$85,000a pair
RemasteredAeris XDBlack Pearl$30,000a pair
RemasteredAeris XDSapele Pommele, Cabernet gloss$30,000a 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 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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