"The Legacy Focus XD is a truly outstanding speaker at the price. It offers different set-up options that range from reliance on a full-range built-in amplifier to the use of bi-amping and subwoofers. It also makes an excellent match for the Legacy Wavelet, a separate set of electronics with one of the best separate DAC, preamp, and automated room-correction systems."

"I should stress that what I found to be most important about this speaker was not the different ways it can be set up, but just how clean and detailed its midrange and treble were regardless of how I configured the XD, how easily its drivers and crossover handled complex passages and low- and high-level dynamics, how good their soundstage was, and how smooth the transition was from the 4" AMT to the 7" mid/woofer."

"These options also make the Focus XD an excellent match if you use the Legacy Wavelet 2 processor to provide a highly adjustable level of automatic room correction that you can then tailor to your personal taste. I've found it to be one of the best room-correction systems that I've used. It is not only a natural partner to the Focus XD; it also gives you the option of adding a pair of subwoofers if you are truly into deep bass or have an audio/video setup."

"Because it exhibits deep powerful bass, the Focus XD will benefit from separate electronics such as the Wavelet that can properly measure actual room response in the time domain and correct the peaks and valleys in deep bass response that are almost inevitable in real-world rooms."

"The Focus XD is a very good speaker for the dollars. More than that, it is a good illustration of the fact that today's best speakers are no longer the most colored component in the audio chain and have evolved far beyond the point I thought possible even half a decade ago. In short, the Focus XD is highly recommended, and its core sound qualities show just how good today's best speakers have become."