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Legacy Audio
Company typePrivate
IndustryHigh-end audio, Home audio
Founded1983
HeadquartersSpringfield, IL, United States
Key people
Bill Dudleston - President & Founder, Chris Daniels - Engineer
ProductsLoudspeakers, Audio electronics
WebsiteLegacyaudio.com

Legacy Audio is a manufacturer of high-end audio equipment. The company produces components, passive loudspeakers, and active powered speakers.[1][2]

History

Founder Bill Dudleston has provided Legacy speaker monitors for Arista, Sony, Universal Music Group, and archival organizations such as the Stradivari Violin Society.[3] Multi-Grammy award-winning producers Rick Rubin and Antonio "L.A." Reid, and renowned mastering engineer Herb Powers, have utilized the Legacy designs as assisting in producing artists Sheryl Crow, Johnny Cash, Tom Petty, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mariah Carey, and Usher.[4] Re-mastering engineer Steve Hoffman has utilized the Legacy speakers on re-issues of Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole.[5]

Legacy Audio and Dudleston have been cited in publications such as Billboard, The Wall Street Journal, Stereophile, The Absolute Sound, Home Theater Magazine, and the Robb Report.[6]

References

  1. ^ Gatski, John. Passive Speakers Still Around ProAudio Review, June, 2007. Archived July 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ On your mark, get set, scope out the competition USA Today, February 14, 2001.
  3. ^ "Bill Dudleston, President and Founder". Legacy Audio. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  4. ^ "Legacy Audio Calibre Speaker Review, Part One – The Audio Beatnik". 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  5. ^ "Bill Dudleston, President and Founder". Legacy Audio. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  6. ^ "Audio Legacy Shows Value of Feedback in Speaker Sales". Archived from the original on 2023-02-15.