Cohicks here is the skinny we are Legacy dealers and are signed up to represent the Tekton DI SE when they ship out to dealers.
We have heard both here is the tale of the tape:
Price:
Legacy $7k a pair Tekton with decent paint and wire upgrades $4,300.00 upgraded Tekton Se are going to be $6,500.00 so that will make them both very close. Winner Tekton
Styling: Legacy is much more elegant facted cabinet, vs plain box winner Legacy
Imaging: Tie both are excellent the Legacy's have a bit more defined sound stage, the Tekton's do throw a big image with a unique layered quality in the midrange.
Impact: tie the Di is a bit easier to drive, the Legacy's generally work better with solid state in terms of bass the Signatures really benefit from a high damping factor solid state the Nuprime ST 10 at $1,695.00 sounds freaking amazing on them, with unbeliveable bass and dynamics.
Tie
Ease of Drive: Although both systems are high effiiency the Legacy is a bit harder to control the large conventional designed bass drivers,
Winner Tekton
Resolution: the Legacy's Heil AMT tweeter and upper midrange have a bit more air and sparkle
Winner Legacy
Midrange accuracy the DI tend to sound a bit more real on male vocals with a bit more weight.
Overall this is a tough choice if you love air, clarity, stunning cabinetry for a bit more money Legacy
If you want absolute bargin for the money, and value a warmer tonality with a bit less treble clarity, and a bit of a boxy look Tekton.
In terms of Mac48025, setup the Zotel amp design as well as an SET is not good at controlling a woofer with the type of conventional design, like the Legacy, Eric uses Emminance pro drivers which are much less sensitive to having a higher damping factor, so the Tekton's are less fussy about an amplifiers damping factor and drive for that reason and I think Mac loves a really warm sound which the Tektons are warmer is the reason why he fell for the Tekton's over the Legacys.
A conventional push pull or a high damping factor switching amplifier makes the Legacies come alive.
I hope that helps either way you can't lose with either of these titans it will all come down to personal taste and what you value.
Davve and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ