Legacy Focus 20/20's vs PBN Montana EPS-2

The Montana's should work with 36 watts, if you don't go too loud. I run mine fairly comfortably with 30 watts of class a, but my peaks are typically below 85db. Among the particular strengths of the Montana's is staying involving at low volumes, btw. They are extremely listenable speakers, which I enjoy very much; I've tried to describe them in more detail on a few other posts. There is a pair up for sale her for a very attractive price (NCtS).

Unfortunately, I've not heard the 20/20. I've listened to the Legacy Focus SE, Whisper, and Helix, the Helix extensively. I'm guessing many people would prefer the Whisper and Helix to the EPS2, as expected, given the price. I prefer the EPS2 to the SE, which is at a comparable pricepoint and fairly similar in design to the 20/20. The SE does have more thump (lows perhaps not a special strong point of the EPS2), but I find the EPS2 to have a smoother, better integrated sound. So my guess is that if you're a heavy rocker, you might prefer the 20/20, and if not maybe the EPS2 (I'm a small scale, female vocal listener).

Member Sgr has listened a good bit to my EPS2s and the 20/20s of another friend, and is a big Legacy guy. Hopefully he'll chime in when he returns from Cancun!:)

John

I've owned the 20/20's and to this day they were the best speakers I ever owned. Relaxing speakers. You could just listen to them all day long. They had power beyond belief if needed, and sounded great at low levels. If you can grab a pair, I wouldn't hesitate. I place musicality over anything else in a speaker, and that is what the focus 20/20's offer. You will enjoy any music you throw at them IMO.

Hi Sthomas12321,
Have had a pair of the Legacy Focus 20/20 for a few years now and have not seen the need to replace them. But am looking for something that has perhaps more depth, disappears more easily and maintains the PRaT of the Legacy.

I like the Montana speakers a lot, I've heard JDoris's several times but they won't have the prat the Legacys do. Upgrade to the HDs they sound much better than the 20/20s.