"The sound was fabulous, particularly across the mid-range, where it was precise and unfailingly accurate....Bass response was exceptional - we don't think we have heard so much bass from such a small cabinets. The little Joeys are a real giant killer and Legend's best design yet.....Magic!" Sydney Morning Herald 'the guide' Sep 16-22 2002
"This sophisticated and polished sound is without a doubt rare at this price range and class of loudspeaker. The Joeys, with such obvious talents, could one day become classic designs." Audio & Video Lifesyle Magazine August 2003
The Joeys are the babies of Legend's 'Kangaroo' range with the same fast, open Australian sound. So they are ideal speakers for a true 'high fidelity' stereo system in a smaller room. The Joey 4s are also superb as rear speakers in a home theatre system with their bigger siblings - or, because they are fully shielded, as front speakers in their own right. They are part of Legend's Mob 1 system that was recently awarded the 2006 AV Home Theatre Speaker System Award - for the full review please click here .
However, be warned. We have taken great care to minimise colouration, particularly resonances, that give many speakers a 'warm but fuzzy' sound - and make all recordings sound 'nice', much like bathroom resonances make us all sound like operatic tenors or sopranos. Or like adding 3 spoons of sugar to everything so that all taste sweet - but all the same!
Within their band-width of 50 Hz to 25 kHz, the Joeys are very faithful to the signal fed to them. If they are fed poorly recorded music or through poor front end electronics, the Joeys will sound poor. Conversely, fed with well-recorded music (eg a Telarc SACD) through high quality front-end electronics, the Joeys will sound superb.
In other words, a mini-monitor with true fidelity.
| Type of speaker | 2-way bookshelf, magnetically shielded
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| Frequency response | 55 - 25,000Hz ± 3 dB |
| Sensitivity | 88 dB/W @ 1m |
| Impedance | 6 ohms, average |
| Recommended Power | 20 - 80 W |
| Size(mm) | 272(h)x188(w)x245(d) |
| Weight | 6 kg each |
| Warranty | 7 years |
| Finishes | Jarrah wood veneers |