What does SR stand for?

For the time being, I will confine my remarks to the 20/20 operating on its own, right out of the box, as most owners would employ the speaker; in a future issue, I will discuss the performance of the 20/20 when augmented by Legacy's Step One processor (the Step One, which is the successor of the Steradian processor mentioned in my previous review of the Focus, was discussed in some detail in Greg Koster's Issue 91 review of the Legacy Signature III) and supplemented by the latest version of Legacy's Point One subwoofer.

Each point source of fluorescence radiates fluorescence light at all 4[Pi] steradian of solid angle, but only a fraction of that is collected by the fiber sensor.

The number of photoelectrons per steradian per unit light flux, [dN.

The Steradian Processor: The Whispers come with a dedicated version of the Steradian electronic processor, somewhat similar to the Steradian unit that KWN described in his review of the Legacy Focus speakers, but with an algorithm especially designed for the bass characteristics of the Whispers.

If you absolutely insist on spending six grand, the Legacy Focus speakers with Steradian processor offer an overall combination of bass performance, dynamic capability, mid an ability to match to various rooms that are unmatched at this price point.

I have become quite spoiled by the Legacy Focus speakers and their associated Steradian environmental processor, which form an admittedly quite expensive ($5,000+) loudspeaker system.

Legacy Focus ($5,400) Reviewed in #54 by KWN, follow-up review with Steradian processor ($888 if purchased with the Focus, $1,295 as a stand-alone unit) forthcoming.

When I cranked the Steradian back up to its normal setting for my room, put the Levi disc back in the player, and punched the start button, the full sound of the Atlanta Symphony soon made itself welcome in my room, and there was no doubt that this was a recording to be reckoned with.