Floorstanding loudspeakers — System Audio Legend 40.2

The Legend 40.2 is an active floorstanding loudspeaker from System Audio, a Danish manufacturer that builds much of its current catalogue around active loudspeaker designs. It is meant to run without a separate amplifier and sits below the Legend 60.2 in the company's active range.

Key specs that matter

System Audio rates the response at 20Hz to 25kHz. The built-in amplification totals 300W and is matched specifically to the drivers. Each cabinet measures 19 x 95.5 x 26.5cm, which makes the Legend 40.2 a slim tower.

Pairing

The Legend 40.2 works with no outboard power amp. A preamp, or any source that has volume adjustment, plugs straight into each speaker, so the system needs fewer separate boxes than a passive tower with its own amplifier.

Alternatives

System Audio's Signature 40 is a related floorstanding model built on a different cabinet scale.