New Tekton Pendragons On The Way

I'd like to hear more also. Would expect Tekton and Rogue Cronus Magnum to do good things together.

Depending on room acoustics, placement and setup of speakers is critical to having the best results including sound stage depth.

In general, speakers like the tektons that emit all sound via the front will likely sound better closer to front wall than others. Room acoustics will come into play as always though here.

Also, I have found that that the foundation the speaker sets on is a key to best sound stage and imaging overall. Ideally you do not want to be able to detect any acoustic energy being transmitted to the floor.

In lieu of a solid concrete foundation or equivalent, isolating speaker stands might be worth a try. Most speakers and stands inherently couple to the floor. Some focus on decoupling from the floor.

For example, in most rooms with typical suspended plywood floors, I would want to hear speakers like the Tektons setting on a pair of isolating stands like those from Isoacoustics available on AMazon.

The imaging and sound stage difference with these under my front ported Triangle Titus monitors is night and day, the only way to get the Triangles to image like I knew they could in that room.

Timhru,

The upward tilt of the Meadowlarks might be helping with soundstage and imaging by changing and delaying reflections somewhat, especially in a modest to smaller size room.

The isoacoustics stands I use with my Triangle Titus monitors also provide optional upward tilt (in addition to decoupling the speakers from the floor which cleans up the bass and enhances all the rest as well accordingly) and the difference with and without those stands in regards to both detail and imaging/soundstage is night and day in my wife's 12X12 with cathredral ceilings, acoustically challenged sunroom.

The larger Isoacoustics stands might fit/work with the Tektons...not sure about the size specifics. if so might be worth a try.

I have 12X12 cathedral ceiling sunroom (on second level) and 12X12 office directly below at foundation level.

I've used diagonal setup in the office from time to time with good results. At foundation level, sound energy transferred to the floor is a non issue with both rooms there so nothing special needed below any speakers I use there.

On teh second level, with suspended plywood floors typical with newer construction, the floor transmits a lot of energy in both rooms there and isolation from the floor is key.

Can't use diagonal placement practically in teh sunroom, but the Isoacoustics stands with just a slight tilt up in a more conventional speaker setup otherwise does teh trick to a tee. Spiking conventional taller heavy stands to the floor on that level does not work nearly as well. In teh small room teh low placement with slight upward tilt and the isolation capabilities of the Isoacoustics stands in particular are the key. In my other second level larger room, I have the bottom ported OHM Walsh speakers there on Auralex subdude platforms for similar isolation.

I find with the upper level floors, you have to totally isolate the speakers from teh floor for best results in regards to detail soundstage and imaging. The devil is in teh details of the stands/solution used and how effective they are at isolating from as opposed to coupling with the loosy goosey floor.

In a small room in general, low placement with upward tilt essentially tricks teh speakers into thinking the room is larger and help with soundstage and imaging specifically, similar to corner placement.

Could effective isolation from the floors still be an issue in your case with teh Tektons? if so, might be worth addressing before giving up.

I am a 3-D sound fanatic as well. But it's the SOTA mbl demo I heard a few years ago in a very well done custom showroom that drives me there. That and what I hear at live performances. I will never have any rooms like those to work with most likely, but have managed to do pretty well with a somewhat reasonable budget in the rooms I have, some more so than others. In all cases you have to take the room and acoustics into account and go from there. Each room is at least a little different, some way more so than others.

Call me crazy, but these days I tend to believe that with the right setup, a lot of way more modest speakers can sound like mbl or Magico. If done well. I'm finding isolating speakers from interacting with floor is a must, however one gets to that. One way is build quality of speakers and stands but there are other ways as well. Concrete foundations and isolating speaker stands and platforms another.

Tim,

Worth a try if you already have something. Can't hurt. My gut says that unless your floor is rock solid to start with, isolating the Tektons, which seem to use a good quality larger bass driver in a modest build cabinet at their price point, as best possible should only help. Just a gut feel based on similar experiences. Why not try under the Meadowlarks as well just to see/hear as an experiment?

I have yet to audition any Tekton speakers but they are high on my "hit" list to hear and remain on my short list of higher efficiency speakers for modest cost worth trying.

I would likely have moved on from my Triangle Titus monitors already towards that end if not for having discovered the Isoacoustic stands. A tube amp with those is not out of the question still someday.

Hurricanes can be a problem for sure.

FWIW I've read the guy behind Tekton prefers SS amps with his speakers despite their reputation as high efficiency speakers that are an easy load for a tube amp.

Al hit it pretty well, but also worth pointing out that the Goldenears contain powered bass drivers. That sets a high bar for potential bass levels that most any modest size high efficiency speaker in particular will likely never match on its own, especially if room acoustics provide no boost, along the lines Al talked about.

There are reasons high efficiency full range speakers are not very popular overall these days. They tend to have to be very big and very expensive in order to compete with the alternatives in regards to bass levels, and bass sells.