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New Tekton Pendragons On The Way

I am quite thrilled and also quite nervous in having ordered a pair of the Pendragon speakers this afternoon. I am doing this mostly on the reviews and also after receiving communication from Eric Alexander, owner of Tekton Designs.

Let me go back a little. I recently changed the tubes in my Rogue Cronus Magnum integrated from the KT120 to EL34 tubes. I have fallen in love with the EL34 sound and now my present speakers sound thin unless really cranked. I attribute that to it's 89db sensitivity whereas the Pendragons have a 95 db sensitivity. This should give me a much fuller sound at lower volume levels.

This is my secondary system in my home office and I play it 8 hours a day so it gets much more use than my reference system downstairs in our living room. Many of the reviews both pro and consumer say it's the speaker for someone who loves music. So now the wait begins to receive them. Supposedly they keep this in stock now in the basic black finish which is what I got. I would be thrilled if I got them by the end of this week but that is pretty unrealistic I guess.

If anyone has experience with these speakers, I would especially like to hear. If anyone reading this has any thoughts, kindly post them.
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zd542
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" I attribute that to it's 89db sensitivity whereas the Pendragons have a 95 db sensitivity. This should give me a much fuller sound at lower volume levels."

I don't see why that would be true. You're not just buying more efficient speakers like the ones you now have, you're buying something completely different. There's really no way to tell how the new speakers will sound next to your old ones, until you put them side by side and do some listening.
zd542
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How do you know its the speaker that won't give much image depth and not another component? I'm not saying that you're wrong, I've just had components that would do the same thing. Any time I put it in the system, it went from 3d to 2d. And it didn't matter what the system was, it always flattened the image.
zd542
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"And I'll admit I'm crazy for 3d sound. Maybe it comes from the 80s when I owned the Bose 901s:)"

You should have kept the B word to yourself. If the moderators catch you pulling a stunt like that, you'll be ex-communicated for life.
zd542
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I've dealt with FedEx claims before. Since you bought them new from Tekton, it should go very smoothly because the item is new, and coming directly from the factory. It gets through all the valuation red tape. FedEx will probably ask you a few routine questions, but you should have no problems at all. If you bought them used, from a private seller, there would be a lot more for you to do. You'll have no problems.
zd542
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"The speakers were broken in enough and when I put the speakers in my main system downstairs, the bass was good. It's the room, not the speakers."

Just to be sure, try whatever electronics you had good results with, in the problem room.
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