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Tekton Design's new THE PERFECT SET equals "goosebumps time"

Just got in house for review for hometheaterreview.com Tekton Design’s new, The Perfect SET, which is close to 100dB efficient and never dips below 8 ohms, which Eric built to be used with SET "flea watt" amplifiers. It is a front ported design using a 12 inch woofer and his patented array of small transducers that function as a midrange driver with a single tweeter in the middle. I set them up in a system with a great 2A3 SET amplifier and found them so superlative I did not stop listening for over five hours! Taking about "goosebump time" the music was so beautiful that
I lost track of time.

These speakers have all the virtues of the other Tekton speakers, speed, utter transparency/micro-details, great soundstaging, and that special "aliveness" that I experience when I listen to my Ulf’s. What really amazed me was what the Perfect SET was delivering on the bottom end frequencies, subterrainian/taut powerful bass, that was shaking the room, all coming from at most 2.5 to 3 watts.

If you love SET amplifiers this speaker is a match made in heaven, and remember this pair just arrived and is not totally burnt in yet.

teajay

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@teajay...…………………………………..

Since every Tekton Speaker you review is an audio gift from Heaven, perhaps we all should just buy Tekton.   We could all save a lot of money.   Looks to me like he takes the same basic drivers and puts them in different sized enclosures.  Do you use Tekton speakers in your personal system?
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@teajay...........yes, I bought Pendragons from Tekton.  Sounded like crap and back they went.  Cost me almost 400.00 in shipping costs. If memory serves me correct, there were 2 pro sound woofers  and 3 tweeters in an array.  Worst speakers I ever heard, so yes I am very skeptical.  

I can see why  Tekton sends you samples to review. After all, they know already you will rave about them.   You neglected to answer my question, do you use Tektons in your own personal system?
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I read the entire link and snooze alert, it sounded like a lot of gobbledygook to me. This is coming from a guy with a degree in mechanical engineering. 
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@ waltersalas................
”if there is a better pair of speakers than the Encores in the $8000 price range, I would love to hear them”

Think Golden Ear Triton Reference. Plus it’s much better looking with its hand rubbed piano black finish, and........wait for it, they come with grills. Wow, what a concept.
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