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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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"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.
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mapman
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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.
timrhu
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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.
Mapman

I have some vibrapods I can put under the M-lores to decouple them from the plinths. I'll give it a try. Although, the other speakers used in the same position have no problem being spiked to the floor.

I'll give it a try. Although, the other speakers used in the same position have no problem being spiked to the floor.

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.
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lol. But I thoroughly enjoyed my time with them. They could really rock the house back when that was a priority for me.
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mapman
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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.
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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.
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