Hi Kenny. Good on you for including all the Tekton models. It will be interesting to follow the specific replacements or why a specific model may not have worked for a member.
I had Tekton in my 'speaker to consider' sights for a long, long time but never got around to picking up a pair of Eric's speakers (at the time I decided on Salk Sound specifically, though there were many speaker brands that rotated through).
This 'Tekton drought' ended in March, when I ordered the Double Impacts, purely based on Terry London's review. I did not even check here or on the other Tekton related threads. In other words, the Double Impacts were a major leap into the unknown for me.
They did not replace anything specifically. We had moved many times in short period and I was holding off on picking up a pair of speakers until we had a city and house to call home.
For me, I actively demoed the Devore O/96s (and O/93s) as well as the Harbeth HL5Plus though I was more interested in the Harbeth 40.2s. I was holding off until we purchased our new home and I had a final space to call my audio room. Other options were Legacy Audio, Vienna Acoustics, Ref 3A, etc. Most speakers under consideration were in the 10K-15K realm. For me it came down to the O/96 or 40.2.
My bias, unfortunately common among us audiophiles, was informed by price to performance........I figured if the DIs didn't work out I would ship them back, or if they were okay enough, I'd keep them for HT duty. Given the HT backup plan, and the much lower price point for the Tektons, I auditioned GE Triton Ones and also on my short list were: Spatial Audio, Pure Audio Project, and Emerald Physics.
It took one listen on that first day, not dialed in, or placed properly, and with fairly moderate components, cables, etc. to realize the DIs with the upgrade package were very special. My wallet has backed this up to the tune of 25K in support ahead of the DIs...to my ears, a tremendously worthwhile and smart investment.
I believe I would have been very happy with the O/96 or the 40.2 had I never been exposed to the DIs. All three are very good speakers!
I had Tekton in my 'speaker to consider' sights for a long, long time but never got around to picking up a pair of Eric's speakers (at the time I decided on Salk Sound specifically, though there were many speaker brands that rotated through).
This 'Tekton drought' ended in March, when I ordered the Double Impacts, purely based on Terry London's review. I did not even check here or on the other Tekton related threads. In other words, the Double Impacts were a major leap into the unknown for me.
They did not replace anything specifically. We had moved many times in short period and I was holding off on picking up a pair of speakers until we had a city and house to call home.
For me, I actively demoed the Devore O/96s (and O/93s) as well as the Harbeth HL5Plus though I was more interested in the Harbeth 40.2s. I was holding off until we purchased our new home and I had a final space to call my audio room. Other options were Legacy Audio, Vienna Acoustics, Ref 3A, etc. Most speakers under consideration were in the 10K-15K realm. For me it came down to the O/96 or 40.2.
My bias, unfortunately common among us audiophiles, was informed by price to performance........I figured if the DIs didn't work out I would ship them back, or if they were okay enough, I'd keep them for HT duty. Given the HT backup plan, and the much lower price point for the Tektons, I auditioned GE Triton Ones and also on my short list were: Spatial Audio, Pure Audio Project, and Emerald Physics.
It took one listen on that first day, not dialed in, or placed properly, and with fairly moderate components, cables, etc. to realize the DIs with the upgrade package were very special. My wallet has backed this up to the tune of 25K in support ahead of the DIs...to my ears, a tremendously worthwhile and smart investment.
I believe I would have been very happy with the O/96 or the 40.2 had I never been exposed to the DIs. All three are very good speakers!