Former Tekton owners: What have you moved on to?


I owned the Tekton Lore Reference for about a year and a half and they were great for the price. I ran them with a 50w tube integrated and it was a nice combo. For $750 I had no complaints except perhaps that the paint was cracking on one of the rounded corners. I ended up buying a pair of Gallo CL-2 for an office system on closeout direct from Gallo for $390/pair. After they were broken in I found myself listening to them more than the Tektons after awhile. I was getting addicted to the CDT tweeter.

Based on that experience I ordered the CL-3 refurbished for $650/pair shipped (crazy steal) and they were on a different level than both of the above. Sonically, one defining moment for me was listening to Joni Mitchell, Both Sides Now. (I think the Track was You’re My Thrill. )
During the intro there is a brief flute soli. With the Tektons it sounded like a really nice flute section that was very homogenous sounding and blended. With the Gallos I could hear each individual flute player and their unique tones and vibrato. The bass was also deeper and tighter on the gallos and the imaging was just amazingly holographic and wide and deep.

I know the timing of this is interesting as the Tekton hype train seems to be at full tilt right now with some of his higher models and I am curious to hear them. The 2 things that would give me serious pause and keep me from moving up the Tekton line are 1) the size and aesthetics 2) The very much "in your face" house sound that can get tiring to me.  Just wondering what others have moved on to from Tekton and what they heard that moved them in that direction.
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@stereo5 Why would that be the case? If somebody likes the DI's then you, or anyone else for that matter, who has a different opinion is simply a different opinion. Not a big deal. I like my DI's for many different reasons sonically. I have also changed some of my components to better the sound and these do very well with changes. PC's, IC's SC's, as well as components all make a remarkable difference and are reflected in the sound. I have great bass, great sound staging and separation, very good detail, and wonderful sonics with tubes. I will also be modifying my speakers as well over time. Everybody has different ears and different sensibilities towards sound but the great thing here is the Tekton DI's respond so well to all changes.
Regards,
Greg
Not sure that what you describe puts DI's in rarefied territory, anyway the Ops question was what have Tekton owners moved on to  
I'm a former Tekton Double Impact owner. I moved on to Ulfberhts. But I guess technically that doesn't make me a "former" Tekton owner.
And +1 on what @greg22lz said above. Just like amp sounds. To each his own. But with the 60 day trial, I would think most would have realized they didn't like them in that time period and returned the speakers rather than buying them to start with.