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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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james_w514
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Again with the nonsensical and personal attacks. You literally have nothing and can’t stick to facts. It’s pretty obvious here who "needs to get a life". More childish knee-jerk reactions on your part.

DI’s still continue to be one of the best things I’ve heard and an absolute steal for the price. Nothing has changed there nor have I said anything to contradict my statements. Only your twisted realty makes it anything different.

No one is being "sucked in" and every hobbyist I know has a mind of their own. I’ve been buying and evaluating gear for more years than I can recall so playing it off as a negative doesn’t work with me. This experience has been invaluable working in the industry. My current speakers are the best I’ve heard in room and Marten Miles 5 are the best I’ve had for the size so of course I’ll share that info on a thread. I also think DI’s are the best for the price but why echo what I already said in the Tekton thread. Speaking negatively about products I like is a really great used car salesman pitch, nice logic.

If posting a meme of Kayode Ewumi as his MC Roll Safe character comes off as racist and bigoted you are really out of touch. If you just see that as an African American (he is Anglo-Nigerian BTW) and not a popular comedy character known for ridiculous comments that is very concerning, colour has nothing to do with it. You might as well start getting upset at Micheal Scott memes, maybe he is a white supremacist? Yet another facepalm moment. Hopefully you really are done with me. It would be nice to have troll free discussions.

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shadorne
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+1 MDF 

As for Zu Audio & Tekton etc and hype over the du jour latest and greatest “reinvention of the loudspeaker”. Today’s hype is quickly forgotten and becomes yesterdays fad. Only a few speakers become multi-decade classics and the rest in as little as 10 years will become long forgotten curiosities...


stfoth
435 posts
 
Impact Monitors are broken in. I think they are keepers, but they will likely get periodically replaced in "rotation." Keeps things fresh. :)

If I had to only have one set of speakers for all purposes, somewhat similar situation with Omegas, the Tektons wouldn’t be it. They do sound very good, excelling at many things, and not so much with others. Assuming the Monitors are voiced similarly to the DIs, I personally don’t think they are giant-killing obsolescence-spreading disruptors. However, they certainly could be to some folks, if the things they do well match the listeners’ priorities.

I have no problem with MDF.
mofojo
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Hahaha. 213. 
If anyone needs to get a life it’s you. Been trolling every Tekton forum you can for months and months. You seem to care an awful lot about them for some weird reason. Yes, most speakers are made with mdf cabinets, and yes you continually bash a product you have never heard. You keep talking about cheap drivers and measurements. The tweeters in the Rainmakers cost all of $40 each and there are 1 in each speaker. The mid woofer is another $50 driver. Guess what there are around 14-1,500 in drivers in the DIs. By those, make a cabinet, crossover, shipping, pay taxes and see how much profit is left at $3k.
Back to the Rainmakers. I hate pickin on them but they are caught in the crossfire. They measure way worse than the average Speaker. Way worse in fact than the Enzo Speaker you keep confusing with the DIs. Not saying they don’t sound ok just that it’s a fact they measure poorly. You can kind of see the irony right? Nah probably not. 
I also really want to hear about your vast experience with modifying and “tinkering” with 20k speakers. Blow our minds with your wisdom dude! 
When people post back at your ridiculous comments you complain to the moderator and have them removed. I know you do and many of mine have been taken down. Some were pretty damn funny too! 
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james_w514
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@stfoth For me the best part of the DI's is the speedy cohesiveness of the 10" woofers and the 6" mid-bass. I've never heard Impact Monitors but my concern is that they might be missing the core dynamic properties that make the DI good. 

Speaking of speedy, how do the Omegas compare with the Monitor?
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