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Considering the New Tekton Design Encores? AND Owners Group - Experiences/Questions

I am the very happy owner of the first pair of New Tekton Design Encores and I thought I would create this thread to answer any questions anyone might have regarding the Encore speakers, room considerations, and associated equipment. If you’ve order your pair already, please chime in. I really want to hear what other people’s experience are with these unbelievable speakers.

I drive my Encores with both an Art Audio Diavolo SET 300b Tube Amplifier with 8wpc and I switch in my 700w Nord One-Up SE Monoblocks for non-critical listening and some big pieces of music that benefit from the extra power.



  • Made under U.S. Patent 9247339 with multiple new patents pending
  • Proprietary loudspeaker design
  • Ultra-linear frequency response with ±.5dB deviation from 70Hz-20kHz
  • One single crossover element placed within the tweeter path
  • Ultra-linear, entirely time-invariant minimum-phase mid-range section
  • Proprietary patent pending 15 dome radiating hybrid MTM high frequency array
  • Two 6.5" mid-bass patented ’overtone & harmonic’ transducers
  • Dual 11" low-frequency transducers
  • ​96dB 2.83V@1m sensitivity
  • 4 Ohm design for optimum performance
  • 20Hz-30kHz frequency response​
  • Dimensions Width 13.25" x Depth 15.25" x Height 62"
  • 800 Watt power handling
  • Weight 175 lbs​
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kingdeezie
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@jcarcopo 

Do you think there would be any problem in sitting closer? I have been kicking back and forth trying a pair of Tektons. 

I generally enjoy a more nearfield experience. Specifically, I sit about 6 feet away. Curious to see if the drivers have even a remote chance to blend at that distance. 
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jcarcopo OP
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@sedond You might very well be right on the tweeters for the Moabs/Ulfs since I’ve no idea, but I always wanted to believe he used better tweeters in the DIs SE vs the standard DIs, but I may be totally wrong because my memory is not very good. I thought it was an eminence tweeter in the regular DIs? It’s been years since I sold my DIs. I always wonder what the premium price was for the SE and figured it was for better tweeters.

Here are definitely the Encore tweeters, https://www.parts-express.com/wavecor-tw030wa13-30mm-textile-dome-neodymium-tweeter-with-heat-sink-a...
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jcarcopo OP
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@kingdeezie Well, I'm reclined at 10'. I'm at ~8' unreclined which is more intimate and revealing. The soundstage of course shrinks a bit though. 6' is pushing it, but not undoable. These aren't exactly bookshelves 😁, but maybe I'd call and ask Eric for advice.  He might suggest a different speaker. See, it really depends on how you like to listen IMHO,  I have a friend who likes to listen more nearfield to his towers. He likes the effect. 

Are you at 6' by choice or because you have no choice? 😁 
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@kingdeezie I just realized you said you do like nearfield.  I think you would be okay, you just need to mess with the toe-in more aggressively. You should be okay technically. 
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