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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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sid-hoff-frenchman
53 posts
 
@jsoku I ordered them on 7/21 and received them on 8/21. I got lucky with the speed. I hadn't expected them for at least another month, if not two or three. Maybe they got a cancellation for charcoal Encores and I was next on the list with those specs. Who knows...I'm not complaining though! What color did you choose?

The Freya + & Aegirs give a great sound for sure. I am going to give the Don Sachs pre-amp/amp combo a try, just to compare. I've only ever had Schiit gear and am curious to hear how the highly recommended Sachs gear compares.
jsoku
12 posts
 
Is charcoal black or dark grey?  I ordered just basic black on 6/27.  Oh well.
Did yours come ported or not ported?


sid-hoff-frenchman
53 posts
 
Charcoal is dark gray. Mine are the newly redesigned front port-less Encores. Eric said he made the change recently for all Encores going forward. They still have the standard rear ports though. Since you ordered before me then I would guess that someone ordered dark gray Encores which got built and then they backed out.
jsoku
12 posts
 
Yup.  I also asked him to make me a center channel SEAS Pendragon which may be taking him extra time since he doesn't make that model any more.
sedond
1,387 posts
 
i have only heard the double impacts, but reading about the amps used and going into shutdown, someone might want to audition electrocompaniet amps.  i have an older pair of ec aw75 dual mono amps; they're rated at 75wpc into 8 ohms, 140/4 ohms; 220/2 ohms, stable into loads <1 ohm.  but the thing about them - and about all ec amps - is the current - these amps are rated >60 amps current.  and all ec amps are like that.  and, they're considered by many as solid state gear for those who like tubes

lowest powered ec amps presently in production are the aw180 monoblocks, at 250w into 8 ohms and >100 amps current.  but you can find great deals on the used aw25/50/60/65/75/100/120/250 stereo amps.  

doug s.
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