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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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lowrider57
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I own a pair of the Gallo CL-3's. To look at them you would never expect such big, deep sonics to be produced. Very tight bass, wonderful midrange, and a huge soundstage.
 My only fault with them is the CDL is like a super-tweeter, highs are very extended and revealing.

I've been toying with the idea of trying the Tekton Enzo's. My setup is in my living room (16' x 12'), and I need to limit the speaker height to about 40 inches. Reviews state that the Enzo images well and provides transparent and realistic sonics. I'm using all tubes.
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clarinetmonster2 OP
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lowrider57

Are you running the Cl-3’s reverse polarity? Makes an enormous difference for the better in terms of smoothing out the freq response. Actually everything is better across the board. Anthony Gallo recommends trying it that way. IMO he should have made that mandatory. Run like this, the CDT tweeter is more revealing and smoother at the same time than the one in the Lore Refs. I found the highs in the Tektons to be pretty unrefined. Not sure which tweeter he uses in the Enzo.
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grannyring
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The upgrading of crossover parts and wire in the Double Impact speaker really takes the speaker’s refinement and sound to a whole different level. So much more potential than stock as an FYI.

Best set speaker I have owned after about $2000 worth of carefully chosen upgrades. Easily bests my previous AZ Crescendo and Harbeth 40.1s.

The design of the speaker is outstanding and The perfect speaker for A DIY guy to make into a very special music maker.

I guess one could say I moved onto a highly modified Tekton DI. 
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greg22lz
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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
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