I'm glad you got the Ulfs, as they are amazing speakers. Mine took about 150 hours to finally settle down. They will cause you to upgrade the rest of your system, though. I prefer to run mine with big solid-state amps to get the most out of them. Enjoy!
Tekton Ulfberht PMD Monitors
I recently acquired a pair of Tekton Ulfberht speakers. They are SN 7 & 8. That means only 3 pair outside of the factory pair are loose on the audioscape. So probably not a lot of interest in these yet. But another Agon memeber suggested I start a thread anyway.
My front-end includes a Lyngdorf 2170 integrated amp. A PC Music Server USB connected to the Lyngdorf. An OPPO 103 via digital. A Thorens TD-165 with a Hanna SL cartridge.
The Ulfberhts replaced a pair of Tekton Double Impacts. The DIs are what made me a true believer in what Eric Anderson is doing with speakers. The DIs replaced a pair of B&W 804s. I had the 804s for years and was surprised and pleased that the DIs were able to displace them for considerably less money than I paid for them even years ago. But the Ulfs are in a class of their own. At least that's my opinion. Terry London of Home Theater Review did an extensive article on the Ulfs recently and ended up purchasing the product. https://hometheaterreview.com/tekton-design-ulfberht-floorstanding-speaker-reviewed/ . I agree the the majority of the comments except the assertions that the Ulfs need to be in a large room and away from walls. They are physically large speakers, so you do need room for them, but mine are actually placed near the side and rear walls of my room with no apparent negative effects. This was discussed at length with Eric Anderson even before the HTR review. Eric knows his speakers capabilities very well. So don't let that be a determining factor in considering the product.
I don't claim to have owned every speaker/amp/interconnect/power cord on the market. So I don't hold myself up as an expert. But I feel I'm competent enough to agree with HTR that these are exceptionally good sounding speakers and worth much more than than the $12K entry price.
My front-end includes a Lyngdorf 2170 integrated amp. A PC Music Server USB connected to the Lyngdorf. An OPPO 103 via digital. A Thorens TD-165 with a Hanna SL cartridge.
The Ulfberhts replaced a pair of Tekton Double Impacts. The DIs are what made me a true believer in what Eric Anderson is doing with speakers. The DIs replaced a pair of B&W 804s. I had the 804s for years and was surprised and pleased that the DIs were able to displace them for considerably less money than I paid for them even years ago. But the Ulfs are in a class of their own. At least that's my opinion. Terry London of Home Theater Review did an extensive article on the Ulfs recently and ended up purchasing the product. https://hometheaterreview.com/tekton-design-ulfberht-floorstanding-speaker-reviewed/ . I agree the the majority of the comments except the assertions that the Ulfs need to be in a large room and away from walls. They are physically large speakers, so you do need room for them, but mine are actually placed near the side and rear walls of my room with no apparent negative effects. This was discussed at length with Eric Anderson even before the HTR review. Eric knows his speakers capabilities very well. So don't let that be a determining factor in considering the product.
I don't claim to have owned every speaker/amp/interconnect/power cord on the market. So I don't hold myself up as an expert. But I feel I'm competent enough to agree with HTR that these are exceptionally good sounding speakers and worth much more than than the $12K entry price.
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