Those that upgraded from Tekton

I really liked the Song 3 Encores at the RMAF.  Unfortunately, I had already purchased my speakers.  Wish I had waited for the show.  They sounded better than a $60,000 system next door.  However, Jim Salk was playing them through a pair of tube Monoblock's.  I wonder if the tube amps had something to do with it.  Maybe there is something about tube to consider?

Have you thought about Atc? I don’t know if they’re better or worse than what you got; probably they are just different. They do well close to a wall because they’re sealed and the SCM 40, for example, is a relatively small speaker compared to yours. You can get them used for around 4K, so it will fit your budget. See if you can find an opportunity to listen. I love mine. 

Went from DIs to Dynaudio Contour 20s. I don’t think I had enough power for those at the time and they didn’t stay long. Then got some Klipsch Chorus 2s which were fun but ultimately we’re not any of the things audiophiles look for besides being loud!! Sounded good with lots of eq. Then bought some Cerwin Vega DX9s (was on a vintage speaker rock trip). They were freaking awesome! ….. for some things. Rock is rock on those dudes, they had a built in eq that was just right. Liked the Cerwins way more than the Klipsch and I would not mind owning another pair some day.

Today have Pioneer S1EX and a pair of Focal 836W. I would say they both do certain things better than the DIs. The DIs were really fun though sounded huge and were fun to listen to. Very detailed and non fatiguing. Cabinet talked at loud levels and or the tweeters (mid range) was giving out. I would love to hear some higher end Tektons with a sturdier cabinet and possibly more “high end” drivers.  

Local ATC 40V2 near me for sale I have been eying m669. What have you compared them to? 

Honestly, the only direct Comparison has been older KEFs, so you should take my point of view with a grain of salt. I am a maniac researcher, however, who has studied and read a lot about this stuff, for what that’s worth.