Those that upgraded from Tekton

Proac Response D2’s.

Beautiful w tube stuff.https://www.proac-loudspeakers.com/products/response-d2-r-d/

A pair of Innerear speakers might be the perfect match for your room

And l find them elegant looking

I actually think Salk would be an upgrade based on what I have read.  I could be wrong though.
 

 The Forte IVs are really well loved.  We heard the 3 years ago and my wife still talks about them.

Hey, @jasonbourne52 ... which Walsh Tall model do you like?  

I thought the Tekton Moab was remarkable for the money but ended up returning my pair. 
 If you can stretch your budget just a.bit I’ve got a pair of Tune Audio Marvels for sale here that are absolutely fantastic and are designed to work well near the wall.

tje Marvel is tall but narrow, beautifully veneered, and aesthetically lovely. They don’t pay to be reviewed and so they are a hidden gem! 😎. 
 

BH

A lot of good it did the OP to ask the Tekton bashers to hold their tongues. They are just like window lickers, they can’t help themselves.

To stay on topic, I think you are going down the right path to consider the CW IV. That is if you can sit far enough away. And they sound good tucked into corners or out into the room a little.

“anything's better than the tekton's they're just mid five speakers they're high end nothing.”

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ MidFi Yup ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I have Tekton Lores. The DIs are supposed to be much better I understand but still thought I would offer that I recently returned to my Theil 1.5s that I replaced with the Lores 6 years ago. For me one is not better than the other just different. The Lores, in my large room with a vaulted ceiling, sound like I'm listening to live music in a small club, which I love at times. The Theils sound like I might be in a quiet acoustically perfect  recording studio. Tekton is lively and in your face with big soundstage and Theil are more refined, lower soundstage but far better midrange, so smooth and pleasing on the ears. For me midrange sweetness is most important.  Maybe my ears are extra sensitive but I was recently at a Joe Bonamossa show sitting near the mixing board and I suggested to the guy controlling the board that there is too much midrange. He nodded and shrugged his shoulders as if he agreed but couldn't do anything more about it. It didn't take away from the show, Joe can play like nobody's business!

This form would be so much more enjoyable for me if everyone provided links. If you’d really like to help out a company by recommending them, you could do them a real solid by exerting that little bit extra. It’s much easier for a person that is already familiar with a product. By the time I get to the second, third or fourth recommendation, I’ve had to wade through so much to get to the meat and potatoes, I get distracted by something else and never get back to the list. 

The 💩 has shown up. How can so many people hate a speaker so many seem to love? 

anything's better than the tekton's they're just mid five speakers they're high end nothing.

Ok, here’s my helpful comment.

I know you prefer used, but check into the Philharmonic Audio BMR Towers.

Front ported, and below budget, even new.

I know both speakers well the Xover parts which I know very well ,and the Xover 

is the ♥️ of the speaker ,the Xover quality in both are 💩  that isthe truth ,

rebuild with quality parts it transforms both speakers.

Thank you thank you thank you. Spent the last few years working on it very hard.

@raysmtb1 ,

Just checked out your site.

Very nicely done and really cool idea!

your lack of a helpful comment. 
 

Perhaps your lack of proof reading.😁

I’ve heard the Salk Song3 BeATs and Tekton DIs back to back at an event. I thought the Salks were more refined and would have taken them over the Tektons. 

@tooblue no not yet!  Haven’t looked into it yet. 

NICE, have you heard them yet?

@tooblue probably the song3 beat. 

Which Salks are you looking at? I am looking at the Salk Song Towers for more than one reason but the fact that they work well closer to the wall keeps them in the conversation for me. Will be watching this thread to see where it goes. Enjoy the music.

Not sure if I can provide enough space behind the speaker for the Forte. Having that big radiating woofer in the back might not work well for my room. 

 

thecarpathian

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05-07-2022 at 12:28pm 

I think it’s time I move on from my DIs, I really like how they sound but they are just too big and opposing for my room. 

What were they opposing?

your lack of a helpful comment. 
 

typed on my phone, meant imposing. 
 

I love my Forte IV,  they really are perfect for my room.  They replaced Heresy and were exactly the same footprint .      Not too tall.... just right 

I think it’s time I move on from my DIs, I really like how they sound but they are just too big and opposing for my room. 

What were they opposing?

How about Forte IVs? People seem to like them very much.

Encores.

Ohm Walsh's. 3-D room-filling sound!

For something smaller good sounding and easy to drive consider Fritz speakers. For something completely different perhaps Ohm. 

@danager Totally familiar with the size of cornwalls, used to own OG cornwalls, they are big but they are short and wide, the Tetons are very tall!!!!

Khorns wouldn’t work in my room. 

Do you know how big Cornwalls are?  They aren't as tall but they'll take up more floor space than the Tektons.  

If you got corners used KHorns are the ticket.  They are big but tucked out of the way and don't use actual living space and the best sound per dollar on the used market out there.