Zu vs. Tekton? -- your comparisons on price, build, sound


My brother in law just bought a pair of Zu Soul Supreme speakers to go with his Rogue RP7/First Watt J2 combo. 

He's clearly chasing that lower watt/higher sensitivity magic.  

I've asked him about his interest in Devore, AudioNote and some other pricier, high sensitivity speakers, and they're just not coming up used at a price he wants to buy. 

So, he's going with Zu.

Zu and Tekton are in the same price region. How do their similarly priced models compare?

If you have researched Zu and Tekton and compared similar priced models:

What differences in your system did you notice in their sound?

How would you compare their build quality — cabinets, drivers, etc.?

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I have a pair of Tekton Lore References connected to my second system that has a vintage Denon PMA757 (80 wpc) with a Zen DAC V2---they sound amazing. I've also connected them to my Luxman 505uxii. Mine are in the blue finish and I get many compliments on them. I've only heard the Zu's at audio shows and they sounded fine. I did quite a bit of research on them as well and the Tektons always seem to get a little more favorability over the Zu's. I believe both have return policies if you don't like them. 

I haven’t heard or owned either brand but I do have a pair of Omega DynaTens.  If you are looking for a speaker similar to DeVore 0/93’s these are worth a look.  They are a departure from Omega’s single driver design but still very minimalist, no crossover and organic materials used in the woofer / tweeter.  
 

Build quality / craftsmanship is outstanding.  These aren’t identical to the Devore, they don’t use the same woofer / tweeter - conceptually they are similar and do both use Seas woofers / tweeters.  
 

I just moved up to a new set of Towers and might put my Omega’s up for sale, at a used price they would be an absolute steal based on the build / sound quality. 

Have had the Tekton Double Impacts (upgraded) for 2 years now, 2 channel only.  System, Svs SB 4000 sub, Audiolab 6000 transport, Benchmark LA-4 Preamp,  and their DAC 3B, powered by Peachtree Amp 500 with Amazon HD service for streaming.  Rock and Roll big time. Couldn't ask for a clearer more Dynamic sound and articulate TOO. CLARITY!!!  Have Focal 948's in another system, that I'm very fond of.  Tekton's are every bit as good, maybe better. May be the  room acoustics too. I got them in pencil gray color. Look nice, but sound great. They love Rock and Roll.Robert TN

Carbon Miller is the person to ask this question, as he can tell you everything you need to know.  He is one the most knowledgeable in this discussion group.  I have communicated with a few times recently about upgrading cables .  Both he and Jason Ressler at The Cable Company were the first to tell me to think of cables the same way you think about components.  These two individuals are great resources.  People who don’t believe speaker cables make a difference are  people who don’t they either don’t want to spend the money on high end cables or people who don’t know what they are talking about.