Tekton DIs or Legacy Focus SEs?

David -- it really is a great speaker. I was not able to hear it directly against the Wilsons, but I did hear several of the more expensive Wilsons and I preferred the Aeris. Yes, definitely a speaker you should hear even if you have no intentions of buying it. It is worth the listen IMO.

One more thing I should add. I have not heard the Tekton Ulfs so I can't say how they compare to the Aeris -- that is a comparison I would LOVE to hear. As much as I like the Tekton speakers (ESPECIALLY when you consider the added bonus of price), I am not sure that they could sound as open and airy as the Aeris because of the design.

I found it difficult to compare the Aeris to DI because the sound was so different. First, they have a room correction Wavelet box they go through. So I have a preconceived bias against any processing and I wonder, "how much of that 3d sound is the speaker, and how much is the processor?" and then the next thought is "If that is the processor, is it also changing the sound and adding to it?"

Despite all of that, I could not hear anything but clean sound. The problem with the comparison is that the sound was so 3d like that it just sounded so different than the DI or the Focus to my ears, it was difficult to make an analytical comparison. I was just kind of lost in the sound. And when the sound kind of wraps around you, it sounds different than what was coming out of the other speakers. I honestly would have to sit down and compare longer to try and see how I felt about the neutrality of the Aeris compared to the others. If I could stop being amazed at the sound presentation long enough to try to be analytical, lol

@jayctoy I must of went thought 6 or so speakers in the past year. Paradigm Tributes, Legacy Focus SE, Tekton DI’s, Emotiva T2’s, Goldenear triton 5's and 7's and I ended up settling with the Goldenear triton Reference for the time being. They had the most of what I was looking for in sound and don’t need subs. I liked the Trubutes a lot and had them for the longest time of the bunch, but I had a problem with Paradigm as a company, so they lost my loyalty. I do have an interest in checking out the new Elac Adante speakers coming out any day now. They look very promising

Ron With Elac Adante can’t go wrong, I heard the 2k monitor this year at Axpona they are very clear musical sounding speakers, check music direct , I see Adante floor standing and the monitor...on their website.....What matters you get what your ears like...good luck

Ron:

I have not heard the Golden Ear reference yet but I want to. I really like the footprint. My use will be home theater and I just don't like their center speaker offerings. I like the ones in the Paradigm Persona line and the Legacy line.

Can you go over what you liked more about the Reference than you did with the DI and the Focus? That would be interesting for me. Also, did you listen to their center speakers?

Thanks

Sure @vitop . First let me tell you that the Focus SE an the DI's are very different speakers, but I did not care for either one for two very different reasons. First, the Focus SE's are very dynamic and "in you face". That can be a good thing and is probably the reason why so many studios use Legacy Speakers. The midrange detail is incredible! BUT, they were just too big for my smallish 12 x 14 room with 7ft ceilings and didnt sound right
. There are a few reasons I didn't care for the DI's. I didn't think they were "refined" enough, that did improve greatly after about 50 hrs break in, but not enough to my liking. Another reason was the bass was just not there. Yes I said it, but the reason I found out goes back to my room size. My room has a null at around 50-60hz due to it's Dimensions, and that is also also where the resonant frequencey is on the DI woofers, so bass output was not that great and I refuse to use room correction on my 2-channel portion of my system. I like to keep the signal "pure" as good or bad as that may seem.
That gets us to the Goldenear Reference. These speakers are very refined, smooth sound, but with tons of high end sizzle without being harsh. These speakers image like crazy, and sound great for a large speaker in a small room. They throw a large and deep soundstage. A nice word for them is they sound "Majestic". With built in subs, I have all the bass I need, and are easily driven by my 25w tube amp as well as my 600w SS monos. These turned out to fit most of my needs (because all us audiophiles are never 100% satisfied), so, they are keepers for the time being.