Former Tekton owners: What have you moved on to?


I owned the Tekton Lore Reference for about a year and a half and they were great for the price. I ran them with a 50w tube integrated and it was a nice combo. For $750 I had no complaints except perhaps that the paint was cracking on one of the rounded corners. I ended up buying a pair of Gallo CL-2 for an office system on closeout direct from Gallo for $390/pair. After they were broken in I found myself listening to them more than the Tektons after awhile. I was getting addicted to the CDT tweeter.

Based on that experience I ordered the CL-3 refurbished for $650/pair shipped (crazy steal) and they were on a different level than both of the above. Sonically, one defining moment for me was listening to Joni Mitchell, Both Sides Now. (I think the Track was You’re My Thrill. )
During the intro there is a brief flute soli. With the Tektons it sounded like a really nice flute section that was very homogenous sounding and blended. With the Gallos I could hear each individual flute player and their unique tones and vibrato. The bass was also deeper and tighter on the gallos and the imaging was just amazingly holographic and wide and deep.

I know the timing of this is interesting as the Tekton hype train seems to be at full tilt right now with some of his higher models and I am curious to hear them. The 2 things that would give me serious pause and keep me from moving up the Tekton line are 1) the size and aesthetics 2) The very much "in your face" house sound that can get tiring to me.  Just wondering what others have moved on to from Tekton and what they heard that moved them in that direction.
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My return to hifi hobby had me getting a pair of Lore Reference. Awesome speakers that my son now has in his house enjoying.
I purchased a pair of Harbeth HL5 Supers to replace them. I would guess they were about 10% better at 5 times the price. A little better bass mostly.
Now I have Magicos S3MK2 at 25 times the price of the Tektons Lore reference  and maybe 50% better........this hobby is addicting and can take you to the poorhouse quickly.
 I wonder how the Magicos would fare against the topline Tektons but the problem Tektons and lesser known speakers have is a slow slow turnover. I gave them to my son cause I couldn’t sell them at half the price. This is why I didn’t get another pair of Tektons.  When I sold the Harbeths they went quick and with not too bad of a loss.


Here's another question.  With the lower budget build quality of Tekton's speakers( basic MDF, lower cost off-the-shelf woofers and crossover components), how far off their original sound will they drift in say 10 years.  

Now your typical speakers that cost double or more, with far superior quality cabinets and components, will last far better.  You get what you pay for.
Maybe the Lore don’t have the popularity as much as the array design, my friend told me , he did not care for them.i have the impact monitor.iam happy The way they are built very descent..I bought them because of their musicality...And they are very good..,I heard Magico speakers they are excellent but they are not for me.I prefer the Tektons...will they last 10 yrs? Yup.