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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Omegas cabinets are well made, very musical if you can match them right tube amps....a friend of mine who own the Alnico HO recognize that one driver can only do so much, compare to array design, this omegas When I first heard them , I was amaze how good they are...
James both impact monitor and my rs8 supercone are superfast , the rs8 are dynamic speakers but Tekton monitors are way better in terms of dynamics....both articulate and cohesive....either one you can’t go wrong....
I'd like to bring in the Omega Super Alnico High Output XRS or Monitor at some point but I can't find anywhere to demo a pair. 
James the Alnico HO omega, are more dynamic than my rs8, vocal to die for, Markr has them, He uses coincident Frankenstein mono, and Backert 1.2 preamp.I will bring my monitor impact to Markr house whenever he is available, He like my Tekton when he came to my house to listen....
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