Match Amp w/Tekton Design Lore

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I don't think there is any question that audio is like programming in that GIGO....so, given that... five years ago I was using a 10 year old $500 Sony CD player...I replaced it with a $500 Oppo 103...the differences in almost ever respect were shockingly better.  This year ( 5 years later) I replaced the Oppo 103 with an Oppo 205 expecting a modest improvement....wrong...the improvement was again shockingly better in terms of clarity, detail, space management, 3d sound stage, deep bass....and on and on...so, in addition to moving the speakers and the furniture, you might seriously consider a DAC upgrade...something from Audio Advisors that is returnable if it doesn't do the trick.

One more thing...the room is a key part of the overall sound and every loudspeaker couples with the room differently (hence your bookshelves sound different than the Lores).  Opinions are all over the map but I've always found that a room that is a little more live than dead delivers a sound that is more real than clinical....so, just for fun, you may try moving some of the furniture and doing other things to change the sound characteristics of the room....then at least you will know, even if you can't leave it that way.

Thanks snapsc. Yes I know the furniture is killing me insofar as acoustics go. I really don't have much leeway in that regard unfortunately. But the DAC isn't really something I even considered. My BDP-95 is ancient but, as you know, it's built like a tank and over sound quality is quite good. My Marantz DAC is newer but what it produces is not quite as "dynamic" as the OPPO. So an upgrade there is an interesting idea to say the least. Thanks for mentioning it. I will have to do some comparison research between the 203 & 205. I'm not sure I could justify spending twice what I paid for the Tekton speakers on  the 205. Maybe pre-owned here on Audiogon!.

So I ordered a new OPPO UDP-203 on eBay. They are asking over $2k for the 205 & that's a bit rich for me at this point. But I'm wondering now if the UDP-203 audio quality will be as good or better than my current OPPO BDP-95? I'm aware of the short comings of the UDP-203 compared to the UDP-205 least of which, no streaming and the audio enhancements of the 205. If anyone has any input between the UDP-203 & BDP-95 I'd appreciate it.

Most recently I've been using a Decware Zen flea power amp with all of 2 watts per channel power with my Lores and I am quite pleased. I agree on the break in time; that's very important and I would recommend at least eighty hours. I use a preamp rather than the full integrated feature of the Zen and stream via a Macbook Pro (2009) via optical digital stream and use an off board DAC, a simple NAD 1050. Silver core interconnects throughout.
I chose the Tekton's in part because of their stated higher efficiency design. Now this may be sacrilegious, but due to my listening room acoustics I also choose to use the equalizer feature on the Mac depending on the original source CD, that is, how well it was engineered and mastered. Every CD is different, period. In contrast, I have also used a Mesa Baron with the Tekton's and that was also a great match, ridiculous power to spare. I guess all I can add is tweak, tweak, tweak and try different combinations. Happy listening.

Yes, tweak, tweak, tweak! I've found that I prefer the Lores on the floor, no spikes on a piece of carpet. The furniture in my room is killing me but I have no way around it right now.I also prefer Triode over UL. I too bought the Lores for their abundant efficiency. I am looking at different SET 300B integrates/power amps. Eventually that is how I will go.I did not buy the OPPO 203. My OPPO 95 is probably good enough for now.