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Considering the New Tekton Design Encores? AND Owners Group - Experiences/Questions

I am the very happy owner of the first pair of New Tekton Design Encores and I thought I would create this thread to answer any questions anyone might have regarding the Encore speakers, room considerations, and associated equipment. If you’ve order your pair already, please chime in. I really want to hear what other people’s experience are with these unbelievable speakers.

I drive my Encores with both an Art Audio Diavolo SET 300b Tube Amplifier with 8wpc and I switch in my 700w Nord One-Up SE Monoblocks for non-critical listening and some big pieces of music that benefit from the extra power.



  • Made under U.S. Patent 9247339 with multiple new patents pending
  • Proprietary loudspeaker design
  • Ultra-linear frequency response with ±.5dB deviation from 70Hz-20kHz
  • One single crossover element placed within the tweeter path
  • Ultra-linear, entirely time-invariant minimum-phase mid-range section
  • Proprietary patent pending 15 dome radiating hybrid MTM high frequency array
  • Two 6.5" mid-bass patented ’overtone & harmonic’ transducers
  • Dual 11" low-frequency transducers
  • ​96dB 2.83V@1m sensitivity
  • 4 Ohm design for optimum performance
  • 20Hz-30kHz frequency response​
  • Dimensions Width 13.25" x Depth 15.25" x Height 62"
  • 800 Watt power handling
  • Weight 175 lbs​
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mr_m
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And of course, a reviewer is going to tell ;you that Paradigm is inferior.....
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jcarcopo OP
504 posts
 
I'm not a reviewer, just an ordinary person, but you couldn't pay me to own Paradigm speakers because they aren't my cup of tea. 
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jcarcopo OP
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@teajay Couldn't agree with you more! 
mr_m
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Fair enough. It's all personal choice. :-)
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charles1dad
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Mr_m,
If a reviewer Has listened to the Paradigm and in his opinion found them inferior, that simply an honest personal opinion. It doesn’t mean you or anyone else has to necessarily agree with that.

There are so many brands of audio components available to the consumer these days. It is impossible to find one brand that everyone will love or everyone will strongly dislike. It’s pure common sense and the  reality, nothing will please everyone universally.

The simplest and most truthful advice to anyone , if you have an opportunity to hear a speaker do so and judge based on your own preference and criteria.

This is why for example you have the constant Wilson compared to the Magico line of speakers debates. Different speakers for different ears.
Charles
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