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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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I would tend to think that the tape print thru would be transferred to the vinyl if the process were of high enough resolution. As far as the tape is concerned, I was told the same thing that your friend told you. It seems that the recorder heads have sufficient magnetic capability to record a faint signal to the layer of tape below the first layer. I'm no expert, just an observation.
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jcarcopo OP
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@mr_m Oh, yes I completely agree with that, I think I misunderstood you.  I thought you were saying that the effect was caused by vinyl playback, but yes I agree the signal was transferred from tape to vinyl absolutely.  I must say it's pretty impressive of vinyl imho.  
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jcarcopo OP
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So the Lyngdorf TDAI-3400 sounds very good with my Encores. It's a very smooth, natural, and neutral sounding presentation. It's a little less forward than my Nords Class D NCORE amps + Benchmark DAC2 HGC. The Room Perfect definitely perfected the bass response, cleaned up the slight midrange congestion noticeably, and improved the depth of field slightly. It does sound lovely. It's a very musical combination. They really did a great job with creating a very short and simple signal path directly from digital bits to amplified analog sound. It's very resolute and detailed, but not analytical are fatiguing sounding at all. I couldn't be happier with the piece.
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charles1dad
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Hi Jcarcopo, 
Good to read your initial listening impressions are so pleasing and will surely improve with subsequent burn-in hours.  Do you listen to much jazz? I'm interested to know if it conveys the emotional connection of a Miles, Chet Baker, Coltrane, Milt Jackson etc. As convincingly as I assume the Diavolo does. If so then you've found your ideal 1 box audio solution.  This genre of music is where in my experience quality SET seperates itself from other topologies.  If the Lyngdorf equals or exceeds in this area then that is a significant achievement. For certain you're off to a very good start.
Charles 
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jcarcopo OP
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@charles1dad Yes I listen to jazz a lot. I’m a big Ella Fitzgerald and Satchmo, et al fan. I did play some Wynton Marsalis when I first turned the Lyngdorf on initially and it sounded very good even without Room Perfect setup. I really haven’t played anything else in the Jazz 🎺 genre yet, but I will and report back.
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