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Tekton Design's new THE PERFECT SET equals "goosebumps time"

Just got in house for review for hometheaterreview.com Tekton Design’s new, The Perfect SET, which is close to 100dB efficient and never dips below 8 ohms, which Eric built to be used with SET "flea watt" amplifiers. It is a front ported design using a 12 inch woofer and his patented array of small transducers that function as a midrange driver with a single tweeter in the middle. I set them up in a system with a great 2A3 SET amplifier and found them so superlative I did not stop listening for over five hours! Taking about "goosebump time" the music was so beautiful that
I lost track of time.

These speakers have all the virtues of the other Tekton speakers, speed, utter transparency/micro-details, great soundstaging, and that special "aliveness" that I experience when I listen to my Ulf’s. What really amazed me was what the Perfect SET was delivering on the bottom end frequencies, subterrainian/taut powerful bass, that was shaking the room, all coming from at most 2.5 to 3 watts.

If you love SET amplifiers this speaker is a match made in heaven, and remember this pair just arrived and is not totally burnt in yet.

teajay
teajay OP
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Hey corelli,

I have the pair of PS pulled out at least four feet off the front wall.  Because it's ports are on the front baffle you could place it closer to the front wall without screwing up the bottom end.  However, to create the best soundstaging, the more space the better.  Very slight toe-in, with the speaker just slightly aimed outside my ears.
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grannyring
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I am interested in these for a second system with my DIY EL86 amp. Very small room and I will be 5-6 feet from the front plane of the speakers. Is 5-6 feet too close for this array? Nearfield for sure. Just wonder if this is enough distance for proper top to bottom integration and tone. 
teajay OP
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Hey grannyring,

The distance that you would be sitting at is exactly the distance I reviewed the PS at.  I found no difficulties with the concerns that you mentioned.
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grannyring
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Perfect! Thanks.  
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