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Tekton or Klipsch

I've got the upgrade bug and I'm looking for something a bit bigger than my KEF ls50s. Two speakers that really have my attention right now are Tekton Doulbe Impacts and Klipsch Forte III. Is anyone in an position to comment on how these speakers compare? I have never had the opportunity to hear any tektons but I have heard Klipsch heresey IIIs and really enjoyed that experience. 

I loved the live sound of the heresy and I understand that only gets bigger and better with the forte. The overwhelmingly positive reviews for the Tektons definitely caught my attention, especially the way they are said to be able to play any type of music well which is probably my biggest complaint against my KEFs.  I am ultimately looking for a bigger fuller sound that can both keep it classy and rock out. The kefs are classy but they most certainly do not rock.  
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willrich47
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@megido 

I’ve owned a couple different pairs of Kilpsch, and now some Double Impacts. 

I’ve heard and Older pair of Fortes, new KHorns, and new Jubilees. 

Id say the Double Impacts beat everything smaller than the KHorns, or Jubilees. Then it starts to be a matter of preference. There’s certain things that the KHorns and Jubilees very well. And certain things that the Double Impacts do very well.
big_katydid
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the mention of volume settings is interesting an I'm familiar with many amps coming to full power early on in the rotation with cd for eg, I have often wondered how with a speaker of say 95+ dB sens. how you can get anywhere near practical low volume level control.
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kink56
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I have never had a problem with low volume level control using any of these preamps: Spectral DMC5, DMC6, DMC15. Crown SL2, Threshold FET1, FET2, FET10, Mod Squad Deluxe Line Drive, XiangSheng 728A or my current PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium.  But I will say the passive Mod Squad and the lower gain PrimaLuna are preferred by me.   There is also impedance matching to take into consideration, especially with the passive Mod Squad and the PrimaLuna.  They each like to see amps with large input impedances. 
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13blm
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Pick up a pair of used Heresys and if you like them but need "more" sell them ( klipsch heritage  sell fast in my experience ) and move up the line. The new forte sounded very good at Axpona  btw and is gorgeous. 
The Heritage  line can sound wonderful  but they tend to upper midrange thinness and can be bass shy in the wrong room.  Alk crossovers can aleviate much of this with their adjustable taps and if you really want  to go down the rabbit hole replacement mid horns help too. 
If you dont like the Heresy at all look to lively direct radiators like the tekton. Reference 3a speakers are nice and lively and can be pretty wonderful avoiding potential  horn issues. 

wolf_garcia
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Although I have a Schiit Loki wired into the system I rarely use it, and by simply adjusting the level a little on the two REL subs (those adjustments are also rarely needed) I can make things sound right. The Heresy IIIs have a well regarded and seemingly very accurate range to their designed-in low frequency limits, and the drivers are mounted very close together which is maybe responsible for the coherent overall sound. Small fat boxes unlike anything else...and a bargain.
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