Hi Genjamon, in fact I did connect the Lores to the Primaluna Dialogue Two after posting my last remarks. I wanted to compare the Tekton Lore with the Daber Audio Monitor 3 speakers using the Primaluna Amp.
Overall the Daber Audio Monitor 3 is a better speaker. It presents clearer detail in mids and highs. And the bass is controlled and balanced. Its presentation is more forward and engaging than the Lores. It also plays better at lower volume due to stronger bass.
There are times I want a speaker to be laid back. I believe the Lores are very good for this. Its mids and highs are presented somewhat equally with the bass in the background.
When I connected the Lores to the Primaluna amp the mids and highs are clear, just not as good as the Daber Audio Monitor 3.
The bass with the Lores, although good, sounds a little lean. Bass isnt strong enough at low volume to my liking or for certain types of music, such as rock. One advantage I have with the Primaluna Amp is I have a Pioneer GR-777 Equalizer connected to it. So I chose heavy to boost the bass. This improved the overall sound at low volume. The Lore speakers sounded better. With jazz and vocals stronger bass isnt always preferred by me, so I can fine-tune the sound of the Equalizer or turn it off completely.
Its obvious to me the Lores are perfectly capable of playing decent bass. It all comes down to matching the speakers to your equipment. There is just so much tube swapping you can do to a tube amp to get the right sound to your taste or to match equipment. Thats why I bought the Equalizer. I wish tube manufacturers would put more emphasis installing defeat-able tone controls.
A big advantage of the Lore is its 98db efficiency. I do not have any experience with horn speakers. But I believe anybody considering the Lores for low powered amps would be very happy with these speakers.
Overall the Daber Audio Monitor 3 is a better speaker. It presents clearer detail in mids and highs. And the bass is controlled and balanced. Its presentation is more forward and engaging than the Lores. It also plays better at lower volume due to stronger bass.
There are times I want a speaker to be laid back. I believe the Lores are very good for this. Its mids and highs are presented somewhat equally with the bass in the background.
When I connected the Lores to the Primaluna amp the mids and highs are clear, just not as good as the Daber Audio Monitor 3.
The bass with the Lores, although good, sounds a little lean. Bass isnt strong enough at low volume to my liking or for certain types of music, such as rock. One advantage I have with the Primaluna Amp is I have a Pioneer GR-777 Equalizer connected to it. So I chose heavy to boost the bass. This improved the overall sound at low volume. The Lore speakers sounded better. With jazz and vocals stronger bass isnt always preferred by me, so I can fine-tune the sound of the Equalizer or turn it off completely.
Its obvious to me the Lores are perfectly capable of playing decent bass. It all comes down to matching the speakers to your equipment. There is just so much tube swapping you can do to a tube amp to get the right sound to your taste or to match equipment. Thats why I bought the Equalizer. I wish tube manufacturers would put more emphasis installing defeat-able tone controls.
A big advantage of the Lore is its 98db efficiency. I do not have any experience with horn speakers. But I believe anybody considering the Lores for low powered amps would be very happy with these speakers.