Zu Omen or Tekton Lore

Well said Simon.

Well, I for one think Zu is just fantastic, being on
my personal 3rd pair I cannot say I have ever been
happier with a single company's speaker. Right now
I am listening to Cassandra Wilson from another room
at pretty loud volume, and it sounds like she is really
in there, just awesome. And that's on 15 minute new
speaker cables! I found the right match there synergy
wise for sure.

Having said that, I have a semi local guy above in this thread who wants to bring over a Pair of the Tekton Lores
so we can hear both. And, I am contemplating a purchase
of one of Tektons speakers for the heck of it, although
at this point...I really don't see the point as my feeling
is they will be more alike than not. But who knows, we'll
see what the Lores do if we get together.

To be fair though, I have the Omen Defs, which were a huge
jump from my standard Omens, so I'm sure certain areas
of comparison would not be fair. Lores should go
head to head probably with the standard Omens.

Long live Zu and Tekton!!

Quick query: Anyone tried the Lores from a 4 feet listening distance? Wondering how they will do at a nearfield listening distance.

Thanks,
UL

Hello UL - Don't want to make your own, eh? (Referencing the other forum). I was going to post over there but the DIY guys really took the thread over.
I have the Lores about 6 - 7 feet from my head and I think they sound great at that distance. I'd try 4' but I'd have to rearrange, move them closer together, etc. so I'd rather not. 4' might be a little close but I personally think they would do fine, especially because of the full range design.
As I've said before in this thread and elsewhere, I think these are a real bargain. I know your original budget was a bit higher than their price, but don't be mislead by that. And there is a return policy so worth a try.
Hope this helps.

Irish - the thread is called Zu Omen v Tekton Lore.

We had been waiting for someone to compare the 2, and finally soneone did!

Now I am sure ZU speakers are excellent compared to most conventional speakers in their price range (though not really apples to apples), but the truth here, was that 3 men - one of which has a pair of Wilson's, hence high expectations - unanimously decided that Omen was no competition for Lore. 3 MEN!!! with NO bias toward either brand. In fact, one of them owns Omens and was seriously disturbed when he realized he would now have to place an A'gon ad as a result of this conclusion!

One of claimed he become agitated by the one notey bass

The other is selling his Omens now

The other just didn't think it was close

So my suggestion to you - stop posting here and go build a better $1K speaker! Is that not what it's all about??? Someone else has raised the bar.

And I wish you many blessings from above in doing so - you are up against talented competition.

Hint: you may have to cut your OH and/or marketing expenses