Zu Omen or Tekton Lore

thanks guys thats alot of feedback .....i love old music......but iam still young in shell so i do listen to alot of current billboard music ..........it seems like iam trying to form a entertainment system / stereo ( is that even possible ?) It may just be cheaper doing two individual system maybe (input ???) I am not limited to purchase so i remain to keep a open mind <<<< runners up infinity , golden ear tower , def tech .and tekton lastly i would like to here the review on the pedragon is it silly to try to put the best of both worlds into one system..... not really a tube roller but do remember how music sounded through them.... more lively except for the popping and air like sound .....don,t know much about them but i can see they respond well to the tekton but i guess the question is i need a all around speaker into new music but love oldies honest opinions??????????????/?

Also what do u guys think about a bryston 9b sst (not squared) for 2600.00
Or would the 7b sst pro mono block be a better purchase at 1750.00
Figured these are one of the best and 20 years can't go wrong .... Or just save for the squared version of bryston.....Go hard or go home right!!!!! Gpowered let me know about those speakers I mention as I know u are self sufficient audio store lolol

Hi there Capellaudio. The speakers you mentioned are all good (though I haven't heard the Golden Ear speakers). But they seem to get rave reviews. The issue is they are vastly different than the Tektons. It depends on what you want. First off, the Bryston and the other ss amps you mentioned are not the "ideal" mate for the tektons. You just don't need to pay for all of that power - you can get control over the woofers with much less! You would be better off with tubes or lower power amps (class D or just low powered class A maybe). The Tekton sound is effortless and very "live" sounding, and will easily handle any type of music. The other speakers mentioned are of the conventional variety... not a bad thing, but more of the opportunity to spend $ on power.

Allot of this depends on the size of your room. Do you have room for the Pendragons? If it is going to mainly be a video/entertainment and some music system, then I would go with all M-LORE speakers and run a sub with it. From what Eric is telling me, the M-lore is the real sleeper in the lineup, and from the recent review, it seems like it is!

Eric can also build a sub and a center channel (he is working on a sub now I believe). Get a nice Primaluna or Quicksilver 25+ watt amp for stereo, and use a decent home theater receiver for the entertainment stuff, and you are done. No reason in my mind to spend big $ on home theater processors, etc... unless of course you are completely into that. But in my experience, higher end gear is only necessary for music critical listening... that's just my opinion.

The other speakers mentioned... good but I prefer the Tektons. They can do allot more with allot less power... and they get me closer to the real live thing in comparison to conventional.. again that's just my preference.

Since this seems to be the forum where people are mentioning their impressions of Tekton Design speakrs, I thought I'd chime in now that I'm 2 months into ownership of my Pendragons.

I'm loving them more than ever!

FWIW in case people are curious, the First Watt F5 clone amp I was using for the review had yet another calibration problem which is now fixed, so the slight imaging issue I mentioned in my review appears to be gone.

They are now by far the best speakers I've ever heard!

I'm even building a set of custom high-power First Watt F5 Monoblocs to use with the Pendragons. This time I'm going to calibrate them using an objective measurement system like a digital scope, sheesh!

Great to hear this! It also coud have been a little bit of break in that was needed. It took my first pair 6-8 weeks to fully break in.

Now we have 2 testimonials of one of the best speakers out there!