Zu Omen or Tekton Lore


Best floorstanders under $999 for low power SET amp?

Thanks
mstark
My Lore arrived Hong Kong yesterday, briefly spend some time with it last night at low volume. My first impression is WOW! The Lore plays everything at ease and equally balanced no matter what volume level I set. Can't wait to see what the Lore can do when fully broken-in.

BTW, I'm not an audiophile and I'm only using my AV Receiver Yamaha RX-A2010 in Pure Direct mode to drive the Lore. Thinking of getting the Miniwatt tube amp later. Thanks for all those who have recommended the Lore in this forum.
Even if someone else builds your crossover,it is soldered to the speaker terminals.Practice soldering and find a mentor(maybe a local HAM amateur radio operator) to guide you.If you are going to live in the world of HiFi learn to solder and use a multi meter to check resistance,voltage and UF/PF.and the basic symbols so you can read or draw a schematic.
Any 4th or 5th grade kid can learn these basics and it will save you a lot of time and money through out your life.
There are loads of books and youtube videos to guide you on your way after 3 months you should be ready to tackle the Lore cross over if your serious about learning these basic skills. Go to a HAM swap and look for an older retired guy and just tell him you need help,most of these guys love to help teach someone who wants to learn.Sadly alot of these guys will pass away never getting to teach what took them years to learn,a real loss to everyone.Heat the work not the solder and keep the tip clean! Flux is your friend!
Now get to it!
Im breaking in a new Jolida FX tube DAC I searched through my old stock of 12AX7's and rolled some tubes at this point it seems to like the early 90's Ei's.
It is sonicly very similar to the Little Dot DAC 1 and DAC Majic just smoother.
I'm sure it will get even better because both the DAC and tubes are in there 2nd hour.
And the Clarity Cap ESA's take 200 hours to break in alone.
I'm done with system building. It's really far better sounding than it has any right to be at this point.
It is even more clear to me then ever that the Lores can become as revealing as any high end speaker.
After listening to different DAC's both at home and in a Boutique audio store on speakers with much higher price tags,I am even more impressed with the lores than I have ever been before.With so little spent on upgrades these speakers are just to dammed good to be true!

They reached a level that simply is analog as any live performance with the new Jolida FX tube DAC, 0 grain just smooth as silk pajamas and no detail left obscured.
Seriously,what more could you want from any speaker at any price?Sweet highs,a smooth mid range and clean tight deep bass that you can really feel even at very low wattage.
If your on the fence about buying a pair of these speakers,Please allow me to push you over as your not going to do any better than the Lores at any where near the price.
If I haven't said it before "Thank You Eric"
Goramon, I'm thinking of buying a Schiit Bifrost but that Jolida is on my radar as well. How's it w/ supplied tubes and how much would one have to pay for "proper" tubes, and what might they be? (I'm New to tubes.)