Tyler Decades Not much press but how good?

The reason I ask if they were they of the same line? Old line or new Decade line? The tone should have been the same as he uses the same drivers for each line. The only thing I can think is you listened to his Taylo monitors (1 woofer and tweet) versus his Linbrook monitors (2 woofers and tweet). The new line does have a different tone and are faster and punchier.

Samzx12,
I should have kept my powder dry on this one...you're right no doubt...they were from differing lines.
However, that brings me to the core point I made before--which is to say that they're good value speakers, especially in light of being factory direct. Nice wood, (not THIEL like, but good) finishes. Good quality overall.
Yet they don't sound enough alike for my taste...I realize that this is not unique to his lines...the cheaper B&W's don't sound like the Nautilus', yet they do have the same, if not annoying 'overall sound'.
It's as if, when I heard them, two separate designers were concurrently searching for the musical truth.
This is a venial not mortal sin, again. Money, cures lots of sins on the resolution side, but shouldn't as much on the tonal balance side...just sayin'.

No one should hesitate looking at this line based on such a niggling issue anyway...they're values.

Good listening.
Larry

I see your point. Some people like Thiels, some B&W and so on. Personally I can't stand B&W or most Thiels especially the lower models. I have heard the 3.7 and 7 series (2 friends of mine have them) and I have to say they are very good but overall not what I would buy. Thats just a personal choice. I could live with the 3.7's but not at 10K+. B&W's were plain boring to my ears but I see your point when you refer to the upper and lower end B&W's have an annoying sound. I found them to be boring or stale. Even the Diamond series were downright flat and uninvolving to my ears. I heard them with top notch Levinson but maybe it was the source but I was not impressed. I thought Ty's speakers especially for the money killed them. Some speakers just don't have that "something" or a "tone or overall sound" you refer to so I understand. We each have a sound we like and that's a personal preference. It might be how the bass drivers integrate with the mids I don't know but if you don't like the overall sound or tone then you pretty much probably won't like the overall line. Just my 2 cents :)

I forgot to ask, what amp and preamp were used? Tubes and warm to neutral solid state seem to best match Ty's speakers IMO.

My friend had a Berning Tube amp at the time...no pre amp, just running direct...as I said it's been a couple of years back. He may have been using a pre, memory fades.
Overall, the Berning, very well respected if not to my taste. That amp sounds underpowered, not dynamic in contrasts and sort of a watercolor version...washed out, versus a Monet.
There, I've managed to insult two companies in one post.

Larry