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Legacy Aeris vs Tekton Ulfberht vs Triton Reference

Just curious if anyone out there could provide their own personal opinion on these three fine loudspeakers in comparison with each other.
Anyone listen to them in some fashion? Pick or choice one or the other for some reason?

Lay it on me if you have. 

I currently on the Tekton Double Impacts. Frankly I am not disappointed in them for the price I paid. But I am starting to get the itch....and I have always lusted over owning a pair of Legacy Audio speakers. Admittedly that before I had real world experience with the DIs. So that muddies the waters.  

Then came along the big boy Tekton Ulfberht. I am reluctant to upgrade to those over the DIs worried I won't really appreciate the sonic upgrade as much. But maybe I'm wrong there.

I am also curious about the Triton Reference, and how they might compare. I like the idea of having a loudspeaker with a powered subwoofer(Triton and Aeries) as the Primaluna HP and tubes don't seem to provide the same bottom end smack as the Parasound A31 I also use. 


yes, i realize the Aeries are in a different league price wise. But everyone, me included, who own Tektons understand their value and the 9-12K Ulfberhts have previously been compared to speakers well above their price point. So I am open to a wider price gap as needed. 

My main system components:
Tekton DI
Primaluna Dialogue HP Integrated amp
PS Audio Directstream DAC for digital
VPI Prime turntable with Soundmith Zephr MIMC star for analog. 


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douglas_schroeder
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A consideration; were you to get the Legacy Aeris configured as my Legacy Whispers,  with capacity to be run either active or passive, perhaps even hybrid, you would have a wealth of system building options. Whisper peakers reviewed for Dagogo.com 
Having entire system configurations at your disposal is an advantage not available to most speakers.  
Feel free to see my system and inquire through message.  
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riaa_award_collectors_on_facebook
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The Encore's are more refined than the Moab's. Erik will tell you this himself. I have a pair of Encore's but havent used em yet. Definitely a 2 Man operation at about 150 Lb's each. The FEDEX driver was looking at me with Murder in his eyes when he had to drop those off  :)
bassdude
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Legacy Aeris - just very few speakers which can compare at any price and are my speakers (one of many). And since they’re semi-open baffle they have a superb soundstage.  Hard to beat their ribbon tweeters, and the Wavelet DSP resolves all room issues.  

Though... If I were going to spend that kind of money (literally), I’d prolly be considering the https://gtaudioworks.com/speakers (Maggies on steroids with dynamics and bass).

Or... the ATC SCM100asl if you value accuracy and resolution over soundstage (used by the professionals).

I was able to find the Legacy Aeris at a bargain price, which is why I say "if I were going to spend that kind of money" (MSRP).
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stereo5
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I am the oddball here as I own the Triton Reference speakers. I have had them since July 2017 and love them more each and every day.  The bass is to die for and you get that large presentation you can’t get with smaller speakers.  The only other speaker I would be interested in but no way could afford are the Legacy Valor speakers. I heard them at Audio Classics with a 300wpc McIntosh amp and a McIntosh tube preamp.  It took like a half hour to get my jaw off the floor. I think it’s Bill Duddlesons masterpiece. 
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