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Questioning Tannoy, Tekton or other possible change.

Upgradeitis is setting in. I am wondering what I should consider first: speakers, amp, power cable or other?
Where’s the weak link?

Current setup:

Amp: Line Magnetic LM805ia (SET) with NOS tubes

Cables: Power: Shunyata Venom V10 NR, RCA: Cardas Golden Presence and Duelund. speaker cables: Shunyata Anaconda, Ethernet: Supra Cat 8, Tone audio EtherREGEN, DS220J Synology DS220+ NAS, 3x dedicated power lines (10ga)

Speakers: Tannoy Turnberry, DEBRA sub-array utilizing 2x SA1000 amplifiers

Streamer/DAC: Lumin S1, Shunyata Etron Alpha Digital power cord

I’ve been eyeballing the Tekton Moabs, but I’d rather not expend the energy/time/money if they are not a whole lot better than my Tannoy’s. Does anyone have experience with both Tannoy and Tekton? If so, are Moabs a worthwhile change, or stick with what I have? The other thing I wonder is if Moabs are ok for my 15x20 room with an 8ft ceiling?

Thanks!


veerossi
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mapman
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Opinions can be based on facts or not. Hearing a particular speakers is one very good "fact" to base an opinion on, probably the best, but not the only one, and even that is not fail safe.

If that were the case, nobody could ever reasonably decide what speaker (or any product for that matter) they might like and should try without hearing them first.

Also even after hearing a speaker, one can only offer an opinion. The speaker could sound totally different elsewhere and others might hear the same setup and will still likely form a different opinion.

Weird isn’t it? You just never know for sure until you do and everyone is entitled to their own opinion.  It's what makes the world go round.
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ozzy62
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I hear what you are saying. I can have an opinion about how a speaker looks, the quality of parts used, how big it is, how good the measurements are, etc.

But I cannot have an opinion about how it sounds by using any of the above parameters. If I tell you I do, it's pure speculation and you can tell me to pound sand.

Oz


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mapman
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That’s where reviews both professional and by everyday users come in and help one formulate a better opinion than can be done otherwise.

No matter what, though, in the end it's still just an opinion.  If based on facts, it might actually be a good one.
audiokinesis
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@ozzy62 wrote:

"I can have an opinion about... how good the measurements are...   

"But I cannot have an opinion about how it sounds by using any of the above parameters. If I tell you I do, it’s pure speculation..."

There’s a guy named Floyd Toole who directed the resources of Harman International into investigating whether loudspeaker measurements can predict preference. Briefly, he found that loudspeaker preference could be predicted with something like 86% accuracy based on a sufficiently comprehensive suite of frequency response measurements.

You might find this video of a speech he gave at a music school interesting:

Floyd Toole - Sound reproduction – art and science/opinions and facts - YouTube

Duke
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jayctoy
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If you are asking the Moab will be better than your Tannoy the answer is no, I own half the Moab the ps 12, they sound great on classical and rock especially. Looking at the tannoy drivers it tells me , they will give good sound quality.Remember I love tekton Speakers, I also own the impact monitors.
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