Zu vs. Tekton? -- your comparisons on price, build, sound


My brother in law just bought a pair of Zu Soul Supreme speakers to go with his Rogue RP7/First Watt J2 combo. 

He's clearly chasing that lower watt/higher sensitivity magic.  

I've asked him about his interest in Devore, AudioNote and some other pricier, high sensitivity speakers, and they're just not coming up used at a price he wants to buy. 

So, he's going with Zu.

Zu and Tekton are in the same price region. How do their similarly priced models compare?

If you have researched Zu and Tekton and compared similar priced models:

What differences in your system did you notice in their sound?

How would you compare their build quality — cabinets, drivers, etc.?

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@riley804 Good one --hoisted on my own petard -- and I deserve it!

Still, to defend myself, if you look at those results, there are not many thread starters with this comparison. So....

More, the reason I’m not just searching the forum is that there have been some recent upgrades to both, and also because there was a recent thread about high sensitivity speakers and low watt tube amps.

Still, good point and I suppose the best spanking for me would be for this to be the last comment in the thread.

Happy Turkey Day from a turkey!

i had to get you this one 😀.

are you thinking of trying a pair of one of these speakers?

 

maybe the brother in law will bring his over and you can hear them in your setup

 

have a safe holiday….

 

 

 

 

 

 

My guess the Zu are better built than Tektons. My friend who owns the Zu Speakers sold them 8 yrs ago, the model I think they are essence? My friend move to Omega Alnico HO, to Tektons impact monitor, to Ps 12 Tektons.

@riley804 I'm really not about to change speakers. I did write to Jim Salk about considering making a more sensitive speaker. The problem he cites is accuracy. But he's thinking about it.

What I'm interested in is -- if you will -- the "tier below Devore" for sensitive speakers. I know folks love/hate Tekton, but since Zu is just down the road in Utah and is a similar kind of company and price-class, I'm wondering about them in comparison. Both those speakers can show up at The Music Room, to which I can drive and try out a pair.