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

Sound wise, it's up to you and your room.  Zu's to me are more focused and etched sounding and boarder on bright but in the right room are tough to beat.

Tekton have their own sound too which I have liked so far, great live sound.

IF you consider build quality and WAF then Tekton takes a loss every single time.  Zu's are beautiful looking speakers, Tekton are far from that.

Zu Audio is by far superior, no comparison. You can understand all of the words in vocals, piano and strings are well defined. To me Tekton sounds muddy.

Apples and oranges in both design and sound. I’ve heard both, Zu many times, but neither is my cup of tea. I do like Zu aesthetics . Tekton is best for folks with modest tube amps looking for a lot of speaker for the $$$ and probably go loud well. Zu is a fit for modest tube amps also and I always want to like them but sound has always been a bit thin and not involving nor well balanced when heard to me. Very midrangy and a bit shouty. Definitely a unique sound. Also I think Zu prices have gone up quite a bit in recent years based on their niche.

The YouTube channel, 2 Channel listening has a few fairly indepth comparisons between Zu and Tekton.... just Google zu vs tekton to find them. In one or more of them he takes them apart to examine hardware and cabinetry.

There is a nearly new pair of Tekton Monitors in silver for $600

in Phoenix. Just a touch further south of the ZU people. I think they retail for $2,100

so it could be worth the drive. Woolsons Audio. Open Saturdays.

Many cool vintage pieces to see.