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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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chorus
976 posts
 

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. 

tsushima1
1,165 posts
 

Whilst I am not exactly a lover of the Zu house sound they are far superior to Tekton in build quality , and component quality of drivers and crossovers minimal as they are. If I were looking for a Boom Box to stick on the back of a trailer and take part in the Notting Hill Carnival I might consider Tekton

pinwa
237 posts
 

It is always interesting to see how much hatred Tekton speakers get on here.  I owned the Zu Omen Dirty Weekend speakers and couldn't stand them. Thin and uninvolving sound but they were detailed.  I simply love my Tekton Moabs.  They sound incredible, better than any of the other speakers I've owned.  But if you want a fancy finish they aren't for you.

jaudio1
120 posts
 

Go to youtube and search ZU vs Tekton.  There is a guy that have done a number of review videos comparing the two which include sound demo's.  I've watched all those videos and the bottom line is that with the models compared, the Tekton wins on sound and Zu wins on looks.  The models he compared were the Tekton Lore vs Zu Dirty Weekend and Omen.  There is also a comparison between the Tekton Uruz (a lore with ribbon tweeter) and the Zu Omen.

bluorion
438 posts
 

I have a pair of Tekton Lore References connected to my second system that has a vintage Denon PMA757 (80 wpc) with a Zen DAC V2---they sound amazing. I've also connected them to my Luxman 505uxii. Mine are in the blue finish and I get many compliments on them. I've only heard the Zu's at audio shows and they sounded fine. I did quite a bit of research on them as well and the Tektons always seem to get a little more favorability over the Zu's. I believe both have return policies if you don't like them. 

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