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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Grislybutter - have you ever heard Synergistic Research Atmosphere Level Speaker wires.  All I have thinking about is upgrading my speakers.  However, Jason Ressler at The Cable Company kept telling me I haven’t heard my system.  I didn’t believe.  However, now I don’t know if I need to do so.  I am hearing a lot of space and detail I have not heard in the past 5 years.  It is difficult to come to grips with spending $1,700 for 2 pieces of wire.  I think those you put down wires can’t afford them and as a result they tell everyone how crazy they are.  I think Carbonmiller told me to think of cables as components. They are sending signals to your components so why not improve the signal. Perhaps this is why they call this electronics.

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For a BIG stage sound...My Tekton Pendragon w/ 7 Tweeter array is unbeatable...Not as bright as I would like though. I needed the Schiit mini loki + EQ. and Bingo ...I have the sound of speakers many time their $2500 price point. The paint job on the cabinets is atrocious.....The sound is stunning. You are there with the artist  if you pair them with a low power tube amp (KT88)  and an Denafrips Ares 2 DAC....Wow. HI FI Happiness on the cheap.