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Efficient speaker: Zu, Tekton, Volti, Klipsch, Fleetwood?

We’re moving and I’m looking for a high-efficiency, high impedance speaker that can fill a very large “great room” with smooth, open, detailed sound, both for serious listening and casual background music. I currently have Devore Super 9s, but those will be going in a separate dedicated listening room. I thought about getting another pair of Devores (maybe the O/93) for the great room because I love this brand, but I’m interested in other possibilities The new speakers will be on either side of a 6-foot TV console, so they’ll need to sound good fairly close to the wall behind them. And they will need to have a reasonably good WAF. They will be played mainly at low-moderate sound levels and our tastes include rock, classical, world music and “spa” type relaxation stuff.

Anyone who is familiar with any of the following candidates, please feel free to sound off. As you can see, price ranges are all over the place:

Zu Soul Supreme

Tekton Lore

Volti Razz

Klipsch Forte IV

Fleetwood Deville

Others?

ladok
robshaw
304 posts
 

beauty is in the eye of the beholder as the phrase states: SUBJECTIVE!!!

My system consists of: Tekton DI's upgraded, SVS SB 4000 sub, large room 20x30 very high ceiling ( large shop) Stream and CD's, ROCK and ROLL only ,Audiolab 6000 transport, Benchmark LA-4 Line AMP, Benchmark DAC 3B, Peachtree AMP 500 (waiting arrival of ATI 6002 AMP) Had the Tektons for almost 2 years.     I can't say enough about the sound, Clarity, Dynamic,precision, imaging!!

If you have a chance to audition them, please do so, before you make up your mind. I think you will be quite surprised. Robert TN   

gsm18439
895 posts
 

Zu's standard fit and finish are excellent and the company offers almost unlimited customizations - limited only by your or your WAF's imagination.

missioncoonery
1,250 posts
 

"-1 to those who bash Tekton without listening to them."......I think by now most of if not all who think Tekton blows have heard them .So enough if that bs,please.

 

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ladok OP
96 posts
 

missioncoonery what is it about Tekton that "blows," particularly the Lore? My experience has been just the opposite, most of the people that have heard them give them rave reviews. This type of post is not really helpful.

ddafoe
262 posts
 

I recently went to a local dealer to hear the Fleetwood Deville.   It was larger than I was expecting and certainly is a pretty broad and substantial speaker.   I found it to be a very good looking speaker and driven by tubes sounded pretty balanced to me with a easy going but decently detailed and fast presentation.   It was pulled way out into the room so I can't say how it would sound up against the walls, but it does have downward firing ports.   I didn't find it was that exciting/appealing at lower volumes though, but was fun sounding once the volume was moved up.

Although not super sensitive, I also listened to the Fyne F1-8 and that was really nice.   I personally preferred it over the Deville.   It was extremely clean and detailed without being too forward, at least for my tastes.   The imaging was excellent and the midrange in my opinion had a very nice presence with a nice rich full tone, without being too warm or thick sounding.   Bass was pretty good as well for not a real big speaker.   They were also pulled well out into the room.   For the money, I really liked these...

Best of luck with your search.

 

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