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

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ladok OP

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12-29-2021 7:46pm

missioncoonery I went back through this thread. Three of the negative Tekton comments had to do with their efficiency not being as high as advertised, with Stereophile test confirming. As far as I can tell, only two of the negative posters actually listened to a Tekton, but to what extent and under what conditions is unknown. Two other posters actually own a Tekton and love them.

@ladok as you can tell from looking at his posts, that’s all he does. I’m all for calling out the over the top owners who make wild and outrageous statements about how great Tekton speakers are at the same time calling out the trolls like @missioncoonery who is out of control in their hatred of the brand.

I own DI’s from Tekton, I wrote a fairly long review of them some months back. I think I’m pretty fair in how I look at the speakers and in fact a bit on the more reserved side in showing how I feel about them and the company. Ignore the nonsense here, I’m all for listening to as many speakers as you can and there is something to be said for what you get for your money for Tekton. In fact, I can’t think of many other speakers that deliver as much for the money.

One thing to keep in mind though, I don't think Tekton speakers are as efficient as they state but that can go for many other speakers too.  

blkwrzwgn thanks for the information. It seems both Tekton and Zu attract some very extreme viewpoints. There have also been comments about the Tekton customer service in other forums, which concerns me. As far as some other posts on this thread, I do have a low tolerance for those who feel the need to be condescending know-it-alls on these forums, but it seems that’s the way things are trending these days. Several posters mentioned sensitivity ratings. You are right, and anyone who follows John Atkinson’s speaker measurements knows that Tekton is not the only speaker that tests lower in sensitivity than they are rated. When this happens, he is quick to point out that 91 db (as opposed to the claimed 97 db) is still very efficient. But even more importantly, he explains that some of these speakers have a high impedance and a benign impedance curve (Tekton, Zu, Devore), which will make them more efficient in use than the 91 db he is measuring. So impedance is just as important as the sensitivity rating. There are some 92 db speakers out there with unfriendly 2-4 db impedance curves. You’d be better off with 88 db and a smooth 8 ohms. So speaker-amplifier matching is just as important as the sensitivity tests, in my observations over the years with many speakers.