Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp...

Hey guys, Sebrof here. Just thought I'd chime in since Rebbi mentioned the latest in this thread to me when he was here today. I currently own Tekton Katz Meow speakers. I owned Zu Omen and Tekton Lore in the past.

The main reason I invited Rebbi over was to see if it was an amp problem or amp/speaker mismatch. I offered to hook his Kit 1 to my big DIY speakers (system page) a couple of weeks ago, but he could make it literally 1 day too late for that because my buddy came over last night and we reconfigured everything and bi-amped the Altecs and Heils. He came over a few hours ago and hooked his kit 1 to my 96 db Tekton Katz Meows - I won't steal his thunder, but let's just say I suspect speaker shopping may be put on his back burner for the time being. We had my 2A3 amp to compare to the Kit 1.

btw: Rebbi's a great guy in person just as he comes across in these threads. It was fun to have him over.

02-13-15: Mikirob
Sebrof, thanks for chiming in. Do you still enjoy the Katz? Were you trying to sell them a while back?

I had an either or ad up, IIRC: Either the Lores or the Katz. I liked them both but didn't need them both so I think I opened either 2 ads or 1 ad that said take your pick. The Lores sold first. I listen to the Katz every day while I work from home.

02-13-15: Rebbi
The other thing I noticed, in retrospect, was that the Kit 1 did not play as loudly on his much more sensitive speakers as I thought it would. (This later led me to wonder whether the amp is even putting out its rated wattage at all.)

3 watts, 8 watts, what's the difference? Seriously there isn't much, and I thought the Kit 1 played about how I expected it to. I mentioned that I usually have my 2A3 amp's volume at 11:00 or 12:00 when I listen at my normal levels (low 80 dbs) and I'll go to 3:00 on rare occasions. That's all about the gain of the amp. Power is when it starts to clip, which you won't know until you get the issue sorted out. I thought it sounded very nice until it almost blew up my speakers (joking and exaggerating), and it looks beautiful. Despite your issue I'm seriously considering looking into one of their PP kits to bi-amp my bass drivers.

Sababa!

Rebbi - If you still want to hear my Tektons in your space after you get your amp sorted out I'm certain that can be arranged...just let me know.

03-13-15: Rebbi
Pete has received the amp and will start working on it early next week.

Next Week!?! But I can't wait that long!!
;)

Wow, getting close Rebbi. Looks like the light at the end of the tunnel isn't a train after all!

04-10-15: Jetrexpro
Sebrof - would love to hear your DIY speakers...Jet

Well, C'mon over ;)

(And I'd like to hear just about everything you have!)

No, I'm in Texas

03-24-15: Rebbi
When I mentioned to Eric Alexander of Tekton that I owned De Capo's, his first reaction was, "Excellent speaker." I was positively impressed that he didn't jump on the opportunity to trash someone else's product... Seems like a classy guy.

I had Klipschorns when I first spoke to Eric about purchasing the Katz Meow he had at the time. I told him that if the Katz didn't best the KHorns I would not hesitate to send them back. Eric simply said, "I'm familiar with Klipschorns. What's your address?"
I still have the Katz.

04-09-15: Rebbi
Map, Sebrof may be lending me his Tekton Katz Meow speakers to try out at home. It will give me a chance to see what a much higher efficiency design sounds like. I am very interested in the prospect of getting a much higher efficiency speaker in the mix and seeing what that does for the synergy of the system. On the other hand, the De Capo is sounding VERY good right now. Decisions, decisions

You are welcome to try them. They were my main speakers at one point (before I made the ones I have now and when I was in a small room) and with my 2A3 SET amp they were the speakers above all others that gave me that SET/Holographic sound. I am interested to read your impressions of them if you do try them.