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Considering the New Tekton Design Encores? AND Owners Group - Experiences/Questions

I am the very happy owner of the first pair of New Tekton Design Encores and I thought I would create this thread to answer any questions anyone might have regarding the Encore speakers, room considerations, and associated equipment. If you’ve order your pair already, please chime in. I really want to hear what other people’s experience are with these unbelievable speakers.

I drive my Encores with both an Art Audio Diavolo SET 300b Tube Amplifier with 8wpc and I switch in my 700w Nord One-Up SE Monoblocks for non-critical listening and some big pieces of music that benefit from the extra power.



  • Made under U.S. Patent 9247339 with multiple new patents pending
  • Proprietary loudspeaker design
  • Ultra-linear frequency response with ±.5dB deviation from 70Hz-20kHz
  • One single crossover element placed within the tweeter path
  • Ultra-linear, entirely time-invariant minimum-phase mid-range section
  • Proprietary patent pending 15 dome radiating hybrid MTM high frequency array
  • Two 6.5" mid-bass patented ’overtone & harmonic’ transducers
  • Dual 11" low-frequency transducers
  • ​96dB 2.83V@1m sensitivity
  • 4 Ohm design for optimum performance
  • 20Hz-30kHz frequency response​
  • Dimensions Width 13.25" x Depth 15.25" x Height 62"
  • 800 Watt power handling
  • Weight 175 lbs​
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coot
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Do any of you listen to classical ie, full large-scale orchestra music? I wonder if Encores or Moabs are better for this. Any thoughts?
coot
80 posts
 
I read lots of good remarks about the LM508 but I'd really like to stay with made in America or at least not made in Communist China.
coot
80 posts
 
@jcarcopo

I greatly appreciate your contributions to this forum! For a long time I planned to order Moabs, but now I think Encores might be a better fit -- bit smaller physically yet smoother musically(?). Music is primarily classical. I plan to bi-amp with tubes on top and ss bottom. 

My question is about tubes: Is there much difference between set and push-pull for orchestra string quality? I'm thinking push-pull would have more power for mids, no? 

Thanks for comments.



coot
80 posts
 
jcarcopo,
"Thank you" doesn't do justice to your detailed (and much appreciated) response!. You have answered my questions very well indeed. My only concern left is... what about bass? As I understand it, that is a weakness of SETs. That'll be my own little first-world problem to solve. Never heard an SET - ever.
As of now, $24k and up is out of my league.
coot
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mapman,
Pre is W4S. All is working well now that I have the 5000s located properly with the help of Ohm tech.

Thanks for your response. Yeah, room is limiting with left wall solid, right with 4-ft archway. Rear is mostly open which helps. I had a bit of boomy bass so installed a DSpeaker Antimode which takes care of that pretty well. SQ is good for now, but I still want to go to Encores.

coot
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@stereo5 
Made in America Encores against Communist China Tritons? Yer kiddin', right?
coot
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@jcarcopoAre you running the XA25 sans preamp?
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