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

Anyone out there have their Encores and wish they had more from them? Or found nitpicking issues with them?

I've seen a few people who have traded them in for the Ulfberhts, which I guess is understandable given that is Eric's top of the line offering. I've heard from some of those people who comment about how the Ulfberhts seem to produce more of that live sound Tekton is becoming known for compared to the Encore. Not sure what that means as far as the Encore line however. Or what kind of sound they create comparatively. 

My only hesitation on the Ulfs is their size obviously. I can probably manage it, but how much more performance are you getting for that size trade off?

Out of curiosity, I looked at the tweeter arrangement and noticed a few differences and am curious how that pans out for soundstage, imaging, etc. To me it seems the Encores, being slimmer,  use a different tweeter housing which has a smaller diameter than the Ulf. (5 screws opposed to 4) so Im guessing the tweeters are spaced out more in the Ulf/Moab line. What effect that makes for placement differences, idea listener positioning/seating height, etc. between the two. 


Basically how much more performance can you really get out of the Ufs over the Encores in a reasonably setup room with high quality, highly reviewed electronics/amps/connections?? Or is it just a a slightly different overall sound presentation. More than a personal taste difference?



I called Tekton the other day. Haven't had a chance to talk to Eric himself to see what he would recommend for my situation, or what he would say about Encore vs. Ulfberhts (If anyone has had that conversation and cares to comment, please do)  but the lady on the phone said someone recently sent back their Encores in exchange for the new Moabs, which are also getting a lot of critical praise for their ability. 


Yes, as a current double impact owner, I think you I cant go too wrong with any option. Just waxing details here before I ultimately buy one of theses to upgrade the DIs. 

haha harass away! Curious if he releases any teasers. 

Wonder what the 2112 will turn out to be. Something like the 1812 given the same naming?

I did reach out on the Tekton Owners Group. Its a great resource with more photos and personal input which is super helpful given the inability to see/hear many of these speakers in person. Unfortunately I don't have a FB account at present time so I'm borrowing an account to pester people for their impressions. 

I reckon either speaker are reasonable deals presently. Though I bet Eric and company are swamped with orders at present time. 

That being said, I waited about 9 months for my double impacts 3.5 years ago. 

@sedond 
can you, or anyone explain to me the benefit from having the woofers in the top to bottom orientation compared to the Encore in the double on the bottom?

Another random question, but are the tweeters for the Encore, Moab, and Uf all the same? just spaced differently apart in the Encore. 

Or does the Encore use different tweeters than the Moab/Uf?

Its definitely a curious thing about these tweeters. 

Really really want to pull the trigger on a set of Ufs these days, but ultimately I think I may have to "settle" for the Encores based on size.  I literally have carboard boxes sitting on top of my Double Impacts to mimic the size of the Ufs and Encores. Left is is Encore and Right is Ufs. And to think I thought the DIs were overkill when they showed up. 

Either way, there is a 0% chance I will be disappointed in either. But I may always wonder if you could have managed the big boys.



Out of curiosity, could someone measure the height of the tweeter from the base of the Encore cabinet? I calculated the distance based on photos and ratios of the overall cabinet dimensions. Based on my calculations, the Encores tweeter actually sits higher by a few inches over the Ufs. Can anyone confirm this?
 
I'm wondering what that will do for my overall listening positioning in relation to tweeters. I sit relatively low in my modern style couch. 

Slapping the Encores on some Gaia feet, or other vibration isolation, and/or speaker platforms and suddenly the tweeter goes up another 4-5"