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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?

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aberyclark
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After watching this video, I am changing my mind about Klipsch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKxOWKQewVs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSkIHVJ6rts

Also a video on the Fleetwoods

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5F0bYAa1Fg

 

 

 

aberyclark
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I have been happy with my ZU omen defs for about 10 years. I am thinking of trying the new, updated version

aberyclark
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I’m a ZU Omen Def owner for the past 10 years and love them. I will buy from ZU again. However, the thing about buying speakers without listening is that it is a pain to return ship the big heavy boxes. Free return shipping or not. I have actually read where people have talked themselves into liking components only to not bother with returning. Although I am a ZU fan, if you already like the Devore’s sound, you may just want to move up their line to play it safe. Or at least choose from what dealer's have in your area

aberyclark
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I would guess the same weaknesses of the DeVores (If you feel they exist):

1. Very sensitive: Any noise in your system will be more apparent.

2. Revealing: Any changes like interconnects will reveal differences more, poor recordings will sound poor, great recordings will sound great

3. Myself, never enough bass. Unless one gets a speaker with a big honkin' 12-15 woofer, I will always want more bass. That is why I run a sub. I could have $100,000+ Wilsons and would add a sub. It's not just a ZU thing. 

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