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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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I own both the Tekton Lore and the Lore Reference.

I bought the Reference because the Lore was on backorder.

Just needed something to listen to, not expecting much.

I was totally impressed with them but also thinking I would sell the Reference when the larger Lore showed up.

When the bigger Lore arrived it was a totally different speaker.

I liked them equally for different reasons.

I find myself switching from one to the other and will not get rid of either pair now.

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Petecow thanks for the input about the Tektons. I am considering both the Lore and the LoreR, can you go into a little more detail about the difference between them?
 
My personal experience with the two pairs of speakers is pretty simple.
 
I received the Reference first and was extremely pleased with how they had so much detail.
Snare drums were slamming and high notes would sparkle.
 
When the larger Lores showed up I was all giddy thinking about the next step up.
Nope, they sounded muddy and not anywhere near as good as the Reference, bummer.
 
Until...........I cranked up the volume a bit.
Holy smokes they came alive.
 
So I guess thats it, the Lore for rocking out and the Ref for lower volume (not that they wont play loud.) they do.
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