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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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timo62
280 posts
 

Audio Note speakers , anywhere from 90dB to 98dB Sensitivity depending on model and version.

jonwatches1
125 posts
 

@ladok 

Here are a few ideas, based *solely* on sensitivity specs, and that haven’t already been mentioned above (I have no experience with any of them - it’s just a list of makers)

Avantgarde - Zero model

Coherent

Cube Audio

Fern & Roby

Goodwin 

Joseph Crowe

NSMT Loudspeakers

Odeon Audio

Simon Mears Audio

Trenner & Friedl

Tune Audio

Please keep us posted on ideas that you think of, it’s great to know about other potential alternatives

cisgo
30 posts
 

  I've run Tekton with tubes and First Watt (J2), they are efficient and sound very good, not very attractive (subjective). I was overall very pleased with Enzo. However, I have since moved on to open baffle. I prefer the sound of OB speakers and I am very happy with Spatial Audio (need few feet min. from wall though).

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astolfor
317 posts
 

I have Avantgrade Duos and Trios, also an Acapella Poseidon, and drive them with a 6wpc, as flat of impedance as you can get.

I listen to the Uno and they are incredible, and as efficient as the big brothers.

when I listen to the Uno and compared with the Tannoy Kensington I own, it makes me regret that I did not buy a pair and and shipped them to my home in the USA.

now there is a dealer in the USA, they are worth a look.

 

trentmemphis
282 posts
 

I can't speak to the options in your list, except to say:

  1. In a room that size, you're probably talking about Cornwalls rather than Fortes.
  2. I have serious doubts about the WAF on anything I've seen from Tekton.  Whatever their auditory strengths may be, visually they really don't belong in any room above man cave level.  Maybe college apartment level.  (No offense meant, Tekton owners.  If you love 'em, you love 'em.  No justification needed.)
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