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Former Tekton owners: What have you moved on to?

I owned the Tekton Lore Reference for about a year and a half and they were great for the price. I ran them with a 50w tube integrated and it was a nice combo. For $750 I had no complaints except perhaps that the paint was cracking on one of the rounded corners. I ended up buying a pair of Gallo CL-2 for an office system on closeout direct from Gallo for $390/pair. After they were broken in I found myself listening to them more than the Tektons after awhile. I was getting addicted to the CDT tweeter.

Based on that experience I ordered the CL-3 refurbished for $650/pair shipped (crazy steal) and they were on a different level than both of the above. Sonically, one defining moment for me was listening to Joni Mitchell, Both Sides Now. (I think the Track was You’re My Thrill. )
During the intro there is a brief flute soli. With the Tektons it sounded like a really nice flute section that was very homogenous sounding and blended. With the Gallos I could hear each individual flute player and their unique tones and vibrato. The bass was also deeper and tighter on the gallos and the imaging was just amazingly holographic and wide and deep.

I know the timing of this is interesting as the Tekton hype train seems to be at full tilt right now with some of his higher models and I am curious to hear them. The 2 things that would give me serious pause and keep me from moving up the Tekton line are 1) the size and aesthetics 2) The very much "in your face" house sound that can get tiring to me.  Just wondering what others have moved on to from Tekton and what they heard that moved them in that direction.
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aniwolfe
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As a Tekton owner I find this thread interesting. Actually its more interesting than what is being said on the current long standing Tekton threads. Its sorta tapped out right now tbh. But to allow comments that can ignite emotions are not needed and shows a lack or maturity.

Oh and to answer Stereo5’s question. It doesn’t upset me that someone likes a certain speaker more than a Tekton speaker. That’s probably not the answer you were hoping for. Sorry ;)
aniwolfe
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@malthuse

Look at genjamon’s post below yours and you will see a constructive way of helping people on this forum. What you said holds zero weight in my book. At least let people know in a mature way what the pro’s and cons are? How did they compare to your Maggies  or Harbeths etc? Engage your audience!
aniwolfe
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I believe he bought them. I just think he needed at least 100 hours of play or possibly worked with speaker position. Plus its seems he didn't like the look of them. 
 For me it took over 175 hours for me to be comfortable with my Electons. But at the end of the day...DO I really care that he returned them?... NAH
aniwolfe
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@grannyring 

Word!
aniwolfe
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@prof

Its an interesting topic for sure. I think some reactions are driven by the joy and enthusiasm we get from a product. So when someone says they didn’t like it, we find it hard to understand.

I just wish when someone likes or doesn’t like something, they can elaborate in a more interesting manner.

" I owned Tektons impact monitor for 24hours and sent them back, yuck is all I can say.  Hideous and they have bizarre signature sound.  Moved on to Maggie’s, kef, and Tannoy prestige."
aniwolfe
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Even with the cheap parts, unique looks, and a freq response that is not flat. I still enjoy my Electrons a lot and plan to keep them for awhile. If I didn’t like them I would’ve returned them back to Tekton for refund.

I missed James post that got removed. Darn! Wonder why?
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