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.
128x128clarinetmonster2
The list so far:

Harbeth 30.1 & HL5+
PMC 25.23
Ryan 610 and 630
Bryston Mini T
Elac Andante AF61
Monitor PL100II
Monitor Gold 300
Vandersteen Treo CT
Langerton Configuration 217 (no longer made)
Sonus Faber Olympica I and III
Martin Logan Classic ESL 9
Goldenear Triton Ref
Paradigm Persona 3f
PSB T3



clarinetmonster2, you're crazy. (-;

Egregious omissions from your list: Dynaudio Contour 60, Spendor D9, Vienna Acoustics Beethoven Concert Grands.

@clarinetmonster2
Have you heard the Tekton DIs yet? (as you said you would in Atlanta, few weeks ago.) What is your impression?
Also, Any DI owners in sw Ohio? I am dying to give them a listen. :-)
madhav
no, I couldn't find the time to go hear the DI's since the day dedicated to listening to speakers was filled with traveling to 3 stores and hearing about 10 different brands/models. Going a different route on monday - going to hear Harbeth C7es3 and M30.1 with my amp as well as Audio Note with my amp then tubes.
What I keep hearing about the DI's/Impact Monitors is that they can sound very impressive` but refinement is not really in their repertoire.