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Questioning Tannoy, Tekton or other possible change.

Upgradeitis is setting in. I am wondering what I should consider first: speakers, amp, power cable or other?
Where’s the weak link?

Current setup:

Amp: Line Magnetic LM805ia (SET) with NOS tubes

Cables: Power: Shunyata Venom V10 NR, RCA: Cardas Golden Presence and Duelund. speaker cables: Shunyata Anaconda, Ethernet: Supra Cat 8, Tone audio EtherREGEN, DS220J Synology DS220+ NAS, 3x dedicated power lines (10ga)

Speakers: Tannoy Turnberry, DEBRA sub-array utilizing 2x SA1000 amplifiers

Streamer/DAC: Lumin S1, Shunyata Etron Alpha Digital power cord

I’ve been eyeballing the Tekton Moabs, but I’d rather not expend the energy/time/money if they are not a whole lot better than my Tannoy’s. Does anyone have experience with both Tannoy and Tekton? If so, are Moabs a worthwhile change, or stick with what I have? The other thing I wonder is if Moabs are ok for my 15x20 room with an 8ft ceiling?

Thanks!


veerossi

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audiokinesis
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@ozzy62 wrote:

"I can have an opinion about... how good the measurements are...   

"But I cannot have an opinion about how it sounds by using any of the above parameters. If I tell you I do, it’s pure speculation..."

There’s a guy named Floyd Toole who directed the resources of Harman International into investigating whether loudspeaker measurements can predict preference. Briefly, he found that loudspeaker preference could be predicted with something like 86% accuracy based on a sufficiently comprehensive suite of frequency response measurements.

You might find this video of a speech he gave at a music school interesting:

Floyd Toole - Sound reproduction – art and science/opinions and facts - YouTube

Duke
audiokinesis
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Veerossi, you might get in touch with Jim Romeyn, maker of your DEBRA subwoofer system. He may have some loudspeaker ideas. He and I have collaborated on several designs which bear my company’s name. You mentioned soundstage, and that’s one of the areas where we are taking an unorthodox and perhaps interesting approach.

Best of luck in your quest!  

Duke
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