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Tekton Design's new THE PERFECT SET equals "goosebumps time"

Just got in house for review for hometheaterreview.com Tekton Design’s new, The Perfect SET, which is close to 100dB efficient and never dips below 8 ohms, which Eric built to be used with SET "flea watt" amplifiers. It is a front ported design using a 12 inch woofer and his patented array of small transducers that function as a midrange driver with a single tweeter in the middle. I set them up in a system with a great 2A3 SET amplifier and found them so superlative I did not stop listening for over five hours! Taking about "goosebump time" the music was so beautiful that
I lost track of time.

These speakers have all the virtues of the other Tekton speakers, speed, utter transparency/micro-details, great soundstaging, and that special "aliveness" that I experience when I listen to my Ulf’s. What really amazed me was what the Perfect SET was delivering on the bottom end frequencies, subterrainian/taut powerful bass, that was shaking the room, all coming from at most 2.5 to 3 watts.

If you love SET amplifiers this speaker is a match made in heaven, and remember this pair just arrived and is not totally burnt in yet.

teajay

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Hmm....if I was researching which new component to audition would I be better off taking advice from internet trolls or teajay?Probably teajay and others who are knowledgeable and are able to articulate the pros and cons of various products without being hateful and snarky.
I'm looking forward to reading the review.I've had nothing but good experiences with Eric and Tekton.
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Like "Dec Fest" put on by Decware every autumn.They provide food and drink for the three day weekend and there is a variety of components to audition.Great idea for small audio manufacturers!
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I'm interested in hearing more about the Perfect SET and hoping some owners will post on this thread.I almost bought them myself but ended up going with the monitors because of the lower weight.In hindsight it would have been easier to position a floorstander.I'm very happy with my Tektons and am still having plenty of those "goosebump" moments after several months in my system.
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Anytime I've auditioned a component with a grace period to return one of the rules has always been 'must be in like new condition ' and 99% of the time 'return shipping paid by customer '.Any scratches and scuffs are my responsibility unless the carton has obviously been damaged by the carrier resulting in damage.I'm so paranoid about it I wear gloves and slide things around on plastic or a towel.If the company I'm dealing with needs to resell it,they'd appreciate selling it as a demo rather than a 'scratch and dent ' at a large discount.That's my take on it anyway.
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@jetter it's not a "trial fee" but you are responsible for return shipping which can be pricey for a heavy speaker.
@lula it's actually easier to manipulate a floorstander around on furniture gliders  than to move the monitors around on stands.Low side tables would be easier.I've got mobility issues too🙂Getting the larger beasts in the house can be done by sliding them around carefully in their boxes.A tarp or even a dollar store shower curtain underneath helps.
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Guys this is getting ridiculous with the trolling.I'm a moderater on a different forum and IME if we try not to hit back and just keep reporting the posts(click the little flag at the bottom right of the post) they get bored and go away.
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@dgny I did read your post on your impressions,thank you!
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+1 corelli
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Looking forward to your thoughts @ jayctoy.I almost went for the PS but ended up with the Impact Monitors.Enjoy!
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@listener111  to answer your question I ended up with the monitors because I was worried about wrestling around heavier speakers and having to ship them back if I didn't like them.Ha,ha,ha,ha!!I love them and they aren't going anywhere:)In hindsight a floorstander would have been easier to position with no stands to fuss with.

@dbass in my LTA I'm just starting to experiment with tube rolling.Last week I dropped in Sylvania AT7GTA black plates and am very pleased.The sound remains clean and clear but the musicians are more palpable now.There's more *meat on the bones*.Next up I'll try something new for the output tubes.I'll keep you posted with the good/bad results.
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@dbass the new 6SN7 are ElectroHarmonix gold pin(new production).I've read that a lot of folks describe them as*sweet and organic* plus they are inexpensive.Unfortunately I'm not hearing it:( I've only got about ten hours on them and they don't sound bad per say,just not what I was expecting.What I hear is clean,clear,detailed,very good high frequencies,very good bass,emphasizing transients and dynamics.Too dry and solid state of a presentation in my system for my taste though.I think they would be perfect in a more laid back system that needed livening up.Tomorrow I will try the Sylvania *bad boys* and see how that goes:)
The Sylvania 12AT7s along with the stock 6SN7 Tung Sols sound pretty darn good but ya know....searching for perfection.Those Telefunkens are sooo expensive and I can't quite talk myself into them yet:)
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Thanks @facten, I was reading about Sophia tubes just the other day!@ dbass I tried the Sylvania bad boys today.Fired up the system and immediately relaxed into the music.Organic and smooth.A little too opaque though,sigh....I missed the detail.The journey continues.I'll PM you with anymore revelations since I am seriously derailing this thread now.
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