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

@jtcf  Thanks I will be very interested in what you hear.  

@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.

Thanks!

Hey dbass,

First, thank you for the kind words.

My favorite tubes in the LTA are NOS TongSol black glass oval plate 6SN7s and NOS Genelax yellow label 12AT7's, these tubes just creat beautiful music in my system.

@jayctoy 

I am confident you are correct. I want to build a couple of SET amps and these speakers would be the perfect sandbox for me to play with them in....as well as my current tube amp. 

@teajay 

THANK YOU!!  Your passion, knowledge, and willingness to share has been instrumental in my ability to figure out what to do with a new system purchase.  You made me aware of both LTA and Aric Audio whom I will be buying one of their integrated/amps (MZ3 vs 300B SET).  You answered my key questions on PS including their ability to sound great at low volumes and that the PS can be driven very well by the MZ2.  So now the rest is on me - which sonic flavor do I want  MZ3 or 300b?  I am just not ready to spend the money for the MZ3 to drive the 300B amp.

1 question - do you have any tube recommendations for the MZ2/3?  And has tube rolling made a difference?  I wonder if there is a way to get more meat on the bones if I decide to use the MZ3 as an integrated amp with the Perfect SET speakers.

Again thank you very much and please continue the great service you provide to our community.

Thanks guys.  Will check it out.

Perfect! Thanks.  

Hey grannyring,

The distance that you would be sitting at is exactly the distance I reviewed the PS at.  I found no difficulties with the concerns that you mentioned.

I am interested in these for a second system with my DIY EL86 amp. Very small room and I will be 5-6 feet from the front plane of the speakers. Is 5-6 feet too close for this array? Nearfield for sure. Just wonder if this is enough distance for proper top to bottom integration and tone. 

Hey corelli,

I have the pair of PS pulled out at least four feet off the front wall.  Because it's ports are on the front baffle you could place it closer to the front wall without screwing up the bottom end.  However, to create the best soundstaging, the more space the better.  Very slight toe-in, with the speaker just slightly aimed outside my ears.

@teajay 
Curious about the size of your room/speaker placement with the PS.  Do you think this speaker would be significantly compromised pulled out 2-3 feet from the front wall?  Toe in?

Thanks.

teejay

I am loving my LTA MZ2, LTA Ultralinear and Tekton DIs. Today, I set all of the the DI driver screws to the same torque (Wheeler FAT Wrench) and must say it made a significant difference. Much thanks for exposing me to a modest cost system that has me emotionally involved with the joy of music.

Thanks for the shout out Jayctoy. Tubes are great with theee speakers!

Thank you Jayctoy, I was looking between double impact and PS but as i do not enough space for DI behind the speaker, though about impact monitor but most probably will go with PS, now will wait for some reviews for PS15 Vs PS12.

Hi @jtcf,

May I know why you preferred Impact Monitors over PS ?

Thanks

Looking forward to your thoughts @ jayctoy.I almost went for the PS but ended up with the Impact Monitors.Enjoy!

Yes, either LTA piece can easily drive the PS.

Thank you teajay, for quick response, looking forward to your review on sixmoons. I also like the option#2 as it will give me extra money if i want to go to MicroZTOL MZ3 instead of MZ2. One more question, will MicroZTOL MZ2 or MZ3 will be fine driving PSET on its own (as int amp as opposed to use as pre amp and using DAC cherry mono blocks as power amps) ?

Hey listener111,

I will be writing my review for Six Moons.com on the Perfect Set soon and listened today to them for over 5 hours using a Triode Lab SET 2A3 amplifier and a Threshold S/350e amplifier and enjoyed the music immensely with either piece.  

I believe either the DI, with the ports on the front or the PS would work great in your room.  However, if you want a smaller speaker you can't go wrong with the PS.  Yes, either speaker has a wider sweet spot then Maggies (I lived with 1.7's and 20's for years).

I think you would be very pleased with option #2

Hi,

I am in the market for the new speakers, my current system consists for QNAP NAS --> Bluesound streamer --> DAC Cherry mono blocks --> 8" Audio nirvana single driver DIY speakers (used to have Usher 6381 - sold them few months back). Room size 20 X 15 X 9 - open in the back to kitchen. Listen to all kinds of Music but mostly Vocals, Jazz and Acoustics and at very moderate volume - Long back used to have Magnepan MMGs and loved it but as I do not have enough space behind the speaker as well as for Maggies sweet spot is very narrow, looking for a new speaker. budget is $3000

Following this thread for long time as well as looking at Tekton DI reviews. sent email to Eric and enquired about DI and SET. Eric mentioned he will change the ports on DI to be in the front as My speakers will be very close to wall (12 to 18 inches behind the speaker) Eric mentioned DI is a better speaker than PSET. As lot of you heard both the speakers, what is your opinion around.

Do these speakers have wider sweet spot than Maggies ?

Option #1

Tekton DI (those are little bit bigger than what i want) and eventually get MicroZOTL MZ2 Amp

Option #2

PSET (12) and eventually get MicroZOTL MZ3 Amp

Thank you,

are those the custom 14" Pens that have been sold several times?

My error and apologies to souljasmooth. Same speaker, different listing. I will delete the post if im able.

https://www.audiogon.com/listings/full-range-tekton-design-pendragon-custom-dual-14-woofers-5-000-pi...

@yakbob After your comment, I had to find the ad in question. It can be clearly seen in the actual ad, Souljasmooth doesn't say what you claim. As a matter of fact, he states he doesn't like them, but won't go into why. I am not sure where you got what you state, but clearly it is not what is in the ad.

Anyone heard the PS15's, looks interesting.

Hey Bon,

Congrats!  You are going to really enjoy you PS speakers.

Man those PS15's look super cool too*

jayctoy that is outstanding.post up your thoughts when you can.no kidding..really kool!

@jayctoy   Congratulations. Can't wait to hear how it works out for you!!!

jayctoy that's great .Teajay seems like an upstanding fella and you got to confirm that he is hearing like you would hear.So..no misdirection goin on or hidden agendas.Nice to know.

@mac48025 ---   that may depend on how many times you've received forgiveness :)

For the time being, I will just have to live vicariously through several of you guys who have been able to take the leap. I do not think I can part with my Encores, which are the best speakers I've ever owned. But I sure would love the hear those SETs and build another, different kind of system around them.

Please keep us posted.

Waltersalas,
Its easier to ask for forgiveness than permission 😃

While I love my SE’s with my 300B SET I just have to try the Perfect SET 15 with it. Just have to figure out which color. BMW Phoenix Yellow would stand out!

Thanks a LOT, guys. Now I am trying to figure out a way to persuade my spouse to understand why I need a second system with the Perfect SET speakers and the Triode Labs 2A3 amp. As friends go, you guys are very expensive. :)

@jetter 
+1
Does the ax grinding ever stop with these whineys?  My DIs just kinda worked when I wired em up.
I emailed Karma and Eric and said thank you.  End of story.