Tekton or Klipsch


I've got the upgrade bug and I'm looking for something a bit bigger than my KEF ls50s. Two speakers that really have my attention right now are Tekton Doulbe Impacts and Klipsch Forte III. Is anyone in an position to comment on how these speakers compare? I have never had the opportunity to hear any tektons but I have heard Klipsch heresey IIIs and really enjoyed that experience. 

I loved the live sound of the heresy and I understand that only gets bigger and better with the forte. The overwhelmingly positive reviews for the Tektons definitely caught my attention, especially the way they are said to be able to play any type of music well which is probably my biggest complaint against my KEFs.  I am ultimately looking for a bigger fuller sound that can both keep it classy and rock out. The kefs are classy but they most certainly do not rock.  
megido

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Magico,
As Al noted, your Rega Brio amp provides 40 db of gain which is very high re)active to many other amplifers. I’d bet that your Tube Cube amplifier gain output is likely in the range of roughly 25 db. This would be a much more suitable/flexible match for the higher sensitivity speakers you are interested in. Excessive gain offers no meaningful benefit.
Charles
Magico,
There are Double Impact owners with rooms of similar size who've reported successful outcomes. Perhaps some modest room treatment could prove to be effective. Al raised a pertinent point regarding system gain and using higher sensitivity speakers. You do want to avoid a scenario where use of the volume control is limited to a narrow range i.e.you can't go above 9 or 10 o'clock because volume would be too loud.

Both speaker brands will work very well with a good quality tube amplifier,  I believe you'll be quite happy with this direction. 
Charles 
Hello medigo,
You are quite impressed with the sound of the Klipsch Heresy so I suspect you will very likely enjoy the Forte as as much and possibly more so. I am curious as to your upcoming Forte listening session, keep us posted.

I’ve heard the Tekton Double Impact and also the SE version of this model. Based on my listening I feel confident in saying that they are very capable of playing many genres of music well. In my opinion these speakers are revealing of associated audio components. They easily reflect changes in amplifiers (and preamplifiers/DACs) in the signal chain. The better the components, the better the sound quality.

This is a good result as it demonstrates the speaker lacks a dominate sonic signature that masks the contribution of the driving amplification. These speakers definitely allow distinctions between amps/components to be recognized.  They are in my opinion very good quality speakers. I believe that you'll be happy with either brand of speakers. What amplifier are you planning to use? 
Charles