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Tekton speakers with Ribbon / AMT ??

Anyone out there have any Tekton speakers with either ribbon or AMT tweeter?? Uruz owners perhaps?

I have finally decided to order a pair of Encore loudspeakers. Upgrading from the Double Impacts. 

I've been back and forth as to which speaker to order. Encore vs. Moab. vs Ulfberht......Well, I had a chance to talk to Eric at Tekton the other day. I asked about Beryllium tweeter on the Encore and he certainly can make that happen. At that time, he brought up the idea of using a ribbon tweeter.  I have seen zero examples of his larger speakers with that tweeter installed. He seemed very confident in the ability to integrate it into the design. I enjoyed the enthusiasm, so much so that it prompted me to go for it. Experimental blood in my veins I guess. 

That being said, I am curious if there are other individuals out there with Tekton speakers with ribbon tweeters?  and what their take might be. Impressions? Downsides? Yes, I realize the standard design is fantastic. But I'm a tinkerer at heart. Willing to try things unseen, unheard assuming the risk isnt too much. 

Eric said he could use two different brand drivers. Fountek, and Mundorf. Both very linear responses. Both something he felt very east to integrate into the current design. Mundorf being the bees knees, but at an additional cost. 


So, bottom line,  I gave him the green light to go to crazy and use the Mundorf driver and see what kinda unique loudspeaker he could create.  

Also, side note.....I guess a true ribbon tweeter is not exactly AMT?? Casually interchangeable terms? Not exactly sure the specifics as to why thy aren't the same.  

But I'm so damm curious how he can integrate this into his current Encore design that I'm willing to try it out. 

audiophile adventure proceeds
whacky

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ricevs
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Please, look at the pics of the Moab and above....they are all pure soft dome tweeters....not ring radiators......please look more closely.  The cheaper speakers use various types....the Moab and above all use normal soft dome tweeters......Wavecore, etc.

Ring radiators are just a "type" of soft domes....No need to get ballistic about a "word".  Who cares what someone calls something.  An AMT looks like a ribbon so it is understandable that people roll all this together.  Not a big deal......Enjoy your self....and every self that exists in every second of this continuous miracle.

ricevs
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Tey look like regular domes to me.  Who cares what brand....you are not going to change them out.
ricevs
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Personally, I would always go for a faster tweeter.  The soft domes are great for the midrange....there are so many of them.....but treble requires the fastest driver you can get (ever heard an Ionovac...OMG)  Remember, there is only one tweeter....the rest of the tweeters are used as midranges.  A guy on the other Moab thread changed his soft dome tweeter to Beryllium and said it was a substantial upgrade.  DId Tejay actually A/B two Tektons...one with soft dome tweeter and one with beryllium?  I would say you would get substantially more musical info using beryllium than a soft dome.
ricevs
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Every implementation of ribbons, AMTs. beryllium tweeters, electrostats....etc. into infinity will sound different.  You cannot listen to one speaker in one setup and think you know anything about tweeter technology. Even one piece of wire or solder joint or one part in the xover....etc. etc. can completely change the sound.  And of course, all ribbons, AMTs, etc sound different from each other. 

Martin Logan uses their own implementation of a particular AMT.....this does not mean someone else's implementation of another different or same AMT will sound the same.  This game is not simple.
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