Tekton versus Klipsch

@johnk You can do better than both.

Hi johnk, Okay, I'll bite. Can you elaborate a bit?

Thank you. I appreciate your comments and would like to hear more specifics if you want to share.

I am also really trying to get a handle on the differences in the "house" sound of the Tektons compared to the other two, which I have heard. 

I thought the Golden Ears sounded kind of veiled. The Cornwalls had a great energy, like at a rock concert,  but thought they would wear me out over time and had weak bass. Could have been the rooms and electronics....

Thanks for litening,

Dsper

Larryi

Thank you for your response. It was the sort of info I am seeking.

I may be in the "hate the Cornwall sound" camp. After hearing the 4's, I noticed the dealer had a used pair of Maggie 1.7i's set up in an open area on one end of a roughly 60 ×40 room. Now those sounded good.

So what speakers sounds like a combination of Thiel CS5i's and Maggie 3.6's, both of which I know intimately, but are efficient enough for a 50 watt tube amp?

Thanks for listening,

Dsper

mapman and charles1dad,

Thanks for the comments. Probably makes sense to call Fritz. Based on the extensive number of parts in my Thiel crossovers and their hard load, I expect the series crossover approach makes a lot of sense.

@mapman I’ve done a lot of research on what speakers I would use were I to tackle a tube amp in the last few years. Have pretty much narrowed it down to Klipsch Heritage or Fritz, not sure which yet for sure. 

The Fritz monitors have been on my radar as well. Seems to be almost universal postive comments.

What size room do you think they can fill? I have my rig on one end of a 32 X 22 foot room. This allows me to place the tweeters three feet from the front and sidewalls with another ten feet to the listening position. I have about twenty feet of open space behind me. I am thinking Fritz speakers would get lost, especially coming from Thiel CS5i's.

Thanks for listening,

Dsper

Okay everybody,

Not sure anyone cares but I do :)! 

I pulled the trigger on a pair of Forte iv's. This was after extensive listening (3 or 4 extended sessions with music I know) to the Fortes and Cornwall iv's, both with Mcintosh electronics. For me, it came down to the bass, which I thought was tighter sounding on the Forte's. Also, the Cornwall wall of sound was just too much for me and I thought the soundstage depth was slightly better with the Forte iv's. 

So, got the Forte's home about a week ago. Running them with a CJ LP66S amp and CJ 17LS2 and Don Sachs DS2 preamps. Front end is PS Audio Memory Transport and Mojo Audio EVO B4B DAC.

I like the bass, but it is not as tight as my Thiel CS5i's. Not a problem; this gets to essentially bass reflex of the Fortes versus the acoustic suspension of the Thiels.

Like the soundstage width but it is not as deep as the Thiels.

The Thiels are more coherent but that is a trade-off for the dynamics, I think. but could be wrong?

There is more detail with the Thiels but that is a tradeoff with the Thiels being too polite.

The Fortes are almost too much in the treble, while the Thiels are too polite. In my opinion, do not play poor recordings with the Forte's! The CJ preamp tones down the treble energy, but it sacrifices that last bit of aliveness coming with the DS2.

My room is about 35 X15 and the Forte's can fill it better than the Thiels.

So, I just turned 70 and am starting a new journey.

Any thoughts, comments, suggestions?

Thanks for listening,

Dsper

 

 

 

 

 

 

@pryso

I like the sound of the Forte iv's except for that high volume treble...

I can turn the Thiels way up and never know it - no distortion.

With the Forte's, something is just not right. Not sure if it is my amplification or that the Forte's would benefit from improved crossover parts like the Cornwalls are reputed to do.

Thinking about trying a First Watt F7 amp and then maybe a crossover upgrade; or vice versa. At lower volumes the Fortes are good so it is not the sound of the horns that is bothering me. Fortes definitely have better dynamics than the Thiels.

Thanks for listening, 

Dsper