Tyler Acoustics

About 5 years ago i bought a pair of the big D-2's .... MTM center section and (4) 6.5 inch woofers each side.  Tyler was a super nice guy to work with, and we worked out a great looking veneer selection.  The speakers looked fantastic.  But i simply could not live with them.

The mid bass had a phasey character to it, and the tweeters were very harsh.  I even padded them down with a 1 ohm resister, at Tyler's recommendation.  I played them heavily for over 2 months thinking that they would break in, but they never did.   Very strange that these VERY large cabinets had no internal bracing or panel dampening.  I believe this lent to a woody, boxy character to the midrange.

This was shortly after Tyler had switched over from Seas drivers to "another supplier".  I think that maybe the new drivers were not quite working out in this new design.... i don't know, but i ended up selling them lightly used, at a loss of about $2200.   A very expensive lesson to me about buying large, new, unheard speakers!

If pushed, Tyler would have taken them back, but a 15% restock fee, plus $600 shipping EACH way would have put me in the hole just as much.  Tyler is a good guy.... nothing against him at all.    
To this day, i still have not found speakers that adequately replace my 25 year old, B&W 801 Matrix2's.

I had a pair of Linbrook Signatures and they were excellent, but too much for my listening room.  I am a big fan and Tyler is a great guy with whom to deal. 

Giant I agree. It will be closer for you just to visit Ty in Owensboro. 

Thank you all, will be considering all of this, and thank you Luis, but CT. is just a little too far. ;)

Ty is a great guy and very helpful. 
I have a pair of D2X with a center channel and also an equipment rack he built for me with my own specs.
The man is true to his word, the speakers sound awesome and look great.
If I bring someone to my room the very first comment is on the looks of the speakers. After they listen its all awes.
I agree you should call Ty. He will answer any and all of your questions.
If you are near DFW Texas contact me and you can come listen to my setup.

Enjoy,

Luis D. Paret
Keller, TX

I've had a pair of Linbrooks for years and have never regretted the purchase.

I have had the H3's for a couple of years now and they are a very impressive speaker.  When I heard them at Axpona they stacked up very well against much more expensive speakers.  They are really good in all areas.  It's very hard find any sonic faults with the H3.  The H2's are pretty much the same but have huge bass.  Also had Linbrooks, Woodmeres, Ref monitors.  

I own two pairs of Tylers the 7U and the MM5, both are great sounding speakers. Ty is great to do business with.

  I own a pair of Tyler Acoustics decade d2.  These speakers are look and sound great.  I am very happy with them and Tyler is a great guy to work with

I am familiar with the scanspeaks, which is why I'm considering the H series. The design between the 3 and 3.5 is quite diferent and was wondering how that affects the sound and imaging.I will be contacting them soon.

I have owned the Taylo 7u and the Linbrook Super Tower. I did not care for the 7u, but liked the Linbrook quite a bit. I have heard pretty much all of the other lines (Woodmere, Pro Dynamic, Decade, Insight) at various shows over the years. My favorites would be the Highland line you are considering. Ty uses high quality drivers though I prefer the ScanSpeak to the SEAS magnesium. To me they sound more natural. Build quality is very good across the product line and Ty is a great person to deal with. 

I own Tyler Speakers and enjoy them immensely.  I have talked to Ty at length and found him to be very helpful.  The quality of the speaker is equivalent to much higher priced ones.  The woodworking is impeccable and the choice of hardware is among the best available.  If you have questions, you should call him and chat.  He is informative and produces an excellent product.  Hope this helps.  Steve Levick