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Wilson Audio Duette 2's vs Tekton Ulf's

Help...I am going crazy reading the Tekton DI forum.  And now there are comments regarding the Ulf.  I have a pair of Wilson Audio Duette 2's.  I have two Triad Silver in wall Subwoofers to complement the bass from the Duette 2's.  My integrated tube amp is Raven Audio Reflection MK2 with 58wpc.  That combination has been absolutely awesome for me in a room that is 30'wide x 40' long.  Yes, I know not the perfect listening room but the music that comes out of my system sounds like a concert hall.  In addition, I have a Lumin A-1 DAC / Music Streamer and a Synology hard drive for music storage.  I love my system.  This is strictly 2- channel as I have a separate dedicated theater room also.  

Originally, for fun I was going to buy the Tekton DI and just compare them to the Duette 2's.  I figured I would compare the two speakers and sell the ones that I did not like as much.  Yes, they are two totally different speakers.  Then, the Ulf's came out and Eric said they blow the doors off of the DI's.  Naturally, I am interested in the Ulf's.  However, in this situation, I would need to sell my Duette 2's before ordering the Ulf's.  Am I crazy?  I am comparing the Duette's that cost $23k vs a Tekton Mini or Ulf at $7.5k to 12k.  

I live in the Phoenix area.  If there are any audiophiles out here that would not mind listening to my current system and telling me what you think I would love to hear your comments.  It is very hard for me to give an objective opinion on my system.  Like I said I love it....but like all of us, if there is a way to improve it we do it.  I just don't know if the Tekton Ulf's are an upgrade over my Wilson's.
willgolf

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kdude66
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Willgolf,

I just saw your thread and I believe I could offer my experience in listening to your wilsons.
I belong to a local audio club and I get to listen and or borrow all kinds of gear.

I have heard the Wilson Audio Duette 2's at a members house in a room sized 20x30x9 ft and powered with a pass labs Xp-10 preamp and a pass labs Xa-30.8,both of these components were previously owned by me and sold to my friend.I have never heard either of the Ulf's but I do own the DI's and I will give you my opinion between the 2.

The wilsons sounded pretty good for a 2 way design beating other 2 way speakers of comparable size that I have heard in the past.But basically there was no comparison to my ears in every sonic aspect that I can think of with the DI's winning in every way.

The Di's to my ears sound much more realistic in,
Image size
Speed
Transparency
Natural Tone Color
Ebb and Flow of the music that is just effortless,meaning the music just flows out of the speakers naturally.
Soundstage that is much wider and deeper with excellent Liquidity,system dependent Offcourse.
Much bigger sweet spot of sound.
And obviously much better bass without using Subs.

I need to have my friend over to my house and listen to my system for himself so he can compare and we will have his opinion in the mix.He travels a lot and the timing hasn't happened yet.
I have described the sound differences to him but he is quite skeptical.

I know you are faced with a tough decision and I wish you the best of luck,

Kenny.
kdude66
1,200 posts
 
willgolf,

My friend who owns the Wilson's has been to my house twice and has listened to my system.

He loved the sound and pretty much agreed with my previous assessment of the 2 speakers,now Offcourse we both realize that each set of speakers were heard with different gear and most importantly in different rooms.

I offered to him with his help that we could try my speakers in his system but he declined only because his wife would have nothing to do with such large speakers in her living room.

I can understand that because they are big and I'm lucky my wife is very understanding of my audio obsessions,she likes the sound almost as much as me.😃

Best set of luck to you,
Kenny.
kdude66
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Troy,

I've been in this hobby almost as long as you and I understand your very valid points in proper system and speaker comparisons but if you read again what I said in my post there was no reason to move forward with any more evaluation the Waf killed the deal.

Your point about the Tekton patient is spot on,I have read it several times and It's only referring to a general idea and is very vague.

Hopefully you can hear some Tekton speakers sometime and then you would have a true opinion without speculation.

My budget for speakers is 40k but Offcourse I got one heck of a bargain with the DI's and couldn't be happier.Are They the last speaker I ever buy probably not.

I have been told by Mike Kay of audio archon that he will be getting the SE version of the DI's for demo and the SE version is dealer only.

Kenny.
kdude66
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willgolf,

I think that is wonderful choice and you have a friend close that you can borrow the Legacy's.Nothing better than trying a speaker and or a component in your own room.

The Aeris is quite a jump up in sound vs the focus se that several people have in my area.Earlier this year my wife and I listened to the Legacy Aeris and also Magico q3's but went in another direction for now.

Best of luck to you and let us know how they work out.

Kenny.
kdude66
1,200 posts
 
shadorne,

I personally hear nothing wrong with my DI's and I haven't heard either model of the Ulf's,I would like to but I believe IMO that the Ulf's are only going to beat the DI's in overall vertical dispersion and possibly have a more pinpoint stage with more reach out and grab it effects and the big Ulf's with 12 inch woofers obviously having deeper and lwr bass.

Just my opinion and I'm always open to others.

I'm going to let the dust settle down at the Tekton speaker works and then make my decision.

Kenny.
kdude66
1,200 posts
 
Willgolf,
I'm glad you found the speakers you love and give us a update after everything is dialed in.I haven't heard that model in the sonus lineup and would value your thoughts.

I'm sorry to hear about the buyer backing out of the deal,I've had that happen to me also so I can relate to your frustration.Hopefully a respectable buyer will come along.

Kenny.
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