Zu Omen or Tekton Lore

The xover is just hot-glued to the speaker brace. I used a screw driver to gently pry the xover board off the brace. You will not hurt the brace - the xover board is very thin and would break long before the brace.

Not sure where you hear of "flat midrange" on the Zus. I have both the Zu Omen Defs and the Tekton Pendragons, and I much prefer the midrange on the Omen Defs. Granted I have not heard the Omens or Lores, but especially with the Zus, the Omens use the same drivers as the Omen Defs. Both are excellent companies, and Zu offers a 60 day home trial. Every one has different tastes, so take advantage of the home audition and try a pair for yourself. There is nothing like having the speakers in your own house, with your own system, hearing with your own ears!

I can't speak to the crossover update for the Lores, but I purchased the upgraded crossovers from Eric for the Pendragons and it is a substantial upgrade. I only installed the upgrade in one speaker so that I could do a direct comparison between the upgraded and stock versions. The upgrade was easily detected without any burn-in time. The new crossover provides much more upper end detail and presents a greater sense of 'air' around instruments and vocals. It is very cliche, but it really is as if you removed a veil from in front of the speaker.

It is a significant monetary investment, but I think the upgraded crossovers are well worth it on the Pendragons. And as has already been said, Eric is not making any money from the upgraded crossovers -- the Mundorf Caps are very expensive for the sizes required (8.2 and 10.0 uF for the Pendragons). You could probably save some money and use some different caps (Jantzen Superior Z caps or Mundorf Mcap Supremes), but the silver in oil are really special.

Sleeper52,

I have had a pair of Pendragons for a few months now and have tried them with Audience AU24 'e' series (pricey), Morrow SP3 (good value), and 14 gauge ofc copper wire from Parts Express (cheapo stuff - did this when I wanted to try the speakers in the rear of my room). Honestly, the Pendragons sound great with any of them. They do not seem to be as cable dependent as other speakers I have owned. That being said, I love the Audience stuff -- their cables just seem to give great tone and balance, and have proven my favorites for many years with many different systems.

I'd go cheap for starters, figure out where you like the Pendragons placed, and then look for some different cables if you are so inclined.