Zu vs. Tekton? -- your comparisons on price, build, sound


My brother in law just bought a pair of Zu Soul Supreme speakers to go with his Rogue RP7/First Watt J2 combo. 

He's clearly chasing that lower watt/higher sensitivity magic.  

I've asked him about his interest in Devore, AudioNote and some other pricier, high sensitivity speakers, and they're just not coming up used at a price he wants to buy. 

So, he's going with Zu.

Zu and Tekton are in the same price region. How do their similarly priced models compare?

If you have researched Zu and Tekton and compared similar priced models:

What differences in your system did you notice in their sound?

How would you compare their build quality — cabinets, drivers, etc.?

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Showing 1 response by jtcf

I've owned Tekton monitors and several months ago bought a pair of Zu Omen Defs.Not really in the same price range but I have a few thoughts that might be relevant. The Zus are way more sensitive,excel at separating instruments and vocalists and placing them in the soundstage, are not in the least bit bright and thin - IF time and thought is spent on set up.If there are any issues upstream you will hear it,which to me is a good thing. Easy to track down and remedy.

 The Tektons aren't built to the same standard, they had a clear almost sterile sound(at times), even with a tubed dac,pre,and amp.They were not as easy to drive as I thought they would be and would get shrill and congested when pushed. I did really like them with acoustic music though - lots of detail and nuance.

The only thing I wish the Zus were better at is the very highest frequencies - cymbals and "air".The whizzer cone can cause some grit and grain in the presentation but is easily eliminated by damping it.They do not need any help in the dynamics dept. and will not be shouty if the cabling is of a neutral variety that leans slightly to the warm side.So not Odin:-)Again - they were a bear to get positioned correctly!!!!