Considering the New Tekton Design Encores? AND Owners Group - Experiences/Questions

I spoke to Eric briefly last week...he was jammed at the time.  Asked him about the tweeter selection on the Encore vs the DI SE.  He spoke very highly of the Encore but didn't have time for an explanation.  Also was looking for the difference between the Encore and the Moab.  The Encore has the two 7" mid-bass drivers and smaller woofers.  Thinking the overall expense of the drivers must be what's driving the $2500 price difference.  I'll try to call him again.  Thoughts?

chenzobat, I lived with Moabs for 8 months, loved them! Eric told me the Encores are a little more polished, maybe checking a few more audiophile boxes. Above 300 Hz they should be very similar, adding those 7" mid-bass couplers and the 11" woofers will make the Encores quicker and more able to differentiate bass lines while still having enough weight, impact, and low bass extension. The Moab's slight weakness was their definition in the bass, not as quick as Double Impacts or DI SEs, although much lower extension and power. The woofers in the Encore have a different surround and look very different from the custom Eminence units in the Moabs? I'm led to believe the Encores are the sweet spot in Eric's lineup, the Moabs being the very best value in speakerland!

I received a pair of Encores with a Be upgrade for the main tweeter about 6 weeks ago. I had a job change after they were ordered (more work, less money, but I am grateful to be working) so I have not had the time or energy to do a proper A/B versus a pair of Wilson Yvettes.  My preliminary review is that they present a taller and better defined soundstage than the Wilsons.  I listen primarily to classic rock and classical, and the bass response for rock is just better in the Tektons.  My other quick observation is that the Tekton's are better when I am not sitting in the primary listening position.
I do not have a wife, so the "big boxy look" does not matter. I got the high gloss Rosso Folgore upgrade and I think they look great

@gimmeroc Thanks for sharing your preliminary thoughts about your experience with the Encores compared to the Wilson's.  I'm glad to hear the Encores are an improvement over the Yvettes. 

 I love my Encores very much and consider them my forever speaker.  I find their superb coherence lends to their great imaging, soundstage, and revealing inner detail.  I just moved my entire system to a bigger dedicated room and I can't wait to get my 18 ATS acoustic sound treatments in about a week to tame the slap echo by reducing the decay.

It sounds good now, but soon they should sound spectacular.

Again, thanks for sharing. 

@klh007 , I have noticed the difference in the woofer surrounds between the Encores and the Moabs...closely looking at pics. Was thinking that it had a more refined driver.  Do you currently own the Encores?  Appreciate the description.  Certainly looking for everything you described.

@gimmeroc, thanks for the comparison with the Wilsons.  I never considered the Be upgrade for the main tweeter...will look into it.  I share the same musical tastes and occasionally listen to opera.

Currently I have Focal 936 Arias, a BAT VK-75SE amp and just upgraded to the BAT VK-33SE preamp.  The Focals are very good... mids are well defined and clean however they don't present the sound stage that I'm looking for.  And at times the speaker can be fatiguing.  However, the system is setup in a finished basement in need of room treatment.  

@jcarcopo, thanks for this forum!!  It is my best source of information on the Encores.