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Tekton speakers with Ribbon / AMT ??

Anyone out there have any Tekton speakers with either ribbon or AMT tweeter?? Uruz owners perhaps?

I have finally decided to order a pair of Encore loudspeakers. Upgrading from the Double Impacts. 

I've been back and forth as to which speaker to order. Encore vs. Moab. vs Ulfberht......Well, I had a chance to talk to Eric at Tekton the other day. I asked about Beryllium tweeter on the Encore and he certainly can make that happen. At that time, he brought up the idea of using a ribbon tweeter.  I have seen zero examples of his larger speakers with that tweeter installed. He seemed very confident in the ability to integrate it into the design. I enjoyed the enthusiasm, so much so that it prompted me to go for it. Experimental blood in my veins I guess. 

That being said, I am curious if there are other individuals out there with Tekton speakers with ribbon tweeters?  and what their take might be. Impressions? Downsides? Yes, I realize the standard design is fantastic. But I'm a tinkerer at heart. Willing to try things unseen, unheard assuming the risk isnt too much. 

Eric said he could use two different brand drivers. Fountek, and Mundorf. Both very linear responses. Both something he felt very east to integrate into the current design. Mundorf being the bees knees, but at an additional cost. 


So, bottom line,  I gave him the green light to go to crazy and use the Mundorf driver and see what kinda unique loudspeaker he could create.  

Also, side note.....I guess a true ribbon tweeter is not exactly AMT?? Casually interchangeable terms? Not exactly sure the specifics as to why thy aren't the same.  

But I'm so damm curious how he can integrate this into his current Encore design that I'm willing to try it out. 

audiophile adventure proceeds
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dancole
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I special ordered a pair of Double Impacts with ribbon tweeters in place of the array of dome tweeters because I generally prefer ribbons or AMTs, and I was unable to hear the dome array before purchasing. I didn't spring for the Mumford ribbons, but something a bit less expensive; and Eric still said it amounted to an "upgrade." He was also excited at the opportunity the use of the ribbons gave him to lower the crossover point, which he thought might provide a smoother transition between the two midrange and high-end. I'm no expert on the technical stuff; I'm just reporting what Eric told me. Of course, I know he's a good salesman, but I was clearly going to buy the speakers one way or the other. So, he had no reason to prevaricate. And he certainly has a reputation for honesty. 

I've had the speakers for several months now (at least five or six), and I love them. Obviously, I have no basis for comparing them to the regular DIs, but I'm more than fine with what I've got.
ricevs
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Personally, I would always go for a faster tweeter.  The soft domes are great for the midrange....there are so many of them.....but treble requires the fastest driver you can get (ever heard an Ionovac...OMG)  Remember, there is only one tweeter....the rest of the tweeters are used as midranges.  A guy on the other Moab thread changed his soft dome tweeter to Beryllium and said it was a substantial upgrade.  DId Tejay actually A/B two Tektons...one with soft dome tweeter and one with beryllium?  I would say you would get substantially more musical info using beryllium than a soft dome.
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whacky OP
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@dancole - refreshing to actually hear from someone who has done exactly what I am consideirng. Very cool. 

Those individuals who have preferred the soft dome tweeters have also acknowledged that others with well acclimated ears have preferred the Be tweeters after listening to both. To me, it seems like its going to boil down to a personal preference at that point.

The ribbon however seemed to be the greater unknown. Glad to see there are others out there who have had it done. Not sure how things are setup on the DIs. Did Eric swap out the center tweeter in the DI for the ribbon?


I'm definitely curious to A/B the DI and these upcoming Encores based on all this conversation. 


erik_squires
15,826 posts
 
I just want to point out that the Tekton tweets may appear to be soft domes but technically they are ring radiators, not domes.

Please give credit where it is due.

Best,
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whacky OP
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so I’ve just seen the photos of what the double impacts look like with the ribbon/AMT tweeter installed. 
I was not aware that the entire tweeter array was replaced with a single large vertical rectangular ribbon.  
I can’t imagine he planned on replacing the entire full 15 array of tweeters on the Encore when he proposed that as an option. But after seeing the photos of the DI, I honestly have no idea what his intentions were. I thought he was just talking about replacing central high frequency driver much like the Be upgrade. 
Will have to touch base with him about this. 
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