Tekton versus Klipsch

Okay everybody,

Not sure anyone cares but I do :)! 

I pulled the trigger on a pair of Forte iv's. This was after extensive listening (3 or 4 extended sessions with music I know) to the Fortes and Cornwall iv's, both with Mcintosh electronics. For me, it came down to the bass, which I thought was tighter sounding on the Forte's. Also, the Cornwall wall of sound was just too much for me and I thought the soundstage depth was slightly better with the Forte iv's. 

So, got the Forte's home about a week ago. Running them with a CJ LP66S amp and CJ 17LS2 and Don Sachs DS2 preamps. Front end is PS Audio Memory Transport and Mojo Audio EVO B4B DAC.

I like the bass, but it is not as tight as my Thiel CS5i's. Not a problem; this gets to essentially bass reflex of the Fortes versus the acoustic suspension of the Thiels.

Like the soundstage width but it is not as deep as the Thiels.

The Thiels are more coherent but that is a trade-off for the dynamics, I think. but could be wrong?

There is more detail with the Thiels but that is a tradeoff with the Thiels being too polite.

The Fortes are almost too much in the treble, while the Thiels are too polite. In my opinion, do not play poor recordings with the Forte's! The CJ preamp tones down the treble energy, but it sacrifices that last bit of aliveness coming with the DS2.

My room is about 35 X15 and the Forte's can fill it better than the Thiels.

So, I just turned 70 and am starting a new journey.

Any thoughts, comments, suggestions?

Thanks for listening,

Dsper

You can do better than both.

I just picked up a brand new pair of Forte 4’s today. I used to own the 3’s. I had them around 2 years but sold them. The only nit I would pick with the 3’s is that I thought they could have been a little more “refined”, 

I currently have a pair of JBL L100 classics, that I like a lot too (sold a pair of Martin Logan 11a to keep them) I like listening to rock and the like, and the JBL’s do that better than the Martin Logan’s. (And the depth of the ML became an issue too when moving them in and out). So I’m looking forward to see how these sound over the weekend. 
Mike

@johnk You can do better than both.

Hi johnk, Okay, I'll bite. Can you elaborate a bit?

Kind of like cancer v. massive coronary.