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Considering the New Tekton Design Encores? AND Owners Group - Experiences/Questions
@martyfriedman  Get the Encores.  Way more bass.  Also get analysis plus 9/10awg cable. Nordost is thin sounding. Ttyl in a call atm.  
Tekton Double Impacts
@charles1dad I’ve heard th AHB2 years ago, but only on their own speakers. It was very quiet with a black background, very detailed, smooth sounding but a tad analytical and cool sounding, which I kept wanting to blame on their speakers. Rory at B... 
Tekton Double Impacts
@almarg I only swap amps when both are powered down. It's a ritual I follow before changing from ss to tube or vice versa. I wouldn't be surprised if the Luxman AS-55 didn't already account for this potential issue and address it in their design. ... 
Tekton Double Impacts
@charles1dad I think I lost that bet with @david_ten I bought a Luxman AS-55 Japanese switcher to switch between my Diavolo and the Nords and soon a Benchmark AHB2 amplifier that I just ordered to try for 30 days.I also ordered the New Benchmark H... 
Considering the New Tekton Design Encores? AND Owners Group - Experiences/Questions
@fetguy Sir, never change, without detectives like you helping people like me, people like me wouldn’t realize the level of satisfaction that I’ve reached using juducious dsp/eq to correct for anomalies between my speakers and the room they happen... 
Considering the New Tekton Design Encores? AND Owners Group - Experiences/Questions
@roxy54 Thanks for the kind words! :-)  
Class D Audio
Shout out to Colin selling the Nord One Up SE monoblocks with ncore 500. Great sounding Class D.   
Considering the New Tekton Design Encores? AND Owners Group - Experiences/Questions
@charles1dad I couldn’t agree more buddy! I think some people chase hyper-detail or exaggerated resolution, and they try too hard and ultimately fail to recreate the original recorded event in their listening space. I’d rather experience an emotio... 
Considering the New Tekton Design Encores? AND Owners Group - Experiences/Questions
Been awake since 4am due to insomnia. I'm listening to Tracy Chapman's "In the Dark". Beautiful! The Encores have me looking foward to insomina these days.  
Considering the New Tekton Design Encores? AND Owners Group - Experiences/Questions
I’ve never seen @fetguy cry, ever! Lol j/k, but he's pretty much sized me up accurately!  
Considering the New Tekton Design Encores? AND Owners Group - Experiences/Questions
@charles1dad Thanks for the kind comments. I guess I could have been nicer myself, but I'm not as centered as you always are.  I need to work on that. 😂@fetguy  Thanks for the informative and helpful comments my old friend. 
Considering the New Tekton Design Encores? AND Owners Group - Experiences/Questions
@jfd11 - Lol, there's definitely no shortage of designs available on the Tekton Design website and there's another one in the works. I'm sure you will get something reasonable from your Pen Dragons, they are a good speaker from what I've been told.   
Considering the New Tekton Design Encores? AND Owners Group - Experiences/Questions
@beme54 I've heard the vast majority of speakers worth hearing and plenty not worth hearing. I compare them very favorably to my experience having been in the industry and having been to the shows and CES. Thanks for coming to my thread and bring... 
Considering the New Tekton Design Encores? AND Owners Group - Experiences/Questions
@gregb63 Congratulations! I’m very excited for you. You’re going to love them. Do you have an ETA on when you might get yours?  
Considering the New Tekton Design Encores? AND Owners Group - Experiences/Questions
@stereo5 I hope you get an opportunity to hear them.