Efficient speaker: Zu, Tekton, Volti, Klipsch, Fleetwood?


We’re moving and I’m looking for a high-efficiency, high impedance speaker that can fill a very large “great room” with smooth, open, detailed sound, both for serious listening and casual background music. I currently have Devore Super 9s, but those will be going in a separate dedicated listening room. I thought about getting another pair of Devores (maybe the O/93) for the great room because I love this brand, but I’m interested in other possibilities The new speakers will be on either side of a 6-foot TV console, so they’ll need to sound good fairly close to the wall behind them. And they will need to have a reasonably good WAF. They will be played mainly at low-moderate sound levels and our tastes include rock, classical, world music and “spa” type relaxation stuff.

Anyone who is familiar with any of the following candidates, please feel free to sound off. As you can see, price ranges are all over the place:

Zu Soul Supreme

Tekton Lore

Volti Razz

Klipsch Forte IV

Fleetwood Deville

Others?

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Showing 1 response by ddafoe

I recently went to a local dealer to hear the Fleetwood Deville.   It was larger than I was expecting and certainly is a pretty broad and substantial speaker.   I found it to be a very good looking speaker and driven by tubes sounded pretty balanced to me with a easy going but decently detailed and fast presentation.   It was pulled way out into the room so I can't say how it would sound up against the walls, but it does have downward firing ports.   I didn't find it was that exciting/appealing at lower volumes though, but was fun sounding once the volume was moved up.

Although not super sensitive, I also listened to the Fyne F1-8 and that was really nice.   I personally preferred it over the Deville.   It was extremely clean and detailed without being too forward, at least for my tastes.   The imaging was excellent and the midrange in my opinion had a very nice presence with a nice rich full tone, without being too warm or thick sounding.   Bass was pretty good as well for not a real big speaker.   They were also pulled well out into the room.   For the money, I really liked these...

Best of luck with your search.