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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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fleschler
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The Cherry finished pair of Legacy Focuses (98db, maybe actually 96.4db) originals for moderate to large size rooms.  Conventional but nice looking.   Or 94db, easier to drive (30 tube watts-loud and punchy bass) Legacy Signature IIIs (only know original version).  Same-moderate to large room, smaller than Focuses and just as nicely finished.   

fleschler
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@csggolf My friends and I also heard the Rivals at Los Angeles area shows with them set on the long wall.   Unusual that we sat for 30 minutes listening to various types of music since we generally dislike horn speakers.   It was the most engaging horn speaker without a horn colored sound.  I liked them more than Avante Garde trios.   Very easy to listen to and enjoy, without exotic or expensive amps to drive them.

fleschler
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I heard it less on Volti than on many other horns I've heard.  I prefer dynamic speakers.   I intend to audition the Botticelli planars.   L.A. audio show was cancelled so again, I cannot hear some of the speakers I wanted to hear most unless I go to a showroom or manufacturer (Von Schweikert), 140 and 90 miles away.  I'm at the northwest San Fernando Valley.  Evolution Acoustics are even further (Portland).  

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