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In my comparison experiment, go Lore or Lore Reference, or something else, for the same $

I've got a pair of Zu Omen Dirty Weekend Mk ii's on order, with the Jupiter cap upgrade and they will be here by the end of February. I've read affirming comments of this speaker, which will cost me about $1400 with shipping included:

1099 for the speaker
220 for the upgraded caps
100 for shipping

I'm not willing to spend a penny more for my comparison speakers, as I'm already over budget.

>> > So, I'm curious about Tekton Lore vs. Lore Reference and wonder if any of you have intimate knowledge of these > >> speakers AND how they compare...

Also, what else would you recommend as a very fine competitor to the Omens, in the price range mentioned..? 

I will note that I'm running these off of a Schiit Aegir and Saga + pre. 

This is a second system, for the master bedroom, where I tend to spend maybe half of my evenings in listening. 

I do have a solid 10" subwoofer (Martin Logan) with a 300 watt amp on board.

Thanks in advance!
listening99

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pinwa
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Funny.  I bought a pair of Zu Omen Dirty Weekend speakers that should come in a week or so.  A friend of mine has Druids so I was curious about the sound.  I don't expect them to be keepers since I have both the Tekton Moabs and Magnepan 3.7's but I enjoy listening to different speakers to educate my ear.

Anyhow, this guy appears to address your question directly and in quite some depth. Only caveat is he us using Zu Omen Mk I from 2012.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44qyoqNdbPg

Also, you haven't said anything about your room or price range but a used pair of Magnepan 1.7's can be had for about $1000 and with proper placement and enough amplification they are amazing and unless you are a bass head would probably blow the low end Zu and Tekton speakers out of the water.
pinwa
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listening99 If you have the Moabs then I think the Lores are going to be a little disappointing. I only heard them once and they were very detailed, nice soundstage, transparent, and quite impressive for a $1000 speaker.  They also sounded so small compared to the Moabs.  You know how your Moabs give you the rich enveloping sound on top of all that detail, soundstage, transparency etc. etc.. Well the Lores lack that rich enveloping sound.  But then so does every other speaker I've heard so far LOL.  There is a guy named Brad Hall on the Tekton Facebook group that has both the Lore and Moabs.  You might see if he will share his impressions. 
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