I agree not bad looking forward to your thoughtful and informative review.!!!!
Tekton Design Moab
Ordered a pair just now. In Dark Gray, to which Tammy immediately said, "Oh the Charcoal is beautiful!" Charcoal sounds better than Dark Gray (even though we are talking about the same color!) so Charcoal it is!
My beloved Talon Khorus do still sound awfully good. It will be interesting to see how the Moabs stock out of the box compare with these tweaked and modded warhorses. Both the strength, and the weakness, of the Khorus is using the 10" woofer to cover so much midrange. Its a strength because it makes for a very smooth and cohesive sound. But its a weakness because its asking a lot of such a large driver to go so high. Talon makes up for it with their isobaric design. Mounted inside and directly behind the woofer is another identical driver facing the opposite direction. The idea is this relieves the front facing driver of having to compress the air inside the cabinet. This does allow for a much faster response, and is a big reason for the wonderful music the Khorus produces.
I have a feeling however it is no match for Eric Alexander's ultra-low mass driver array solution. Only one way to know for sure. So we will just have to see!
https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8367
My beloved Talon Khorus do still sound awfully good. It will be interesting to see how the Moabs stock out of the box compare with these tweaked and modded warhorses. Both the strength, and the weakness, of the Khorus is using the 10" woofer to cover so much midrange. Its a strength because it makes for a very smooth and cohesive sound. But its a weakness because its asking a lot of such a large driver to go so high. Talon makes up for it with their isobaric design. Mounted inside and directly behind the woofer is another identical driver facing the opposite direction. The idea is this relieves the front facing driver of having to compress the air inside the cabinet. This does allow for a much faster response, and is a big reason for the wonderful music the Khorus produces.
I have a feeling however it is no match for Eric Alexander's ultra-low mass driver array solution. Only one way to know for sure. So we will just have to see!
https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8367
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seconded. This is without question the first, new-owner loudspeaker review thread I have read on Audiogon where the op (and participants) quickly after initial set-up discuss the ease and possibility of modifying/tweaking the speaker’s crossover, wiring, footers, etc. I wonder about Eric Alexander’s reaction to this discussion. It’s a fascinating read, that’s for certain! " |
are you saying now you didnt say this? your words not mine viablex1- If you're ever gonna get anything out of reading reviews first learn how to read. If this is any example your reading comprehension sucks. If you actually believe what you posted then you must have skipped the next paragraph: of course at your age utilizing weed and rum to medicate your feelings demonstrates your inability to experience reality directly without a buffer..so who knows what these things actually look like. or sound like as you bathe in dopamine and romp on your mesolimbic pathway but then there's the forum triggering your amygdala...cheerfully awaiting your reactionary response.. |
I wouldn't say this is a resounding review but hey too each his own!! By all appearance they are absolute hype that cannot possibly work. Mass of tweeters, cheap MDF box, not even properly damped. Rats nest of wires. Damn drivers aren’t even flush mounted. Dude wraps some tape around the outside of the woofers so they don’t look like absolute crap sticking out there. Standard paint is merely okay. Routered corners. Nothing I couldn’t do myself. |
This I completely agree with I have tried different things in this vein and the results were pretty incredible. Likewise, detail can improve by the absence of obscuring noise. Its unbelievable how much of this there is! Power cords, fuses, tape, elevators, dressing/routing cables, static, on and on. A million little things obscure detail. Increased detail is NOT obvious it is by definition subtle. Detailing a car begins with polish, clay, and wax. It ends with a Q-tip going around every screw and crevice one inch at a time. Not even an ordinary round Q-tip either, but one of those special pointy deals. Also this:No doubt prog rock sounds as good as anything else on big Tektons. Nothing like some meat on the bones to go with all the rest when it comes to Porcupine Tree or King Crimson. Makes me want to get a pair. I also like some good ambient like stuff on spotted peccary like rudy adrian and secret observatory. I will say focal do ambient really well along with my wyred for sound amps.. |
millercarbon OP5,583 posts08-13-2020 3:21pmMy aunt Bessie was stone deaf from birth. One day she comes over and we're playing music really loud, which we can do because being stone deaf no way aunt Bessie gonna complain, right? She comes downstairs (we rock out in the basement) and why is aunt Bessie all excited? Goes right up to one of the speakers, puts her hand on it, face beaming with joy, starts moving and mouthing, "MUSIC!!!" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_the_Sound |