Tekton Design MOAB


$4500.
Moab as spelled on their site after a place in Utah but the military reference to the mother of all boxes cannot go unmentioned.
Next giant killer? Anyone heard them?

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I'm tempted to get the ulfberhts and put them in my bed room lol. 12x16x8 feet.

Eric said they would sound better than the DI in my small space.
Has anyone ordered a Tekton with all Be drivers? I wonder how much that would brighten the sound and add more microdetail.
@jgreen19 thanks for your insights! Have you heard focal Sopra or Utopia, Salon 2 or Magico stuff?

What you said actually reminds me of the difference between my signature s8v2 and my aria 948. The S8V2 is brighter and more detailed with its Be tweeter but the Aria is more relaxed with its alum-mag tweeter. In the case of this comparison though I probably prefer the S8V2 more but that may be because its just a better speaker (bigger sound stage, better dynamics, more detail).

You are tempting me though to pull the trigger on the MOAB, Encore or Ulfberhts. Argh.
@bstatmeister Which other speakers have you heard that you are comparing the Tekton's to?
Interesting insight into encore vs ulfberhts by Eric.

"In subtle terms, the Ulfberht personality is very real, lifelike, energetic, punchy, and dynamic sounding. The Encore personality is deep, full, rich, silky smooth and warm sounding.
The Beryllium sound in either model is intoxicating - that is the only word I can describe the way they sound to me - I could listen to music for hours and hours...
I hope this helps you decide which model is best for you."
For those who have heard DI, MOAB or any other Tekton speakers and then moved up... can you characterize the improvement in the sound quality ? 
@teajay I have a smaller room, 12 x 16 x 8 ft. Right now have two paradigm s8v2 towers and 2x 18 inch PSA subs (I like bass). I was thinking of putting the Ulfberhts in there. Would that be a waste of money. Should I go for MOAB instead or something else in his line? 

Keeping in mind I may move to a bigger basement listening space in the future.

@baranyi  I'm surprised to hear you liked the MOAB better than the Ulfberhts ! What about the MOAB sounded better?
@teajay  indeed friend ! @baranyi  even likes moab better !

What does ulf do better ?
@baranyi would the main problem with Ulfs or encores/moabs in my space be boomy bass? I plan to treat my room to help alleviate that and actually I prefer probably more bass than most (I have dual 18 inch subs in my room which im sure most ppl would say is crazy).
Great review. Seems the moab is an insanely good value. Much better than ulberht.
@teajay  I noticed you said these speakers need room to breath and I assume that means to avoid bass boominess or overload. It seemed Eric in his recent video on big speakers in small rooms disagreed with that. Can you elaborate on that? He said you could put moab in a bedroom and get still better sound then smaller speakers like stand mounts. What do you think ?