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Tekton Design's new THE PERFECT SET equals "goosebumps time"

Just got in house for review for hometheaterreview.com Tekton Design’s new, The Perfect SET, which is close to 100dB efficient and never dips below 8 ohms, which Eric built to be used with SET "flea watt" amplifiers. It is a front ported design using a 12 inch woofer and his patented array of small transducers that function as a midrange driver with a single tweeter in the middle. I set them up in a system with a great 2A3 SET amplifier and found them so superlative I did not stop listening for over five hours! Taking about "goosebump time" the music was so beautiful that
I lost track of time.

These speakers have all the virtues of the other Tekton speakers, speed, utter transparency/micro-details, great soundstaging, and that special "aliveness" that I experience when I listen to my Ulf’s. What really amazed me was what the Perfect SET was delivering on the bottom end frequencies, subterrainian/taut powerful bass, that was shaking the room, all coming from at most 2.5 to 3 watts.

If you love SET amplifiers this speaker is a match made in heaven, and remember this pair just arrived and is not totally burnt in yet.

teajay
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oldtech0
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@jetter 
+1
Does the ax grinding ever stop with these whineys?  My DIs just kinda worked when I wired em up.
I emailed Karma and Eric and said thank you.  End of story.
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waltersalas
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Thanks a LOT, guys. Now I am trying to figure out a way to persuade my spouse to understand why I need a second system with the Perfect SET speakers and the Triode Labs 2A3 amp. As friends go, you guys are very expensive. :)


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mac48025
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Waltersalas,
Its easier to ask for forgiveness than permission 😃

While I love my SE’s with my 300B SET I just have to try the Perfect SET 15 with it. Just have to figure out which color. BMW Phoenix Yellow would stand out!
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waltersalas
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@mac48025 ---   that may depend on how many times you've received forgiveness :)

For the time being, I will just have to live vicariously through several of you guys who have been able to take the leap. I do not think I can part with my Encores, which are the best speakers I've ever owned. But I sure would love the hear those SETs and build another, different kind of system around them.

Please keep us posted.
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