Tekton or Klipsch

I think a little more info from the OP would be helpful. How big is your room?  Beside the Rega, what other equipment are you using? How important is bass slam? How important is detail and nuance which the kefs have? How important is a big soundstage.  How far back is your listening position and what volume do you hope to achieve...85db, 95db, 100db?

This may not be important to you but my sense is that the Tektons...especially if you don't go with one of the huge models, may be easier to resell than the Klipschs...and by not going huge, you will have less of a shipping cost problem when the time comes to sell and move on.

Definitely agree you should consider resale... which is why some big 100# speaker will be an issue down the road as the buyer will expect you to factor the freight into your price. 


Also agree that you should try to hear your prospects...if at all possible. 

With your room size, I don't really see much of a need for "giant speakers".  For six years, I owned the Tekton Lores and had them in a much bigger room which required me to supplement the low end with a sub...otherwise, they were great speakers with a lot of immediacy and jump factor.

I think that Tekton has at least four products that would meet your needs and that would not bankrupt you if you had to send them back...the Tekton Lore Be, the Perfect Set 12 or 15, the Impact and the Updated Enzo XL.

There is some truth to some speakers being so efficient that you can't turn your volume past 8 o'clock.....there are two solutions if that ends up being a problem....buy and amplifier with a gain control such as the Halo A23+ or buy an amplifier with a much lower gain like the 2Cherry or a Benchmark.


As I said, I owned the Lores and ended up with the Halo then the 2Cherry...both solved the problem of barely touching the volume control...but if you have a volume control on your DAC....you may be able to set it lower to reduce the voltage going into your Rega..and in that case, issue resolved...

Since at least in theory every component in the string influences the sound... what might the Rothwells do?


The Schitt Sys might be a viable option to moderate the 40 dB if gain as another option. 

At one point I owned the tekton lore and the ls50 and a power sound audio s1500 sealed sub. As good as the ls50s sounded, they could never replicate anything close to live sound dynamics when used with the sub... the lores were far better at that aspect of realism... with or without using the sub with the lores. 


My suggestion is to buy the speakers that give you what you are looking for then really dial them in with the amp that takes them to the next level.