Legacy Aeris vs Tekton Ulfberht vs Triton Reference

You are pretty going to be best off with the most efficient speaker if you are sticking to the Prima Luna (which I don't see any reason not to). The Tektons you have are rated at a 99 dB efficiency, so if you look at a speaker that is even 96, it will be noticeably more quiet.

The Tekton stuff is all pretty similar in efficiency, I would stick in that range if you like the DI's. Going down to 95 dB on the Aeris or 93 for the tritons would probably be pretty noticeable.

-Geoff

I would love to have a listen to the Triton or the Legacy Aeries. Just not a lot of opportunity to do so.  Anyone in the south FL area have either of these two sets and willing to audition?
Is there a formal place to ask this question anywhere here?

I did, however, find someone gracious enough to host me over to listen and see the Ulfberhts in the area. Very excited about that. 

I need to see with my own eyes their size and determine how much trouble I would be in with the wifey if they mysteriously showed up on the doorstep one afternoon. 

Admittedly with this process I think I am leaning the Tekton route for some of the above mentioned reasons. I may even consider their Encore speaker if the Ulfberhts are just too massive for my taste, space, or spouse. 

I am getting a lot of positive feedback about those as well. Not much bigger than my Double Impacts. 

I can share my experience. I have the Aeris with Wavelet and have heard the DIs a couple of times since then. The DIs are really impressive given their price, so I have to imagine that moving up the line that the quality gets even better. 

The Aeris with Wavelet is also impressive. The room correction is a quality feature and does work - it isn't as aggressive as Lyngdorf I tried in the past, so music still sounds like music. I like having the ability to use an app on my phone to adjust the contours for different sources and different types of music. The DAC seemed as good as the PS Audio Directstream was, so I sold that and use just the Wavelet. 

From everything I have read, room placement is key with the Tekton speakers. The Aeris are seemingly pretty forgiving. The bass section is powered as well, so you can get a lot of flexibility as far as how you power the Aeris AND you can adjust the output on the fly with the app if a track comes on that is a little hot.

I don't think you can go wrong either way, but I thought I would point out some stuff that hasn't been discussed as of yet.

@koslekt1 
thank you for that input. Super helpful. Been hard to find individuals who own the Aeries and will detail their experience. 
What’s your take on the Aeries ability to disappear in front of you and project that holographic image? How would you describe their sonic character? I know the tektons often are described as feeling “live” and have read many comments on their ability to disappear in front of the listener. Something I can appreciate to some degree firsthand with my DIs. Im sure their Moab, Encore, and Ulfberht share that  heritage. 
Not sure how the Legacy Aeries signature stacks up in comparison though. 
What was your experience concerning their abilities before and after the Wavelet? Or is the wavelet sort of a mandatory item for them?


DSP sounds like it could be a valuable tool to overcome room issues. I’m curious about it but haven’t gotten too engrained with that just yet. I’ll see how my room treatment ideas work first I guess. 
My current room is rectangular. Front wall is 19 ft wide, but with a hallway opening On the right so the physical front wall itself is about 13ft. It’s 12 feet deep and 10 feet high. 
Current listening triangle has my DIs about 9.5ft tweeter to tweeter. And listener position is just about 9.5 feet as well. 
My Tekton Brisance subwoofer is an utterly massive sub takes up a huge space on the front wall currently and I’m considering trying to sell that to upgrade to a smaller  Sub that has more flexibility in positioning and May allow a little bit more space between loudspeakers. 

What I care about most in all of this getting a speaker I won’t feel rushed wanting to upgrade. One that gives me a palpable, noticeable improvement over the double impacts. 
Anyone out there bought the legacy speakers and felt they just weren’t for them for any reason? 


I appreciate all the feedback this has generated. Been a fun process learning, seeing where my interests take things. 

Side note, I’m gonna see the Ulfberhts in person today for the first time. Another forum member was willing to let me check them out at his place. Love that. Glad this forum is a source of people willing to share the passion and help grow others interest.  Very cool stuff indeed. 

Glad I was able to provide some insights. Even before covid it was hard to be able to audition stuff, and of course it has only gotten worse. Sometimes reading and forums are about the only research you can do!

I sit pretty far field from the Aeris - 12-13 feet away and my back is against a wall, so my actual listening field isn't fantastic. I'm in a large 15 x 30 room that has a peaked ceiling and is open on either end - imagine a "Z" with the top and bottom being open to other rooms and the middle being the actual listening room. Anyways, even with all of that, I get a nice deep soundstage. I wouldn't say that the width of it is anything crazy - Roger Waters "Amused to Death" is still a couple of feet within the speakers - but the depth is good. By the way, even with all of that air space, the Aeris can pressurize the room as much as you want them too and do it without straining. 

Character is hard to describe, so let me try to tackle that question a different way. I think the strengths of the Aeris are: dynamics, cohesiveness, flexibility, PRaT. They are not wallflower speakers like some brands tend to be. 

I'm not sure what you enjoy listening to the most. I am all over the board myself - I'm listening to Pantera right now, and yesterday I was enjoying Hugh Masekela. I think I am trying to say that if you really like chamber music, single guitar stuff, or ethereal music, I don't know if the Aeris or Tekton would be my top choice. Otherwise, if you tend to enjoy turning it up a little louder on the good songs, and you want to tap your foot, the Aeris might be for you.

I don't think the Wavelet is mandatory, but the on-the-fly flexibility is pretty awesome. The room correction works as advertised, and the room is the biggest contributor to sound. You can toggle it on and off to hear the difference and once you hear the corrected version, its eye opening. I don't think I would go back to running them without it.

Like all great speakers, every time I have upgraded something in front of them, they have gotten better. Amps, source, cables, vibration control, electric outlets - all of those upgrades were noticeable. 

I've had B&W 802 Nautilus, Infinity IRS Betas, Genesis 500s, Lawrence Audio Violins, McIntosh XRT28s, and now these, and I've gotten to listen to a bunch of others along the way (Magico, Wilson, Burmester, Eggleston, Rockport, Tidal, Kharma, etc.) and I think the Aeris are the most well rounded of the bunch for what I listen to and how I listen. Of course I am biased, but there's probably a reason not too many of them pop up used :) 

As you've probably read, it's a good idea to get two subs rather than one, regardless of how well it performs. They will load the room better and help fill nulls. I'm sure some lucky person will be glad to snap up your Brisance as you evolve the system.

Good luck with the decision!