Efficient speaker: Zu, Tekton, Volti, Klipsch, Fleetwood?

missioncoonery what is it about Tekton that "blows," particularly the Lore? My experience has been just the opposite, most of the people that have heard them give them rave reviews. This type of post is not really helpful.

I recently went to a local dealer to hear the Fleetwood Deville.   It was larger than I was expecting and certainly is a pretty broad and substantial speaker.   I found it to be a very good looking speaker and driven by tubes sounded pretty balanced to me with a easy going but decently detailed and fast presentation.   It was pulled way out into the room so I can't say how it would sound up against the walls, but it does have downward firing ports.   I didn't find it was that exciting/appealing at lower volumes though, but was fun sounding once the volume was moved up.

Although not super sensitive, I also listened to the Fyne F1-8 and that was really nice.   I personally preferred it over the Deville.   It was extremely clean and detailed without being too forward, at least for my tastes.   The imaging was excellent and the midrange in my opinion had a very nice presence with a nice rich full tone, without being too warm or thick sounding.   Bass was pretty good as well for not a real big speaker.   They were also pulled well out into the room.   For the money, I really liked these...

Best of luck with your search.

ddafoe, thanks for the information. My wife thinks the Fleetwood is beautiful, but I haven’t told her how much they cost. I’ve seen them on Youtube videos, they certainly aren’t your tiny min-monitors. They’d be a much easier choice at about half the price. I have considered Fyne speakers, they are made by former long-time Tannoy people. They do look kind of like a cyclops, my wife says they remind her of the one-eyed minion cartoon characters, which was not exactly a ringing endorsement.

Ladok....ask the several who have chimed in on this post why as  they put it "Tekton doesn't belong in the conversation" and I'm taking that as they are the  inferior speaker in the conversation .My point is this.It never fails when the speaker brand gets bashed ,the comeback is enevitable..."doubt you've heard them"...I'm saying most the bashers have ..

i understand the OP desire to “ sample “ beyond Devore which will go in the critical listening room. I have 7 pairs of speakers including Vandersteen, Quad ESL 63, Klipsch ( heavily modified Cornwall ), etc… Sampling is good and can lead to discernment…. I would be inclined to do a couple of things - talk w Devore. talk w Devore dealers who carry other brands also. Don Better in Cleveland comes to mind… ;-) IMO, for WAF nothing beats Daedalus wood cabinets…. automotive paint is another matter…

Enjoy your quest and the music

Jim