I get the impression that pendragon is more of a supersized lore in basic character. The tekton enzo xl are slightly warmer overall than the ane. Tekton enzo, a strong contender for speaker of the year cnet. These fullrange seas pendragon loudspeakers, and the tekton design crew. I owned the tekton lore reference for about a year and a half and they were great for the price. If they did not provide any specs at all then i could see the whole just listen and dont worry about it argument holding water, but putting out fabricated specs is dishonest, and calls into question all of the claims that the company has made. August 2017 tekton design brilliance floorstanding loudspeaker a very fast, detailed, and engaging speaker. I read the blog about the enzo and they are very similar to the pendragons with smaller drivers. As you can see in my picture below, the tweeters look. Customer testimonials tekton design improve your hearing. Bobby pendragon has visited the alternate shelve the never war. The point of this is post is that the specs are bullshit. Each pendragon uses a pair of 10inch papercone woofers and a trio of proprietary tweeters. Tekton design brilliance floorstanding loudspeaker a very.
A coworker at my office has pendragons, and i might ask if i can borrow them for a few days. Hear for yourself how an amazing system is now even better. The pendragon is one on my list and is at its price point comparable with the sierra 1 towers. I had previously been listening through some kef iq70 floorstanders and the pendragons are a noticeable improvement. As far as i can distinguish from the measurements at stereophile and other. Tekton s new tower not only has the power to rock your world, it sounds sweet with all music genres. The dis and the ulfberhts are much better sounding than the pendragons, the tweeter arrays on them are the secret to their sound quality. Tekton design enzo xl loudspeakers and cinema subwoofer. The time i tried to put tekton pendragons in my bedroom. Discussion in audio hardware started by americanhifi, jun 19, 2017. Tekton speakers unconventional designs ascend acoustics. Ive been toying with the idea of trying the tekton enzos.
Tight effortless powerful bass, smooth midrange and treble, the music coming out of them indeed fills the room. I gave it a couple weeks and pushed the tekton s back in place to see if i would change my mind on any given point. Tekton design enzo xl loudspeakers and cinema subwoofer, a listening test on tntaudio, internet hifi magazine. Yes there is a significant difference, get the lore as it uses the pendragon 10 driver and it is amazing. But just as exciting for me has been discovering unique components and helping fledgling companies move forward. The tekton design impact monitors have 14 tweeters directed towards your ear in the hopes to. With your valuable input, i decided on four pendragons and the pendragon.
The 3 tweeters are aligned above the drivers compared to the pendragons where the tweeters are aligned between the drivers. Shame it was at a show, so i really couldnt give them the audition they deserved. Pendragon, in welsh means head dragon or chief dragon. The cnet article says that its not as transperant as the magnepan 1. Tekton speakers unconventional designs originally posted by sonicboom. Review tekton design enzo xl loudspeakers and cinema. They sound great with every kind of music, obviously at home with rock, but instruments such as acoustic piano or strings sound lovely also.
Journal of an adventure through time and space, commonly known as pendragon, is a series of ten youngadult science fiction and fantasy novels by american author d. Tekton pendragon left, right, center surround 2100 2100 cad cad. Tekton enzo, a strong contender for speaker of the year. The ulfberhts are tekton s flagship speakers, i wouldnt put too much stock in those prices. So i have the m lores in our bedroom and the enzo s in my office with the maggies in the closet.
I have the original cmt 340s front stage with original 170s as surrounds. The series chronicles the adventures of bobby pendragon, an american teenager who discovers that he must travel through time and. On the other side of the spectrum is tekton, but they appear to be carving out a reputation and building an online following, especially thanks to the pendragon. His uncle press is a traveler, and, as bobby has learned, that means uncle press is responsible, through his journeys, for solving interdimensional conflict wherever he encounters it. After a time of adjustment, i played two tracks that sum up the majority of my music collection, one from buckethead and the other from yo yo ma the goat rodeo sessions. There are two blemishes on one speaker but they are very small. Well, i got my pendragons on friday and i have to say my first impressions or great. Ive only been able to listen for about 6 hours so far. Fourteenyearold bobby pendragon is not like the other boys his age. Ive had these speakers for 8 years now i guess give or take a year. Sets come with finetooth ratchets, sturdy storage cases and ample accessories. The new enzo xls were not only designed by eric alexander, founder and president and chief of everything at tekton design, llcthey were also built by him at the tekton design facility in orem, utah. The tekton enzo xls played all four sides of this recording masterpiece with noteperfect tone. Audio asylum search of speaker asylum enter your search criteria.
Tekton wrn57170 flexhead ratcheting combination wrench set with store and go keeper, metric, 8 mm 19 mm, 12piece. Having heard the enzo s big brother the pendragon, i can honestly say that i have never heard a speaker more dynamic. Seems like pretty fantastic speakers, however it drives me nuts to see a manufacturer rating way out of spec. When i listened to that first recording, i did have one very noticeable feeling. Tekton has developed a bit of a cult following around the lore models, and the pendragon seems to be following in those footsteps. The pendragon has now been updated and improved, incorporating key technology from our industrychanging us patent 9247339. Alexander personally assembles and tests every pair of enzos in his factory in utah. He is the author of three books and a sought after speaker, trainer and coach. Several, actually and as expected looking at the size of them they can and do play extremely loud extremely effortlessly with any genre of music. Try limiting your search by using the advanced search options below to select an author, a date range, a single forum or more specific search terms. The tekton enzo xl model should also be given careful. The enzo is a proprietary loudspeaker design and concept that truly raises the bar in audio performance and value. Tekton design double impact speakers upgraded model. The speakers are sold internetdirect with a transferrable 5year warranty.
Tekton pendragon speakers page 2 home theater forum. My wife confiscated them from me and have them installed in her office no subwoofer. The tekton eschews all of them and simply crosses all three a bit lower than the sb ringradiators used would normally handle individually. Having now garnered a literal cult following, the mighty tekton pendragon rules and imitates no one.
Interesting obviously because of the unusual tweeter array, but also because it joins the devore fidelity orangutan as an example of a really good sounding speaker based on a 10 woofer 1 tweeter no mid configuration, something thats usually discouraged in these parts and. That was your response on the tekton blog comparing the enzo to the enzo 2. Michael zisserson these things should come with a warning label. Perhaps the enzo is a smaller footprint catering to a smaller room setup. The affable and ever patient alexander obliged, and. The enzo xl has now been updated and improved, incorporating key technology from our recent industrychanging us patent 9247339. Tekton pendragon speakers page 3 home theater forum. Rudy giuliani was about to sweep the crack hoes and squeegee humans off new yorks garbagefilled streets. I was just reading the article about the new tekton enzo xls in this month of stereophile. Why are tekton speakers invisible on stereophile or the absolute sound, the. Tekton enzo xl in stereophile honestly, not half bad. Alternate or customized versions are available on request, including the 8inch seas pendragons, and more recently the 14inch.
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