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In Reply to: RE: RecentTekton M Lore Owners...... posted by abs1 on July 31, 2014 at 13:46:27
Thank you for the comprehensive review. I have read the professional reviews but wanted to get opinions of end users. By your description it sounds like a speaker I could live with. Some have suggested raising them a bit. Since they are only 34" tall with some seating positions they may not be @ the right height. Did you raise yours? Also, I now have Snell type J speakers that I like but am looking for a floor stander. The Snell's are a pretty dynamic sounding speaker that is kind of what I am looking for with the M Lore's......
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My music room is furnished in the mid-century modern style with the resulting original low-slung furniture. That low seating position coupled with the fact that I'm of average height makes it unnecessary for me to raise the height of my M-Lore's although I can understand how a three to four inch boost would help in many cases.
However, I did replace the standard Tekton floor spikes with a set of Soundocity outriggers that added a little height to my M-Lore's. I never really had any complaints with Tekton's spikes, but the outriggers make them feel more stable. It's very possible that the extra stability is all in my mind ;-)
Cheers,
Al
Thanks, I purchase a pair of M Lores used with walnut veneer and grills....
Congrats! I'm sure that you'll love 'em.
Cheers,
Al
Thank you. I will be using a AES Super 25 amp with KT-66's od KT-88's.
I am going to try both and see which I like better.....
Please be sure to post your thoughts once you're comfortable with room positioning, etc.
Cheers,
Al
Mini review of Tekton M Lore; Room 15x22x8. These were placed 6 ft. apart, 16" from the back wall. The grills were off. Equipment used, Cambridge Audio 650C CD player, Technics 1100A TT with 10" tonearm and Denon Dl-103R cart., B&K Pro 10MC Pre, AES Super 25 tube amp, Kimber 8tc cables.
My old speakers are Snell Type J With new surrounds. First off everything sounded cleaner and more natural. Trumpets, saxes, flutes, drums, cymbals, piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, electric bass, acoustic bass, and last but not least voices. First I played a CD sampler the FI/ Analogue Productions that has samples of blues, jazz, and pop. I use this CD because it was produces in 1997 and was considered a audiophile CD. I have heard this hundreds of time so I can hear what I am getting and what is missing from the music.To be continued......
Tekton M Lore review cont. Every instrument sounded more real with that palatable organic feel. They are dynamic without sounding harsh. They reveled details and nuances that my Snell J speakers couldn't. To say I am happy with these speakers would be an understatement. Other music I listened to on LP's are as follows: Ray Brown A. Almeida, Moonlight serenade DD, Shelby Lynne, Just A Little Lovin, Patricia Barbour Live in Paris and others. You mite say these are all audiophile recordings of course they sound good. You are right Thus. night I am going to hook up my Forte Model S SS amp amp play some older rock records and see what the M Lores can do with these components in place.....
Not bad for a 'cheap' pair of speakers that use a musical instrument transducer as the main driver, huh?
I'm glad to hear that you are happy with your M-Lore's. I figured you'd like them.
Keep the posts coming :-)
Cheers,
Al
You are right, I cant figure out how Eric makes such musical speakers with basically entry level drivers.....
They should be here this week. Do you toe yours in and how far apart do you have them? Thanks
I place mine about 7' apart and either toe them in slightly or not at all.
Cheers,
Al
When I had the M-Lore, I found them to be quite flexible and not particularly fussy about set-up. In a small room in a somewhat nearfield set-up (speakers approx. 6-7' apart), I prefered a cross-axis approach. That is with the M-Lore aimed to cross axis slightly in front of the listening position. In a larger room, the speakers were about 9-10' apart. My toe-in varied from slight( aimed to miss the outside of my shoulders by 6" + or - )or back to cross axis once again. Pick what works best for you and your room. The speaker will have a very musical presentation regardless.
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