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Superzen and Tekton Lore - great combo! (Read 8627 times)
roncagg
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Superzen and Tekton Lore - great combo!
06/05/13 at 01:16:03
 
Just thought I'd share my experiences with the above combo. I have the 4ohm super zen, still pretty new. I drove Gallo 3.1s (clipped at too low a volume for me), Parker audio sig 95s (excellent resolution and drive, a little light in the bass), Zu Omens (even with their high sensitivity, the 12 ohm load was not a great match).

Enter the Lores. Especially good for jazz/pop vocals. Bass, as many say, tuneful but not overpowering (maybe a little light for my taste). 2w has never gone so far! Plenty loud and dynamic. I was surprised that I did not need to boost it with my CSP2 (I will try anyway for fun). Interestingly I prefer the zen over my other amps (spectron, red wine audio) with this speaker.

Highly recommended, and an economical match to the wonderful zen!
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Re: Superzen and Tekton Lore - great combo!
Reply #1 - 06/05/13 at 07:15:17
 
That's good to know ... I was on Audio Circle (Omega Speaker Circle) and there was a post from a guy stating that (despite the high sensitivity of the Lores) the Lore crossover has several caps, an inductor, and a resistor (per speaker) so the passive crossover components were interfering to the point that it reduces SPLs and the Superzen 2 watts and another 5 watt amp struggled to get to moderate volumes in his room.

Anyways, I'm glad they are working out for you, I was once thinking about the Lores as well.
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Re: Superzen and Tekton Lore - great combo!
Reply #2 - 06/05/13 at 22:16:15
 
This is excellent news. I have a Zen select coming in a few weeks and will be pairing it with some Lores. I'll admit I've been nervous about this combination, so I'm glad to see this thread.
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Reply #3 - 06/05/13 at 23:46:05
 
I'm curious to hear what you think. I have volume around 2:00 for reasonable levels, driven by a 2v DAC (metrum octave). I would probably use the CSP2 with my phono pre and the superzen, because of the lower level. Haven't tried that yet though. Good luck!
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Reply #4 - 11/14/14 at 22:52:13
 
I have Tekton Lores hooked to superzen in near field sitting position. I rarely need to turn up past 10 o'clock. 9 o'clock if the bias switch is toggled to the rear of the zen.
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