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Scott Gibson
This will be a long-winded review – have a seat. I want to start by saying if you are reading this, you are in the right place. What you seek you will find – something much different than what you have seen. No Chinese made vinyl covered crap with sharp corners that looks like an Ikea bookshelf. No ill-cross overed harshness or hype. Now my story – I have been building up my system over the last few years after a hiatus from audiophile world. I grew up in the 80s and , mostly due to funds, was an old skool Cerwin Vega 12 owner – the big heavy black speakers with the telltale red woofer rings, and driven by a Onkyo MOSFET amp and separate preamp. Used to do a lot of my own wiring back in the days – even to guitar amps and got shocked pretty bad. I have played in amateur bands since I was 15yo ( played Judas Priest covers at the high school prom) , been in a published punk band and have played lead guitar, bass , drums and even sang a little. So, I am no stranger to music and how it sounds live. Wanting that live sound and something made in the USA I was of course directed towards Klipsch and eventually bought a beautiful pair of walnut Heresy IVs. I paired these with a Rotel RB 1552 MK11 amp , a SCHITT Kara F preamp ( the one ASR gave a thumbs up on ) and a SCHITT Bifros2 2/64 being fed by a Cambridge dedicated cd transport ( no onboard dac). Of course, I also supplied a couple of thousand of dollars in cabling from Audioquest, Nordost and DH Labs . Everything sounded pretty cool, but there were some things about the sound I didn’t like. Cymbals, in particular, could have a harsh sound – kind of like the cheap-ass cymbals they give away in one of those Pearl starter kits lol. Anyways, suspecting distortion was to play, I first replaced my Rotel amp with a McIntosh MC 152 amp – a huge improvement all around, but there was still harshness that I suspected was from having those large horns in a 12x10 room even with sound treatment on all walls. I started the long journey of looking at speakers again. I thought a tower would be nice as I liked the airy feeling of the B&W 602s I have downstairs in the home theater as mains. I listen to death metal primarily ( fav band is Cannibal Corpse), so I didn’t want to give up the bass from the 12” woofer on the Heresy’s – which left me looking at 8 inch woofers being about the max on towers. I looked at a lot – maybe 100 and didn’t like they all seemed to be made with vinyl – not even veneer like my Heresy’s. Also, the towers that fit my bill of an 8 inch or larger woofer, no horns and a decent sensitivity ( Heresy are 99db and a lot of towers I saw were like only 86db) and not a huge watt rating. I can’t be pumping 50w into a giant tower in this space which is what a lot of the 400w rated towers would need to get the bass moving. The closest I found was Martin Logan F200 at about 6k a pair shipped. But even at that price, they were vinyl covered Chinese made cookie cutter junk. Not what I really wanted after having the nice walnut speakers. Yeah, looks aren’t the most important by far, but they do matter since I have eyeballs along with earballs. I am also wanting to use USA made parts as much as possible, so I started searching for USA made speakers – and other than Klipsch there was Wilson audio and Tekton that were suggested as high-end speakers made in the USA. Wilson audio is waaaaay overpriced so I looked at Tekton and was pleasantly surprised at what I found. Not only did they have a mid tower that met my space and power needs, they let you choose custom options like the color, wiring and tweeters, etc. You ain’t getting that at Crotchfield…. Now bring in Eric. Its been since the 80’s when I used to shop at BSR in Burbank that I had a tech actually talk to me about my setup and tune a speaker to my needs. Eric talked to me about my system ( he looked up the specs for all my equipment even), my room, what I don’t like about the Heresy’s and what I do like. I even threw a couple curveballs halfway through the bill when I decided to upgrade to the SE and add the BE tweeter – and he took that in stride and without complaint. In the end, he designed a bespoke speaker that is better than anything I could have bought off the shelf and fit my system perfectly. Fast forward to receiving them ( about 5 weeks including my changes). They are way nicer in person…. The paint is like real furniture paint like the “good ol days”. There are NO SEAMS. Let me be clear – compared to my B&W downstairs these look a league above. The B&W could give you a paper cut from the sharp corners lol – all of the corners on this cabinet are ROUNDED. Its details like this that just speak class. These are like a piece of furniture – finally I am proud to replace the walnut speakers with these. They look that good. Now the sound.. Eric called me the day before delivery AND they day of to talk to me about how to position them ( a little past my ears in the triangle of love) and after one day only of breaking them in for a few hours I am blown away. Now don’t get me wrong, the Heresy’s are bitchin’ speakers and fun – but these are way more precise. ALL OF THE HARSHNESS is gone – soundstage is WAY TALLER ( likely due to it being a 4’ tower) and spacious. The BE tweeter lets me hear the stick clanking on the bell like a real cymbal and that wonderful Zildjian hiss I love is there when available. I am pulling out albums I haven’t played for years just to hear them on these speakers. Its that much of a difference. Bass guitar lines – the 4 way speakers with the added mid bass really let you hear that nice twang of a live bass where the player is close to overloading their woofer its going in and out so far. If I hadn’t played bass myself live I might not have known this was missing, but it was until now. I thought maybe the mics couldn’t pick it up , but apparently its just my speakers couldn’t resolve it. Amazing. Vocals are super clear – I could hear breaths in between lines on a few albums that I have listed to 100’s of times and never heard before. And the Heresy’s are known for being detailed and sensitive. Not compared to the Electron SE’s they aren’t! I couldn’t be happier with the product or the service. Top notch class act. If you read this far, then you have a passion for music like I do and want something new, different and heck , just better than what you have seen for thousands more at retailers. You cannot buy a better speaker at twice the price, trust me. I would say these speakers would retail at over 10k . I am a consultant and know most retail is marked up more than double the wholesale price. These are priced at a more wholesale price due to getting them direct from the maker with no additional markup / overhead. Tekton has a customer for life. 😊
Andy Phatana
I was retired in 2021 during Pandemic. I lived in small 2 bedroom house (1,100 sq ft)in Los Angeles. So I want speakers that like bookshelf but sound of full range one. I did researched and found Tekton Design that own by Eric Alexander locate in Utah U.S.A. His idea was tricked me due to his background of musician. He referred to weight of sound’s source. I agree with his theory but I never heard what it sounds like, only read the review and Youtube sound did not do the judge. I asked my wife to get a pair of Pendragon Monitor. She had to approve spending which I told her this will be my last pair of speakers. I owned pair of B&W VM2 and parallel with B&O redline to get 4 ohm but they won’t satisfy me. Then I did ordered special clear coat and try to get wooden cabinet and color would be golden oak. Eric reply that he will check with his cabinet’s guys for that. I placed order on 08/14/25 which upgrade package and I got them on 02/06/26 at 1:15 pm. It did took longer than I expect but good things will come when mature. I did unpacked per instruction and it was easy. PM were very good packing for shipping. They came in 2 big boxes because it surround by thick foam for all sides. Due to my limit space I put speaker on top shelf which my LP player sit. So I got foam knee pad from Harbor freight to absorb vibration with spike feet and it work very well. I also got so many inputs. PRO-ject T2 LP player, Sony CD player, Sharp MD player, Nakamichi Cassette player, JVC VCD player, Bluetooth player and USB/Computer player. Digital out go to PS audio Ultralink then go in to Mcintosh C26. C26 output go to Schiit Lokius then Schiit Ragnarok. I try to break-in as fast as I can, I did left music to played for many hours. Finally set of Pendragon monitor sound sweet. My old 2 pair won’t sound as real as PM. My old pair of B&W speakers got no vent port which I got used to sound of tight bass and turn out PM got no vent either. That made me love them more. For me, different between vent and no vent are how the bass sounds. I called them tight or loose. I never like those Bass Boosted Box because it’s not natural even it’s punchy. Bottom line: I got pairs of speakers that I hope for and sound suit me better than big name brand and in this price range that I can afford. Eric was very good in communication. He’s quick to respond every text I sent to him. PM also equipped with stand mount since they call monitor speakers. That a plus for me. It was worth for waiting even in my case it took longer than supposed too. I did took some of pictures that show where my speakers set up with my 85” TV and color’s texture that made them look like part of my furnitures. One last thing. Now I’m a proud owner of speaker that made in U.S.A. Thanks Eric Alexander. P.S. still waiting for front covers. Andy P. 03/15/2026
Andy Phatana
I was retired in 2021 during Pandemic. I lived in small 2 bedroom house (1,100 sq ft)in Los Angeles. So I want speakers that like bookshelf but sound of full range one. I did researched and found Tekton Design that own by Eric Alexander locate in Utah U.S.A. His idea was tricked me due to his background of musician. He referred to weight of sound’s source. I agree with his theory but I never heard what it sounds like, only read the review and Youtube sound did not do the judge. I asked my wife to get a pair of Pendragon Monitor. She had to approve spending which I told her this will be my last pair of speakers. I owned pair of B&W VM2 and parallel with B&O redline to get 4 ohm but they won’t satisfy me. Then I did ordered special clear coat and try to get wooden cabinet and color would be golden oak. Eric reply that he will check with his cabinet’s guys for that. I placed order on 08/14/25 which upgrade package and I got them on 02/06/26 at 1:15 pm. It did took longer than I expect but good things will come when mature. I did unpacked per instruction and it was easy. PM were very good packing for shipping. They came in 2 big boxes because it surround by thick foam for all sides. Due to my limit space I put speaker on top shelf which my LP player sit. So I got foam knee pad from Harbor freight to absorb vibration with spike feet and it work very well. I also got so many inputs. PRO-ject T2 LP player, Sony CD player, Sharp MD player, Nakamichi Cassette player, JVC VCD player, Bluetooth player and USB/Computer player. Digital out go to PS audio Ultralink then go in to Mcintosh C26. C26 output go to Schiit Lokius then Schiit Ragnarok. I try to break-in as fast as I can, I did left music to played for many hours. Finally set of Pendragon monitor sound sweet. My old 2 pair won’t sound as real as PM. My old pair of B&W speakers got no vent port which I got used to sound of tight bass and turn out PM got no vent either. That made me love them more. For me, different between vent and no vent are how the bass sounds. I called them tight or loose. I never like those Bass Boosted Box because it’s not natural even it’s punchy. Bottom line: I got pairs of speakers that I hope for and sound suit me better than big name brand and in this price range that I can afford. Eric was very good in communication. He’s quick to respond every text I sent to him. PM also equipped with stand mount since they call monitor speakers. That a plus for me. It was worth for waiting even in my case it took longer than supposed too. I did took some of pictures that show where my speakers set up with my 85” TV and color’s texture that made them look like part of my furnitures. One last thing. Now I’m a proud owner of speaker that made in U.S.A. Thanks Eric Alexander. P.S. still waiting for front covers. Andy P. 03/15/2026
Joel
Simply put, unreal value to performance ratio. I have owned so many speaker pairs that I have lost count, including a pair of full size Double Impact. I haven't owned anything uber expensive and my most expensive pair was in the 10K range. Given my journey in the audiophile hobby I can attest that the Impact Monitors offer an unreal value. These speakers offer a great and extremely balanced tonality. They are Kings at putting out a disappearing act, meaning that they image incredibly well which is one of my most wanted features in any speaker. The balance they offer across the entire frequency bandwidth is hard to come by at their modest price point. I would say that if you are in the market for a pair of stand mounts with a budget of 10K or so you must give these an audition. I am almost certain that you will be blown away at the performance you can get with these and may use the saved money on other parts of your system without sacrificing any performance. It is very interesting to me that many big players in the audiophile speaker arena, take Elac just to mention one, are now coming up with copies of the tweeter array Tekton uses and they are charging a mega premium for their speakers.
Joel
Simply put, unreal value to performance ratio. I have owned so many speaker pairs that I have lost count, including a pair of full size Double Impact. I haven't owned anything uber expensive and my most expensive pair was in the 10K range. Given my journey in the audiophile hobby I can attest that the Impact Monitors offer an unreal value. These speakers offer a great and extremely balanced tonality. They are Kings at putting out a disappearing act, meaning that they image incredibly well which is one of my most wanted features in any speaker. The balance they offer across the entire frequency bandwidth is hard to come by at their modest price point. I would say that if you are in the market for a pair of stand mounts with a budget of 10K or so you must give these an audition. I am almost certain that you will be blown away at the performance you can get with these and may use the saved money on other parts of your system without sacrificing any performance. It is very interesting to me that many big players in the audiophile speaker arena, take Elac just to mention one, are now coming up with copies of the tweeter array Tekton uses and they are charging a mega premium for their speakers.
Stephen Franco
This will be a comparison between standard Lore Reference and fully upgraded Lore Reference speakers. System consists of a diyAudio Nelson Pass dual mono Aleph J amplifier, ZenMod Iron Turtle SE preamp, Schitt Gungnir Multibit DAC, Schitt Urd CD transport. Listened to the standard LR's for 4 or 5 years and they are very good. The "but" was that the vocals seemed a bit toward the background, mids in general were a bit understated. Got to thinking of a pair of Perfect SET 12's for my 23W into 8ohms Class A amp. Called Tekton, visited with Eric and he recommended the Be tweeter (Satori) Lore Reference for my setup/room size (9.5'x12.5'). Needless to say, I had misgivings about spending almost as much for the fully upgraded LR/Be as the Perfect SET 12 over a pair of much enjoyed LR's. Well, I took Eric's advice and after over a year with the Be's I am still completely taken with them. Same cabinet, same Eminence 8" driver, but completely transformed by the upgrades. This tweeter is just outstanding, and Eric's implementation of it is spot on. As ZenMod would say, "The music is all there." No sag in the midrange, HF performance 3 levels above the standard silk dome tweeter. Benefit of the upgraded HF capacitors and LF inductors is most easily determinable in 8" driver performance as these are the same cabinets and 8" drivers as the standard model and is significant in punch, tonal detail, also attack and decay. Yes, grills are slow in coming. My Be's were ordered with the grills, got them after almost a year. I got a retrofit set of grills and installed them on my standards when they were still in service. In both cases, overall clarity improvement was obvious, so there may well be something to the "huffing" effect of front ported cabinets I've read about. Accordingly, grills are worth the $ and wait. Tekton craftmanship, fit and finish are top notch. Yes, I am very happy with these loudspeakers.
Trevor
Ordered a custom center with a beryllium center tweeter and ceramic mids. While not essential for music, it does help keep the movie and TV dialog in the same place, if you're in less ideal locations around a room. Handles music beautifully as well, when it's included in the setup. Matches wonderfully with Ulfbhert 15s, and I'm sure a standard version would do likewise with Moabs, Epic 15s, and more. Outside of only being one channel, it's pretty much guaranteed to blow any sound bar you might or might not have out of the water.
Trevor
I purchased a custom pair of Epic 15's with ceramic mids and a single beryllium tweeter, in order to match the tweeter composition of the Ulfbhert 15. These are being used as side channel speakers in a 5.1 sound setup, in part because the price was so close to getting a pair of Moab surrounds. I can say from listening to them a little on their own that they give a great deal of the flagship model's character in a much smaller (and cheaper) package. These have wonderfully clear and precise sound in the highs and mids, along with excellent low frequency performance. These speakers beat out just about everything I've heard in their price range, and higher. A great value if you're looking for a speaker that can pretty much do it all. (Please note, I don't have them sitting in front of other speakers, like in one of my photos. That was the "on their own test", and it provided a nice photo opportunity.)
Trevor
I purchased a custom pair of Epic 15's with ceramic mids and a single beryllium tweeter, in order to match the tweeter composition of the Ulfbhert 15. These are being used as side channel speakers in a 5.1 sound setup, in part because the price was so close to getting a pair of Moab surrounds. I can say from listening to them a little on their own that they give a great deal of the flagship model's character in a much smaller (and cheaper) package. These have wonderfully clear and precise sound in the highs and mids, along with excellent low frequency performance. These speakers beat out just about everything I've heard in their price range, and higher. A great value if you're looking for a speaker that can pretty much do it all. (Please note, I don't have them sitting in front of other speakers, like in one of my photos. That was the "on their own test", and it provided a nice photo opportunity.)
Trevor
I was looking for some speakers to enhance my music, TV, and movie experiences. My first look and listen to speakers for this upgrade was in a hi-fi shop in the area. All of them sounded very good, but I didn't want to put down a bunch of money without more shopping around. Next stop was Best Buy. (I know, not the most ideal place to go when looking for audio gear, but the number of such spots where I live is fairly low.) Most of the speakers there were less engaging than the ones at the hi-fi shop, but not all of them. After looking around more online, I discovered Tekton Design. While traveling on vacation with family, we were able to make a stop by the shop where these speakers are made, and Eric graciously allowed us all to listen to a pair (the OG PMD Control Monitors). They were better sounding than everything else I had listened to up to that point (including some speakers that retailed for about $20k), and they became a talking point for the whole family for the next hour or so of our trip. My original plan, after coming back from our trip, was to get something like the Moab, but decision making on a big purchase like this is something I tend to waffle on for some time. Eric was helpful all along the way, and never pushy in trying to get me onto the highest end models or quickly make a decision. He takes a lot of pride in all of his speakers, which, now having had the chance to listen to several models, I can understand why. Eventually, my family talked me into "going big", so I took the plunge on the Ulfberht 15. If these are in your price range, and if they can fit in your listening space, these are easy to recommend. Every speaker I've heard from Tekton Design has sounded wonderful; however, theses are among the cream of the crop. Excellent bass response, stunningly clear midrange, and beautiful highs. As a speaker, it's the complete package. Compared to everything else I've herd up to this point, they outclass them all (including those $20k speakers). I listen to a wide variety of music, and these handle everything that's thrown at them with ease. Watching TV? Clean, clear dialog, along with whatever music and sound is going along with it. Movies? Outside of the benefits of extra channels, these things are better than anything I've heard in movie theaters, top to bottom. And their bass response for explosions, rockets, and the like? Fantastic. You might still want to get extra subs if you want even more low-end presence, but by themselves, they'll still put many a sub to shame. (FYI, Eric makes some sub models that aren't on the site, such as what I ultimately got. You can reach out to him directly to get his recommendations, including custom options.)
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This will be a long-winded review – have a seat.
I want to start by saying if you are reading this, you are in the right place.
What you seek you will find – something much different than what you have seen.
No Chinese made vinyl covered crap with sharp corners that looks like an Ikea bookshelf.
No ill-cross overed harshness or hype.
Now my story – I have been building up my system over the last few years after a hiatus from audiophile world. I grew up in the 80s and , mostly due to funds, was an old skool Cerwin Vega 12 owner – the big heavy black speakers with the telltale red woofer rings, and driven by a Onkyo MOSFET amp and separate preamp. Used to do a lot of my own wiring back in the days – even to guitar amps and got shocked pretty bad.
I have played in amateur bands since I was 15yo ( played Judas Priest covers at the high school prom) , been in a published punk band and have played lead guitar, bass , drums and even sang a little. So, I am no stranger to music and how it sounds live.
Wanting that live sound and something made in the USA I was of course directed towards Klipsch and eventually bought a beautiful pair of walnut Heresy IVs. I paired these with a Rotel RB 1552 MK11 amp , a SCHITT Kara F preamp ( the one ASR gave a thumbs up on ) and a SCHITT Bifros2 2/64 being fed by a Cambridge dedicated cd transport ( no onboard dac). Of course, I also supplied a couple of thousand of dollars in cabling from Audioquest, Nordost and DH Labs .
Everything sounded pretty cool, but there were some things about the sound I didn’t like. Cymbals, in particular, could have a harsh sound – kind of like the cheap-ass cymbals they give away in one of those Pearl starter kits lol. Anyways, suspecting distortion was to play, I first replaced my Rotel amp with a McIntosh MC 152 amp – a huge improvement all around, but there was still harshness that I suspected was from having those large horns in a 12×10 room even with sound treatment on all walls.
I started the long journey of looking at speakers again. I thought a tower would be nice as I liked the airy feeling of the B&W 602s I have downstairs in the home theater as mains. I listen to death metal primarily ( fav band is Cannibal Corpse), so I didn’t want to give up the bass from the 12” woofer on the Heresy’s – which left me looking at 8 inch woofers being about the max on towers. I looked at a lot – maybe 100 and didn’t like they all seemed to be made with vinyl – not even veneer like my Heresy’s. Also, the towers that fit my bill of an 8 inch or larger woofer, no horns and a decent sensitivity ( Heresy are 99db and a lot of towers I saw were like only 86db) and not a huge watt rating. I can’t be pumping 50w into a giant tower in this space which is what a lot of the 400w rated towers would need to get the bass moving. The closest I found was Martin Logan F200 at about 6k a pair shipped. But even at that price, they were vinyl covered Chinese made cookie cutter junk. Not what I really wanted after having the nice walnut speakers. Yeah, looks aren’t the most important by far, but they do matter since I have eyeballs along with earballs.
I am also wanting to use USA made parts as much as possible, so I started searching for USA made speakers – and other than Klipsch there was Wilson audio and Tekton that were suggested as high-end speakers made in the USA. Wilson audio is waaaaay overpriced so I looked at Tekton and was pleasantly surprised at what I found.
Not only did they have a mid tower that met my space and power needs, they let you choose custom options like the color, wiring and tweeters, etc. You ain’t getting that at Crotchfield….
Now bring in Eric. Its been since the 80’s when I used to shop at BSR in Burbank that I had a tech actually talk to me about my setup and tune a speaker to my needs. Eric talked to me about my system ( he looked up the specs for all my equipment even), my room, what I don’t like about the Heresy’s and what I do like. I even threw a couple curveballs halfway through the bill when I decided to upgrade to the SE and add the BE tweeter – and he took that in stride and without complaint.
In the end, he designed a bespoke speaker that is better than anything I could have bought off the shelf and fit my system perfectly.
Fast forward to receiving them ( about 5 weeks including my changes). They are way nicer in person…. The paint is like real furniture paint like the “good ol days”. There are NO SEAMS. Let me be clear – compared to my B&W downstairs these look a league above. The B&W could give you a paper cut from the sharp corners lol – all of the corners on this cabinet are ROUNDED. Its details like this that just speak class. These are like a piece of furniture – finally I am proud to replace the walnut speakers with these. They look that good.
Now the sound.. Eric called me the day before delivery AND they day of to talk to me about how to position them ( a little past my ears in the triangle of love) and after one day only of breaking them in for a few hours I am blown away. Now don’t get me wrong, the Heresy’s are bitchin’ speakers and fun – but these are way more precise. ALL OF THE HARSHNESS is gone – soundstage is WAY TALLER ( likely due to it being a 4’ tower) and spacious. The BE tweeter lets me hear the stick clanking on the bell like a real cymbal and that wonderful Zildjian hiss I love is there when available. I am pulling out albums I haven’t played for years just to hear them on these speakers. Its that much of a difference. Bass guitar lines – the 4 way speakers with the added mid bass really let you hear that nice twang of a live bass where the player is close to overloading their woofer its going in and out so far. If I hadn’t played bass myself live I might not have known this was missing, but it was until now. I thought maybe the mics couldn’t pick it up , but apparently its just my speakers couldn’t resolve it. Amazing. Vocals are super clear – I could hear breaths in between lines on a few albums that I have listed to 100’s of times and never heard before. And the Heresy’s are known for being detailed and sensitive. Not compared to the Electron SE’s they aren’t!
I couldn’t be happier with the product or the service. Top notch class act.
If you read this far, then you have a passion for music like I do and want something new, different and heck , just better than what you have seen for thousands more at retailers. You cannot buy a better speaker at twice the price, trust me. I would say these speakers would retail at over 10k . I am a consultant and know most retail is marked up more than double the wholesale price. These are priced at a more wholesale price due to getting them direct from the maker with no additional markup / overhead.
Tekton has a customer for life. 😊
Eric tuned the Epic 15s to perfection, I thought wow that’s a small port for a 15 but then I turned off my PSA EV1813M subs and the bass was even better. The Epic 15s charge a room with authority, they have nuanced bass and with modern music you’ll feel waves that you can’t hear. Supreme cohesiveness across the spectrum, they transition from the woofer to the array much much better than I had imagined. I have an SPL meter that stays on in my 2 channel room about 7 feet away to keep things in check, I found myself listening at 90-95 dB many times. The Epic 15s are so clean they just don’t ‘sound’ nearly that loud the distortion is so low and there’s no tell-tale audible ‘signs’ telling you to back off. I have hundreds of hours with a few Tekton speakers (Moab / Double Impact / Enzo XL / 21 Club subs) and the only one that digs as low as the Epic 15 is Moab. If your better half says Moabs are too big go with these they deliver most of what the Moabs do in my opinion, for less than half the outlay! On my McIntosh C49 preamp on Buckeye MCx500 monos (26db input sens) they are at 83 dB average with the C49 volume at just 35. At 45 on the C49 they are above 90 dB but still sound gorgeous! They are tuned so well that even down around 70-74 dB they are of so satisfying in all areas. They get my highest recommendation, all the Tekton speakers are fantastic values but still I can’t believe you can get this much speaker for the asking price. I’m a picky guy and I can’t fault the Epic 15s. On day three it hit me, these are essentially half of the Ulf 15, for 1/5th the cost. In my PITA 12x22x8 room (open hall at one corner on opposite end with another open hall on the opposite long wall) the Epic 15s are the first speaker besides the Moabs that easily fill the room with balanced sound like it’s a sealed room or a great pair of headphones. I can also sit close, like 6 or 7 feet from the speakers instead of my usual 8-10 feet. Not saying they are near-field monitors but the sound never offends you just hear more texture etc at high SPLs, no cringe like you get with most speakers. The Epic 15 go noticeably lower in frequency than the JBL 4365 and you cannot sit nearly so close to those they’ll have a little sting beginning within 5 feet above 88 dB. So far I’d say the Epic 15s have about the same soundstage presentation as the 4365 which is a HUGE achievement. I might get a black pair of Epic 15 for the movie room to go with my Enzo XL center channel. I was up till 3 AM two nights in a row going thru all my music like a teenager. My friend came by and was unaware I had them (Double Impact owner) he thought they were Lores with the grills on until I turned them up and he froze. That’s how ‘small’ they look in the room. I removed the grills and he couldn’t believe they had a 15 and the same dome-array as the Moabs. He kept checking the PSA subs with his hand to see if they were on. Bravo Tekton Design.
I have owned this sub for a few years now. I didn’t always use it much in the first couple of years. My room was too small and I couldn’t place the sub in the right spots. I widened the room over a year ago and put a new floor in it. I have found a great setup and hooked up the sub. I think this is a fantastic sub. I believe large woofers are needed for great bass. 18″ minimum has been my belief. This sub has great depth and realism. It sounds effortless. I use it more for music then cinema. Better than any 10″ or 12″ sub in my opinion. Very versatile. My favorite sub. Do not hesitate to purchase this sub. It has a very large footprint but if you have the space buy it you won’t regret it.
I was retired in 2021 during Pandemic. I lived in small 2 bedroom house (1,100 sq ft)in Los Angeles. So I want speakers that like bookshelf but sound of full range one. I did researched and found Tekton Design that own by Eric Alexander locate in Utah U.S.A.
His idea was tricked me due to his background of musician. He referred to weight of sound’s source. I agree with his theory but I never heard what it sounds like, only read the review and Youtube sound did not do the judge.
I asked my wife to get a pair of Pendragon Monitor. She had to approve spending which I told her this will be my last pair of speakers. I owned pair of B&W VM2 and parallel with B&O redline to get 4 ohm but they won’t satisfy me.
Then I did ordered special clear coat and try to get wooden cabinet and color would be golden oak. Eric reply that he will check with his cabinet’s guys for that. I placed order on 08/14/25 which upgrade package and I got them on 02/06/26 at 1:15 pm. It did took longer than I expect but good things will come when mature.
I did unpacked per instruction and it was easy. PM were very good packing for shipping. They came in 2 big boxes because it surround by thick foam for all sides.
Due to my limit space I put speaker on top shelf which my LP player sit. So I got foam knee pad from Harbor freight to absorb vibration with spike feet and it work very well. I also got so many inputs. PRO-ject T2 LP player, Sony CD player, Sharp MD player, Nakamichi Cassette player, JVC VCD player, Bluetooth player and USB/Computer player. Digital out go to PS audio Ultralink then go in to Mcintosh C26. C26 output go to Schiit Lokius then Schiit Ragnarok.
I try to break-in as fast as I can, I did left music to played for many hours. Finally set of Pendragon monitor sound sweet. My old 2 pair won’t sound as real as PM. My old pair of B&W speakers got no vent port which I got used to sound of tight bass and turn out PM got no vent either. That made me love them more.
For me, different between vent and no vent are how the bass sounds. I called them tight or loose. I never like those Bass Boosted Box because it’s not natural even it’s punchy.
Bottom line: I got pairs of speakers that I hope for and sound suit me better than big name brand and in this price range that I can afford. Eric was very good in communication. He’s quick to respond every text I sent to him. PM also equipped with stand mount since they call monitor speakers. That a plus for me. It was worth for waiting even in my case it took longer than supposed too.
I did took some of pictures that show where my speakers set up with my 85” TV and color’s texture that made them look like part of my furnitures.
One last thing. Now I’m a proud owner of speaker that made in U.S.A.
Thanks Eric Alexander.
P.S. still waiting for front covers.
Andy P.
03/15/2026
I got my Encore Monitors in Nov 2025. Upgraded from the Lore Reference (which are excellent). The Encore Monitors are superb. The midrange is amazingly open, clean and detailed. Vocals especially are eerily lifelike. Treble has sparkle and air and never sounds analytical. Bass is deep, tuneful, impactful. Dynamics are excellent. The speakers disappear and surround the listener in a cocoon of sound. How 17 drivers in each cabinet integrate this well is remarkable. They are a great value. Very highly recommended.