Epic 15
Original price was: $2600. $2199Current price is: $2199.
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Description
Tekton Design stands alone as the only loudspeaker manufacturer crafting luxury-grade fidelity priced in the value category of hi-fi.
The Tekton Design Epic 15 prioritizes performance without compromise. We believe stunning fidelity doesn’t have to come from a loudspeaker in the luxury category (Sonus Faber, Magico, Wilson, Focal, etc.) with a museum-worthy price tag. How can we say this? How have we produced a loudspeaker that rivals the performance of luxury models priced at $85K per pair? We do it through our patented intellectual property.
“The fact is, I have lost track of the phone calls and emails from audiophile clients informing me of Double Impacts, Moabs, Encores, and Ulfberhts outperforming virtually every loudspeaker priced from $10K-$100K per pair.” – Eric Alexander, inventor and audio designer
“Every audiophile should expect perfect midrange. Tekton Design is the only company producing perfect midrange. I’ve been inventing and designing loudspeakers for over 30 years and have only heard the words ‘perfect midrange’ roll off the tongue of discerning audiophiles in relation to our patented tweeter arrays.” – Eric Alexander, inventor and audio designer
Furthermore, we listen to our clients’ suggestions. After 5 years of production with direct client input and feedback, we went to work on taking the Perfect SET 15 to an entirely upgraded sound and level of performance. The Tekton Design Epic 15 elevates the Perfect SET concept to a whole new level. Our patented mid-range tweeter array will deliver unparalleled sonic performance – smooth, lifelike, and breathtakingly detailed; i.e., perfect midrange. The bass is big and bold, yet refined. Crutchfield has 355 loudspeakers to pick from, and they have nothing close to the Epic 15’s performance at anywhere near its price tag – nothing! Audio Advisor and Amazon face an identical challenge. This is an audiophile-grade loudspeaker system that delivers exceptional audio fidelity with refined, well-balanced, powerful sound at a price anyone can afford. Our patented midrange technology is spot-on perfect, delivered through our patented tweeter array with a total moving mass of 1.8 grams. This patented array contributes to the overall frequency response starting at 190 Hz, and the crossover frequency is 320Hz. Nothing on earth is built like this, and it sounds unlike anything else! Imagine an electrostatic panel speaker system with 90% lower mass that can hit high SPLs – that’s what we do.
Made under U.S. Patent 9247339
Proprietary Tweeter Array: Experience “perfect midrange” with our patented, low-mass, polygon-oriented tweeter array. This unique design delivers the focused sound of a horn without the associated distortion, resulting in exceptional clarity and detail.
Proprietary controlled directivity: Acoustically superior proprietary polygon-oriented radiator high-frequency array. This array disperses a precisely focused acoustical power pattern like that of a horn or waveguide without the audible ringing influence of horn flare walls constraining the soundwave for acoustically superior mid-range high-frequency performance.
15″ 8 Ohm Ulfberht woofer: Manufactured for Tekton Design by Eminence USA.
Specifications:
- 95dB 2.83V@1m sensitivity
- Universally compatible 8 Ohm impedance – tube amplifiers will love being mated to this loudspeaker!
- Linear 26Hz-30kHz frequency response
- Minimum Recommended Amplifier Power: 30 Watts (will perform well with lower wattage amps as well)
- Billet copper Cardas inputs
- Quality sourced crossover parts and wiring – no junk inside
- 300 Watts maximum power handling
- Dimensions: Height 41 ½” (105.41 cm) x Width 16 3/8″ (40.64 cm) x Depth 17″ (35.56 cm)
- Weight: a heavily braced and robust 87 pounds for superior fidelity
Designed and hand-crafted in the U.S.A.
4 reviews for Epic 15
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Greg –
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.
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.)
Roger Nichols (verified owner) –
These are fine, fine, FINE speakers! They have replaced a pair of Lore Reference speakers which are exceptional all on their own. The sound of the Epics is deeper, fuller and even more precise. I am absolutely thrilled and enthralled by these speakers and heartily recommend them. One note – Eric wasn’t kidding when he said that these weigh 87 pounds apiece. You might want to have a friend there to help get these speakers in the house and in place.
Thanks, Eric!!
Denny Lach –
What does music reproduction in the home mean to you? What does being an audiophile mean to you? What aspects of music reproduction in the home send shivers down your spine or emotionally stimulate you? I could go on. Ask these questions of a dozen music lovers, and you may get a dozen different answers. Ask these same questions over, say 10 year intervals to the same people, and you may be surprised how their in-home appreciation of music reproduction evolves and changes through the years. My preferences certainly have. I’m an older guy.
My audiophile journey began when I was an impecunious college student back in the early 1970’s. It blossomed during a summer internship at a large engineering firm. Getting to know and being mentored by several veteran engineers AND being introduced to their home hi-fi systems was a revelation to me of what’s possible for music reproduction in the home. Vacuum tube electronics of pea-size wattage and large Electro-Voice and Altec speakers with BIG woofers. Oh, the dynamic swings, the in-room bass response and that spine tingling, live music effect! Maybe not exactly like being in Severance Hall listening to live Cleveland Orchestra concerts OR at my Aunt Mary’s favorite live Jazz supper-clubs which she loved dragging me to. But, early on I nurtured a good grounding of what live, unamplified, music really sounds like. That’s the sound I wanted to reproduce in my home… when finally I had some funds. It was/is a journey.
So, fast forward to June, 2024 and Eric Alexander’s YouTube video about “The Audiophile Bass Paradox.” I encourage you to watch it. Imagine the temerity of a speaker designer bemoaning the evolving, relative collapse of large, tuneful, textured bass response in home hi-fi speakers! And his introductory comments about how the new Tekton Epic-15 speakers address these shortcomings. His impassioned remarks struck a chord with me. BTW, what is life if we can’t be impassioned about something, anything?
A few email exchanges with Eric and crew, a few days later and the Epic-15’s were gracing my listening room. They’re magnificent. Large? Yes (size matters?!). Tuneful, textured and dynamic? Yes. Approaching that never attained, but always seeking, live music experience? Oh yes! You can hear and often feel the bowing and plucking of string instruments and their natural resonances. This is an important feature of live music that’s often lost with many contemporary speakers. Ditto with drum and tympany thwacks and hall ambience and canon shots. Brass instruments reveal natural, but not overly done bite. Female vocals are reproduced with haunting naturalness. The horizontal and vertical soundstages are large and deep with instruments identifiable in space. My Epic-15’s love tube and solid-state electronics, both modern and vintage. Well-recorded music, for example from Telarc, especially Telarc Jazz recordings, as well as Professor Keith Johnson’s Reference Recordings sound almost scarily real during late night listening sessions. You can play the Epic-15’s at low volumes and not miss anything. Oh yes, I was able to re-purpose the subwoofer to other duties.
At this time and place in my audio journey, the Tekton Epic-15’s are the perfect speakers for me. Happy listening and enjoy your journey… Denny