Tekton M-Lore home theater speakers

The Tekton M-Lore home theater speakers are 34 inch high tower with an 8-inch natural fiber woofer and a European-designed 1-inch silk dome tweeter. Eric Alexander creator of the Tekton M-Lore is also known for designing Aperion's original models and work with Sound Tube Entertainment. (Image credit: Tekton Design)

Eric sought to bridge the current gap between pro and home audio devices as he believes that most home HIFI loudspeakers just do not fit the bill in the department of realistic dynamics and transient attack, while pro audio is just not refined enough for the home HIFI market. The result drawn from experience and knowing the marketplace is a unique speaker which is gaining a lot of positive feedback and response.

The Tekton M-Lore home theater speakers can be ordered with just about any finish one could want to cover the thick MDF construction. Cherry veneers and cloth grilles can be ordered as extras. Speaker connectors are solid metal and gold plated instead of the usual plastic connectors that more expensive competitors come with.

According to Mike Zisserson -

The woofer is not countersunk to align phase of the extremely simple crossover in which the woofer runs full range and the tweeter has minimal components in its path. Eric informed me he sources the woofers from Eminence to his specification and tweeters from Vifa/Tymphany. The tweeter sits below the woofer which is rather rare, however it appears it was a simple design decision to attain proper summation of the drivers and good polar response. With Tekton, Alexander is doing exactly what he wants, making terrific affordable speakers in the U.S.. He has a number of patents in speaker design. The M-Lore, like all Tekton speakers is assembled, painted, and tested by Alexander in his factory in Utah.

Andrew Robinson says on the Tekton M-Lore home theater speakers specs that it -

has a reported frequency response of 38Hz to 20kHz with an efficiency of 95dB into a stable eight-Ohm load. To put it another way, the M-Lore is one easy-to-drive, super efficient loudspeaker that is well suited for virtually any system regardless of power or budget. Speaking of power, Tekton recommends anywhere between 100 and 250 Watts of total power in order to power the M-Lore "properly." Truthfully, you don't need anywhere near that much unless of course you're trying to recreate concert-like volume levels, in which case you'll want that much power on tap. However, due to their size and construction, Tekton recommends that the M-Lore loudspeakers be used in small to medium sized rooms. For larger rooms you'll probably want to step up to the Model Lore or perhaps Tekton's new flagship, the Pendragon.

While there are a lot of positives for the Tekton M-Lore home theater speakers the speakers height may not make it the ideal listening height. Chances are you may want to invest in a platform to raise the M-Lores up a bit so that the center of their eight-inch driver rests at approximately ear level. Also if small children or pets are around in the house then care will need to be taken so as not to damage the speakers drivers.

In terms of competition there really isn't any for the $650 price that the Tekton M-Lore is being offered at. The Zu Audio's OMEN loudspeaker and the Aperion Audio Intimus 4T Tower Speaker are priced similarly but do not compare to the Tekton M-Lore home theater speakers in terms of performance and sound for a floor standing, sub-$1,000 a pair loudspeaker.

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