Although hr felt the enzo xl had a lowq bass alignment, the apparent peak in the midbass, which is primarily due to the nearfield measurement technique, does suggest that the q is a little higher than he conjectured. The base models will be sold through tekton direct and the upgraded versions through dealers. Each pendragon uses a pair of 10inch papercone woofers and a trio of proprietary tweeters. The s3601 surprised me in ways that my previous subwoofers had not. The only nit pick is that it is lackinglimited in covering say below 35 hz or so. The pendragon is a physically imposing loudspeaker, measuring 54 inches tall by 12 inches wide and 16 inches deep, weight is. We are a mixedcompetitive team with members of all ages and all levels of experience. This is in full size cabinet with the drivers centered and the tweeter array oriented vertically. The enxzo xls specified sensitivity is an extraordinary 96. Crossover chrome os discussion about crossover chrome os and android. On the bench like all tube power amplifiers, the m125 needs to have its output. Visit the pendragons on facebook or instagram welcome to the pendragons dragon boat racing team. Tekton pendragon floorstanding loudspeakers powersound audio s3601 dual18inch subwoofer driven from the preamp outputs of the mcintosh ma8900 and used only with the thiel 1.
Im thinking that will change as his business continues to grow then it. I have the original cmt 340s front stage with original 170s as surrounds. We are excited to announce the new seas based pendragon. Machale the soldiers of halla is the tenth and final book in the pendragon adventure series by d. Read only forum from codeweavers staff to post common solutions to known issues. Note that at the 150hz end of the range, the highpass filter is effectively bypassed. The pendragon is a physically imposing loudspeaker, measuring 54 inches tall by 12 inches wide and 16 inches deep, weight is in the vicinity of 80plus pounds in satin black. Tekton pendragon monitors, klipsch sub12, sherbourn 51500, emotiva 1, oppo bdp93, fire tv. Aug 07, 2012 we are excited to announce the new seas based pendragon.
Kowtow is a music studio album recording by pendragon neoprogprogressive rock released in 1988 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. We can only guess that they probably measure no flatter than the dt, but possibly worse. Cinema subwoofer i recently had the opportunity to work on a home theater system with a pair of tekton 18. The speakers are sold internetdirect with a transferrable 5year warranty. Bobby pendragon has visited the alternate shelve the never war. Tekton lore floorstanders super best audio friends. Tekton speakers unconventional designs originally posted by sonicboom. Having now garnered a literal cult following, the mighty tekton pendragon rules and imitates no one. Tekton speakers unconventional designs ascend acoustics. Support status pendragon forms universal will be supported with standard support through august 31, 2016.
The pendragon has now been updated and improved, incorporating key technology from our industrychanging us patent 9247339. Catch up with the cutest couples in the pendragon series as they confess their love for each other. Tekton s new double impact speaker features a patented design that uses 11 drivers in a fourway configuration. Please be aware that shipping and response times may be slower than usual. The complex sum of the woofer and port responses, which takes into account acoustic phase, is shown as the black trace below 300hz in fig. Diy tekton pendragon clone techtalk speaker building. They brought kowtow out in 1988 it was their second album and not really a fans favourite i liked it thought it was a classic still do i have both the original and the new version fly high fall far and the jewel had come before but kowtow and. But now a concert to surpass score, concerto maximo by pendragon. Join our exclusive audioholics ebook membership program. After this time, all support requests will require the purchase of a support ticket. Anybody out there heard these i have dedicated audio room 14. Birds of fire is a difficult record for any hifi to decode. Dec 28, 2012 the tekton has never been measured by 3rd parties.
Since the manufacturer doesnt give any information about crossover. Parents need to know that the 10volume pendragon series tells the story of bobby pendragon, a spacetime traveler who learns to use his special gifts to protect the inhabitants of halla the fantastical world where he lives from the diabolical villain saint dane. In pendragon s case, it was 1978 and stroud in gloucestershire. The pendragon and standard lore models are 98dbwatt efficient so even low powered amps will play them at very loud levels. I found a 300 watt bash plate amp with a fourth order crossover that can be set as low as 40hz so thats what fills in the last two octaves for the hornets. The soldiers of halla begins with the eleven travelers, meeting in a crumbling wasteland of a city. Alternate or customized versions are available on request, including the 8inch seas pendragons, and more recently the 14inch. Tekton pendragon towers, tekton pendragon monitors lcr tekton pendragon monitors lr surrounds, emotiva erm6. But the enzo xls, driven by a roksan k2 b2 integrated amplifier, presented thousand island park in such a relaxed and edifying fashion that i wondered why i hadnt gotten this music before. I think part of the problem is that this brand kind of spread like wildfire. Tekton design pendragon center that matches pendragon left and right.
Knowing the standard pendragon can be a bit on the large size for some rooms it was intuitive to insure everyone have the option of owning a pendragon. Perhaps tekton design seas pendragon undertheradar. While these pendragons are somewhat of an anomaly in my room, my experience with tekton design and its founder, eric alexander, is not. Tekton does make larger models for higher output in large rooms including their standard lore and pendragon models that boast widerange, excellent dynamic capability, and high output. I tried a hsu sub with a 12 driver and a similar plate amp that allowed crossing as low at 30hz but the trade offs didnt make the cost of the hsu worth it imo. On the other side of the spectrum is tekton, but they appear to be carving out a reputation and building an online following, especially thanks to the pendragon. Despite the fact that nick barrett formed pendragon all the way back in 1978 long before the neoprog scene took off in the 80s, the band has sort of played second best behind the more successful bands like marillion, iq and arena but nevertheless this band was not only one of the pioneers alongside others like pallas, solstice and twelfth night but amazingly has only. Anyone who wants to feel the music, which is exactly what makes the tekton mlore towers so much better than any. The pendragon books have more than three million copies in print, and this ebook collection of the final five volumes includes the rivers of zadaa, the quillan games. Crossover frequency the sub lowpass can be set anywhere from 40 to 150hz all at a slope of approximately 24dboctave.
Support status pendragon forms industrial will be supported with standard support through august 31, 2016. Several, actually and as expected looking at the size of them they can and do play extremely loud extremely effortlessly with any genre of music. Machales 10volume pendragon series, middleschooler bobby pendragon discovers he is a traveler, meaning he has special powers that allow him to travel from one planet, or \territory,\ to another within halla all the territories combined. Our main goal is to always strive to progress in our level of competitiveness. It seemed to have unlimited deep bass extension in my room, and that was before i boosted the bass by 4db at 15hz with my parametric equalizer. Hear for yourself how an amazing system is now even better. With crossover games, you can run many popular windows games on your intel os x mac or linux pc. We are proud to offer a venue for those who wish to hone their dragon boat skills, and for those who wish to pursue a challenging. Ordered some tekton designs minilores new emotiva forums v. After chatting with eric alexander, tekton s designer, i was offered the choice of ordering with an 8ohm version of the drivers with an entirely different crossover, that is, the greyish ones that ship with the very popular lore model. Apr 12, 2018 with both my tekton pendragon speakers and my thiel 1.
This speaker looks like a prime candidate for a diy clone. Browsing over various speaker offerings, diy and commercial, i stumbled upon the tekton pendragons. The room was 4500 ft3 and easily achieved reference sound pressure levels without significant distortion. Michael zisserson these things should come with a warning label. Tekton pendragon monitors, klipsch sub12, sherbourn 51500, emotiva 1, oppo bdp93, fire tv basement. After all, the fairly complicated crossover is 20 years old. Fleetwood mac, linda ronstadt, diana krall, dave matthews band. On the other side of the spectrum is tekton, but they are carving out a reputation with.
These seas pendragon loudspeakers, and the tekton design crew that makes them, are downonyourbelly under the radar, but not for long. They brought kowtow out in 1988 it was their second album and not really a fans favourite i liked it thought it was a classic still do i have both the original and the new version fly high fall far and the jewel had come before but kowtow and were great releases. Ive had these speakers for 8 years now i guess give or take a year. On the bench like all tube power amplifiers, the m125 needs to have its output tube bias set initially, and again at least semiannually. As it turns out, i have owned a pair of tekton speakers for a number of years. Grill will ship in a separate box, and speaker will ship in original box. Four out of five times ive played this album, the compositions have seemed annoying and pretentious. Pendragon have an unique sound very english i think this is also true of iq twelfth night and marillion but more so with pendragon.
Currently have marantz reference cdintergrated paired to magnepan 1. The speakers to which i refer are tekton designs seas pendragons, which were designed and constructed here in the usa in orem, utah. It concludes the battle between the travelers and saint dane. The pendragon is one on my list and is at its price point comparable with the sierra 1 towers.
Five years ago i was revisiting my youth, as you tend to do when you get older, to. Like harry potter, bobby age 14 in book 1, the merchant of death grows up as the series progresses. We are working with eric alexander from tekton to have upgraded versions of their wonderful speakers here to audition. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Pendragon forms universal will be supported with standard support through august 31, 2016. Speakers i have owned a pair of tekton design lores for over a month now. Pendragon are one of the neoprogressive bands along with iq, marillion, pallas, solstice and twelfth night who started in the late 1970s in mediumsized british towns and cities. I was a hippy for a few years back in the early seventies, went straight and turned away from yes and king crimson to classical music i did a unit of baroque music at university and jazz.
I could hear the crossover between the bass, mids and highs. Ordered some tekton designs minilores the emotiva lounge. Digging in to the tekton pendragon parttime audiophile. After chatting with eric alexander, tektons designer, i was offered the choice of ordering with an 8ohm version of the drivers with an entirely different crossover, that is, the greyish ones that ship with the very popular lore model. With both my tekton pendragon speakers and my thiel 1. The biggest piece of junk to ever reside in my system was the tekton pendragon speakers.
Tekton design pendragon floor speakers fullrange audiogon. The pendragon is a physically imposing loudspeaker, measuring 54. Tekton pendragon vs goldenear triton 2 audioholics home. Having such a deepsounding underpinning makes almost all music sound significantly more real. Tekton speakers unconventional designs originally posted by dark ranger if i may make an observation about the delays and shipping times. Crossover comes with an easy to use, single click interface, which. Come in to read stories and fanfics that span multiple fandoms in the pendragon universe. Audio archon is an authorized dealer for tekton designs in the chicago area. Since i dont have a vinyl collection the phono inputs were not tested. Tektons new double impact speaker features a patented design that uses 11 drivers in a fourway configuration. Everquest, originally launched in 1999, was the pioneer of the mmorpg genre by attracting mass appeal to the game format and setting the standard of the subscription model for persistent worlds.
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