It's just called Jolida Fusion Preamp. It's fully tubed no DAC. http://www.jolida.com/product/fusion-preamplifier. Used ones usually go under a grand.
I have maybe 12 hours on them so far.
Mojo Warrior, Did you buy the Mogami Cables, and if so do you like them?
Well they came in finally! They are a bigger speaker in person that's for sure! I got the Enzo XL's with all the upgrades, and I have them cooking right now. So far pretty impressed, but I really need to let them mature....they are a little less clear (only way I know how to put it) than my B&W 804 s series. Also need to work with placement for sure! These are much bigger than the b&w's and I am not sure if I should put closer to the side walls or not. I only have about 1.5 left in my small 10.5 wide room. I have them plenty far away from back wall. I will play with them and work on toe in etc......once I get off work.
I just have to say GREAT packing job on these though. And my wife loves them! Once I figure out how to post a picture I will add one on. Oh and still waiting for the Grills as that is normal and I expected that.
Hi guys,
I am now very close to pulling the trigger on the DIs. I ended up picking up the Arcam SR250 (2-channel) receiver and have to say I am not disappointed. As far as pure driving power, it's not crazy impressive (rated at 90W per channel at 8 ohms) but overall I think it's a pretty impressive package. The Dirac room correction worked pretty well with my GoldenEar soundbar. I had to modify the sub output level to my liking but other than that, I would say it is much much better than the room correction software that came with my Pioneer Elite. The last piece of the puzzle is to find a home for my existing soundbar and sub. Hopefully, the Arcam has enough juice to drive those large speakers properly. what do you guys think as far as the minimum distance between the back wall and the back of the speakers? I am not talking about ideal situation (probably 4-5 feet away), the absolute minimum that I can get away with. I have to place it as close to the back wall as it is possible.
I will keep you guys posted and definitely post more photos once the real deal is in.
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Did any one notice that there is a new website.I was looking to buy double impact speakers.My amp is going to be rogue cronus magnum ii integrated amplifier.The website has double impact speaker with 8 ohm to used with tube amp.Which speaker should i buy.
What is the difference between the Enzo XL and Pendragon?
They look very similar.
HiFiJeff
I think the difference is size, Enzo Xl's are a bit smaller, and they are front ported. They use the same drivers as far as I can tell, and for the upgrades they use the same upgrades as the pendragon.
Depending on which Tekton website you go to, one lists the Enzo XL drivers as dual 8" the other says dual 10". You have to be careful when ordering as well on one of the websites. I clicked on buy for the Enzo's in red with grills, and in the cart they show up white! I told Eric about this and I think he did correct it on one website but not the other. It's very very confusing to have both websites up and also wrong at the same time. Best bet is to call Eric or his new assistant Karma.
Here is the "old"? Website http://www.tektondesign.com/enzoxl.html
Here is the "new"? Website http://tektond.weebly.com/
Very strange and confusing!
Crammit,
In my room the DI's totally disappear and their physical size becomes meaningless. They portray small intimate performances to large scale orchestras with equal aplomb. I listen to a lot of acoustic recordings that are intimate......Jen Chapins vocals with an upright bass for instance.....and the performers seem to emanate from between the speakers and the speakers themselves disappear. With large ensembles the soundstage envelops the room from left to right, and sometimes from behind, with no hint as to where the speakers are positioned. It took a good amount of room treatment and time positioning the speakers to achieve this but I'm constantly amazed how speakers so large can sonically disappear so completely. I think their large size might contribute to their ability to disappear and Eric's crossover magic also comes into play as their sound is seamless from top to bottom. Btw mine are not in a big room, 13.5x17.5. I have speakers 6.5' apart with my listening chair 7.5' from the speakers.
HiFi Jeff
The Pendragons have 1 10" at top, 3 tweeters then one 10 at middle/bottom. The Enzo xl's Have 3 tweeters at the top then two 10" then the two ports. I don't think they look the same really
I wanted to chime in after living with my Pendragon's for over a month now. All I have to say is that after many, many years and many many audio systems, I think I have finally ended my journey...
I guess I should have used different wording. They don't visually look the same because of the driver arrangement and port location but they use the exact same drivers and the same amount of drivers so I would figure the sound and performance would be VERY similar. That's kind of why I ask, what major difference can there be, sonics wise, when it comes to the two? It can't be much.