Hey guys, Please do utilize the chapters function as you wish to skip to the parts you want and don't forget to click the "like" button; it does help me tons without costing you anything. Thanks ! Head to squarespace.com/jaysiyagi to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code jaysiyagi Tekton Pendragon 2 ohm: tektondesign.com/product/full-range-speakers/full-towers/pendragon-2-ohm/#color *My Daily Components (All Tested And Proved To Work in Blind Tests)* Fancy speaker stands I use: shop-links.co/choe8oQHC9w Speaker stands I use (budget): amzn.to/3ssRhI3 Desktop Speaker Stands I Use: shop-links.co/chofc1R7mpT acoustic panels I use: ua-acoustics.com/ acoustic curtain: amzn.to/31d1zAM my fav hifi tweaks: (Isoacoustics devices) amzn.to/3j5FGvM Speaker Isolation Feet I Use: shop-links.co/choffy3csSK Turntable Isolation I Use: shop-links.co/chofgeNORJP Component Isolation I Use: shop-links.co/chofhTC3wc7 0:00 Intro 1:11 Why 2 OHM Tektons? 3:12 First Impressions 3:59 TONE & REALISM 6:30 How to set up Tekton Speakers 8:28 Tekton Speaker BUILD REVIEW 9:41 Why So Many Tweeters on Tekton Speakers? 11:19 Tekton Speaker SOUND REVIEW 14:58 Tekton AMPLIFIER REQUIREMENTS 17:27 TEKTON SPEAKER COMPARISONS

Jay, I’m so proud of you!! I met you on Audio Excellence Canada, and you were always entertaining, but you’ve really upped your game now! It’s has taken a while, but Bravo!! 👏🏻

Top notch review, Jay. I auditioned many speakers before going with a pr. of Tekton Pendragons 2+ yrs or so ago, and have zero upgraditis. They mate well with pretty much all gear. I’ve heard other Tektons, all which sounded excellent. Fantastic company.

Absolutely Awesome video Jay 🤘🏼❤️ I can’t say enough about what Eric is doing at Tekton !! Truly giving mere mortals a chance to enjoy the best of the best. Who offers such amazingly refined and capable speakers in the audiophile world !?! I love the fact we can have our cake and eat it to. Thank you for such a killer review👊🏻

Been watching you for a very long time and I Love your videos... You have reached next level editing and style... Great to see back better than ever after that crazy experience you had happen.

Love your channel! Been watching and catching up with your older videos!

Excellent comprehensive review Jay. Loved it....

Jay, your room is much different having diffusion behind your speakers. You did not have the diffusion when you had the Double Impacts. I wonder if this is causing the difference in the upper frequencies that you are hearing.

Jay, I just watched a 2 year old video of yours comparing Kef R3 vs Buchardt 400. You have come a long way- good job!

Just received my marantz pm7000n and my Pendragons are on order, you have helped so much, thank you

Thank you for another wonderful review. I always enjoy your perspective. I wanted to find out if these Pendragon 2 ohm has the upgrade package for $300? Thanks again!

I just received my Enzo XL with seven tweeter upgrade and upgraded crossover. 8 ohm. I am blown away. Front ported and perfectly sized for my imperfect listening room. Parasound P6 preamp. Parasound A23+ power amp.

Great video!!! Great overall description.

Hi Jay. Very useful and detailed analysis, as usual with your videos. I have a pair of PS Audio BHK300 monoblocks, which I know you are familiar with. The monoblocks can stably drive 2ohm loads delivering 1000 watts. Do you think these speaker will pair well with the BHKs? Do you think it makes sense to go for one of the flagship towers Tekton offers? Thanks ever so much. Agustin

Jay, nice review. However, comparing two high quality speakers means using the same equipment for both. As owner of the Double Impact, driven by the Muzishare D100 805 tube amp, I also found the top of the DIs slightly less quick than I wanted. After speaking with Eric, I swapped out the tweeters, replacing them with Beryllium tweeters. Upon first insertion they sounded too hot, but after break in they blended in perfectly. Originally, I drove them with the Parasound JC2/A21 combo. The Parasounds are excellent, but after there is no comparison to the sound of good tubes, except in the lowest frequencies. I even biamped for a while. The Muzishare closely resembles the Wilsenton, having almost the exact same tube compliment. The Muzishare is really singing after some fairly extensive tube rolling, and on balance I prefer using it alone. To solve the low frequency issue, that is, to listen to pipe organs, I’ve just ordered a pair of Tektons powered 4-10 subwoofers. Last point. To reinforce another comment above, changes in room treatment can make far bigger alterations to the sound than even some exotic gear. It is why speakers are measured in anechoic chambers.

Awesome review! I ordered some Tekton Moabs a couple weeks ago and am looking forward to receiving them sometime in the coming weeks. I'm using JBL Stuudio 580's right now, stacked on top of some cheap Dayton subs. They work very well and it's hard to imagine what this upgrade will be like until I hear it!

Great review! I just looked at the order page on Tekton's website, and it looks like you can choose between 4 or 8 ohm for free, or 2 ohm for an extra $300. I currently have the KLH model 5's, and recently padded the inside with No-rez from GR Research. They are great speakers, but after watching these reviews I am starting to get that itch....

Hi Jay...if they have differencies in mids and highs are because the have different tweeters?? My tweeters are different on double impact speakers...Great review as always!

Great review... On behalf of a number of Canadians... I'd really appreciate if you could perhaps discuss the shipping experience. I am very much leaning towards a set of Tekton based upon your reviews but it's difficult to understand the added expenses/time when ordering to Canada. For instance, I went to order a $50US product from a company in the US and as I was checking out, the shipping fee went from free for domestic shipping to over $100US for shipping alone. Another product was $80US and shipping to Canada was an additional $120US. Of note, these examples were products that were small in size and weight - for example, one was for two 750ml bottles of liquid ceramic polish for my car. While I could have it shipped to a US address, I'd rather not go through the hassle of cross-border shopping if possible.

I really like concentric driver imaging and soundstage from KEF and ELAC. how does Tekton multi driver compare to KEF/ELAC?

Enjoyed your review Jay. What preamp did you use with the Luxman?

Love the color, these remind me of the "amp killers" infinity kappa 9 in size and impedance, would you say these would outperform the legendary infinity kappa 9? If so or not, in what ways?

I am 60. I love hi fi even though my ears aren't very good now on the top end (was in the military for 24 years, played in bands in college, etc.). I really like your reviews and your taste. I have a lot of vintage gear and some new gear too. McIntosh, Schitt, Leak, Yamaha, etc. I am very jealous that you have the opportunity and finances to try so much great gear. Keep up the good work. I realize this is a year old thread. But I have watched hundreds of your videos and had this one pop up because I was watching other Tekton product videos. Best wishes from Mississippi, USA.

Jay, I know you have never done a review of the Moabs but you've done a ton of Tektons, would you happen to know how these would compare to the Moabs? What about a Parasound JC5 for power? Would you say the Apollo is closer to the JC5 than the JC5 being in the same vicinity as the Luxman?

Hi Jay, I have watched this video several times trying to find out which preamp you were using with the Apollo and the Luxman. Couldn’t find a mention. Did you use the same preamp with both, or did you change it out with the Luxman? What was it? Thank you.

Looks like imminence alpha 10" woofers. These are inexpensive, stamped basket small motor "8 ohm" drivers. They have a minimum impedance of ~5.3 ohm. A pair of them in parallel are going to combine to a minimum of ~2.65ohm. Throw in some crossover components, which often pull impedance down further when we start to use them to "shape" the response, and we're down in the ~2.3-2.5 ohm minimum territory here. These drivers have a very high total Q, 0.59, and relatively low Fs for a prosound 10" midbass of 50hz. Normally these would be loaded in a sealed box and likely not used below ~60-80hz due to rising distortion below resonance. The designer chose to go with a huge vented alignment for these which extends a huge shelf of response out on the bottom end below the natural resonance of the driver, made possible by the poor damping characteristics of the driver at those frequencies. Drivers operating an octave below their natural resonance, being aided by box resonance to extend the response, tend to have very high distortion at those frequencies. I would expect a ton of harmonics from all bass energy below 60hz from these, resulting in a lot of perceived "warmth." The saving grace here is that the drivers won't have to be driven hard to make a lot of sound, so they might not sound too bad at "home hifi" listening levels when used outside their intended passband. In a similar fashion, the designer has likely chosen to drive the 4 "outer" tweeters well below their intended passband. The 30mm chambered wavecore tweeters used in this design do have relatively flat response down to around 700hz, but rising distortion below ~1500hz which is to be expected. By using 4 of them there's again some saving grace in sharing the load and never expected to be driven hard in home audio settings. I suspect all 5 of the tweeters are the 4 ohm version of the TW030WA(13). The 4 used for the midrange are probably wired 2S2P, and the bandpass filter rings them up a few dB (circuit resonance) and pulls the impedance down to ~2.3 ohm minimum. This is a common side-effect of bandpass electrical filters. If you tweak the component values to give a desirably flat plateau response we generally wind up injecting some circuit "ringing" that actually pulls up the output level and pulls down the impedance. I wouldn't call this a design choice, more like a consequence of the design choice. Personally, I would just use a pro-sound amp to drive these. Most are 2 ohm stable and would handle these just fine, while also not wasting money trying to make these something they aren't. Knowing what tradeoffs have been made here I don't see anything all that special on the design side. The "2 ohm" result of this configuration of drivers is not some sort of magic, it's just a consequence of these drivers and the crossover design. The most remarkable aspect of this speaker is the fact that there appears to be $1200 worth of drivers being delivered in a $2200 pair of speakers. This is the real magic here. I don't know how they are making any money. Maybe it's a wavecore clone tweeter? Maybe they made some really good purchasing agreements or warehouse buyouts? Maybe they are using really cheese grade crossover components and box construction materials and design? Either way, despite the tradeoffs here these speakers are likely to deliver a lot of value, but personally I would rather see a coax mid+tweeter used in place of these tweeter arrays.

You've become one of my favorite reviewers.

Hello mate thanks a lot for Your work, I have Burson Soloist Gt, it's 1 ohm. Do You think it will be good match for them ? I was mostly Headphone Listener 🎧 but now thinking of selling my Arya Stelth put a bit extra $ and buy set of speakers.

Those look beautiful bro! What amps do you recommend with them? What amp are you using in the vid? Thanks man! Love this channel!

Those look really cool ! And had no idea they were 2 ohm. I dig thier look

Any chance you will test the Perfect 15 ? heard that they will do well with low power amps (tube amps) - keep up the good work - hunt for silkysmoot and sweet sound 🙂

Jay congrats on your solo success; I have been watching you for years since you were the underling now you are the MAN. How do the highs of these speakers compare with the best speakers you have ever heard?

Jay, how would you compare the midrange of these vs the JBL L300’s which use the LE 85 and a horn/lens? Just wondering because I’m designing a pair inspired by the L300.

Hey Jay, great call on the 900u. I have it with the matching pre and some Sashas. If you want to do a short drive west on the 401 to compare the Tektons I'm game. Let me know. The Luxman amp really sings with the pre.

Hey Jay, i notice you're using the Apollo a lot in your reviews, are you planning to do an Apollo review at some point? also I have recently upgraded to Monoblocks and was shocked by the difference, have you tried Maximum current with Monoblocks?

Thanks Jay!!

is a NAD 399 or a Rotel 1592 mk2 stable enought at 2 ohms? difficult to find amplifiers explicity rated 2 ohms. though some will give a peak rating at 2 ohm...

Hi Jay, how does this model compare to 2-10 Perfect Set?

Jay, do you know what kind of tweeters are used in these speakers? On outside they look like Monacor compact domes. I am planning to build something similar but with different drivers.

I hope you keep the Luxman as your reference amp for life. Dream amp by anyone's standards. I blew up my Luxman M4000 after having it work flawlessly for 25 years. Ooops. I unplugged my Classe DR-5 { now power switch} without turning off the Luxman first. Boom. Smoke, smell. Ooops. Probably didn't help that Furman power strip was plugged into a three prong adapter. House has no three prong outlets. That surely was a heartbreak. I hate that DR-5 for a bunch of reasons. But I'm an idiot. Cheers on your brilliant Luxman amp Jay. Please keep it forever. My dream amp

Great stuff Jay- have you heard the Sonus Faber Lumina V yet? I did this weekend and was kind of blown away at $2800. Wondering how they compare to the Tekton's if you have heard them.

Which Center would be good with this? The Pendragon Center is 8 ohm, and it feels wrong to mix and match... Also the caveat seems pretty big with the Amp, as yeah they are fairly cheap (well maybe not for most, but relatively speaking), however, if you have to spend 2-4x that on amplification, especially for a surround setup, that would be getting expensive quickly.

Do you think these would work well with a Parasound JC5? Their site says it is stable with dips down to 1.5 ohms.

Hi Jay, I’m thinking about pairing these speakers with an MA8000 - would this be a good match? Also would like to know if these speakers sound as good with all music types from rock, to classical, to country, or jazz - and do they sound good at any volume?

Do you think my Parasound Zonemaster2350 would work well with these speakers? 2ohm stable and watts.

So would I damage a speaker rated 8 ohms if I use a 4 ohms power amplifier, according to that dude the speaker I'm taking about have 8 ohms tweeters and 4 ohms woffers but lets say they are 8 ohms?

Distinct difference between A and B, but not so much between A and when you were speaking next to the speakers IMHO. Thanks for your review.

Also, did you choose to order the Pendragons with the biwire or biamp option?

How do they compare to the Golden Ear triton? Have you done a comparison between the 2, BC the Golden Ears have a Bass frequency down to 15 hz...that's deep isn't it?

What about feeding them with a March Audio P422 stereo power amp? Did u tried it out?

How is imaging with these speakers? How will it sound, if I used a 4ohms 11wpc SET class A 211/845 tube amp to drive it? Or it only excels with high power solid state amp stable on 2 ohms load?

I’m not by any means comparing the two, but have you ever reviewed the SVS ULTRA bookshelves?

I have a poor room, giant vaulted ceiling, big open room. With that, would pentadragon or double impact deal with it better?

Did you pair these with the Kinki Studio monoblocks?

WOA you got the new 20k Luxman Amp to review ! nice

Please try a standard hypex amp with these speakers. Given their price, that would seem a sensible amp choice. Curious as to how that would sound with an affordable pre like the freya.

How does this or the Double Impact compare to your dream speakers? This is 1/10 the cost of your dream speakers. Is there a Canadian dealer in Ontario / Canada i can audition?

Hi Jay what are your room dimensions?

Would love to know your opinion on this speakers comparing to the Arendal 1723 😊

Just wondering if you tried them with the Hegel H190.

You put so much effort explaining everything. please allocate few minutes of sound test as well. Thanks🍻

Have you measured these and the double impacts?

I hv a lyngdorf 3400 so can these speakers be a match?

The bass control on 4-Ohm Pendragons can also be amazing but it’s totally dependent on upstream gear. Pairing with Parasound’s JC2 preamp and JC5 amplifier leads to fabulous bass presentation and control but the synergy isn’t perfect as the soundstage is flat. Swapping from solid state to tube preamplification (Rogue RP7 or Primaluna Evo 400) leads to a more holographic presentation but bass control is diminished.

Would be great if U also reviewed Monoprice's top end speakers. They're for home theater, but would like to srr your opinion of them.

In your original review of the Pendragons you said it had a laid back sound. How are the dynamics on these or are they similar to the original Pens?

Eric's open baffle speakers are something else also.

But do they sound better than Danny's Little Giant Killers™? Do they? DO THEY??? 😆😆😆😆

Hi Jay, I noticed the DI is available in 2 ohms. It might be even better than the Pendragon. Cool if you could review it. What are your thoughts?

Can it really be true that a ported speaker doesn't have an impedance pike on the tuned frequency of the ports? How can it be below 3 Ohms in high frequencies? that should destroy the tweeters unless they did something with the crossover lowering the impedance??

Way back in 1979 I bought a used amplifier from Great American Sound company (GAS of Ampzilla fame) that had a manufacturer rated 40 watts in 8 ohms, 80 watts in 4 ohms and 160 watts in 2 ohm capability. Haven't seen an affordable 2 ohm capable amp since. What amplifiers was Tekton referring to?

Just the speaker for my Perreaux 2150B amp - 340/680/920wpc@8/4/2ohms!

Would you say this version is a bit less laid back sounding than the 3 tweeter version?

Jay, you need to get the Gato Audio AMP-150 AE Integrated Amplifier with these Tekton low impedance speakers!

I enjoyed your review. (Full disclaimer: I have owned the original Pendragons for 4 years) But the review missed the boat. Luxman makes some fine amplifiers but the unit used in the review is as rare as hen's teeth. What subscribers want to know is how does this speaker perform with a range of Class D amplifiers at different price points? For example: Topping, Loxjie, SMSL, Peachtree, Crown, Purifi, etc. After all, the speaker was specifically with this in mind. Also, this loudspeaker has very high efficiency and high powered amps are not needed in average sizerooms. So, a follow up review with a range of Class D amplifiers would be appropriate.

Jay, have you ever had a Tekton 15 tweeter array speaker in your system yet for review? If not have Eric send you a pair. Encore or Encore monitors will fit your room size well.

Quick decay factor you mentioned could be due to the pro drivers with there accordian type of surround on the driver.

Hi Jay, Not to brag but I was able select your voice vs what was recorded off the speakers in your listening room while listening to the A/B on my iphone speakers. The difference was as you said, your voice was more deeper played through the Tektons and your voice was narrower sounding when recorded in the sound booth. I can hear very little reverb in the listen booth recording. Yes the timbre of your voice was very similar but what gave it away for me was that the replay via the Tekton sounded like the room you recorded the prologue of this review in…. which is indeed what was the case. In your review you mention the comparison 3 times to that of an open back speakers, which make an model did you have in mind? Can you please review the Linkwitz Labs LX521.4 or the LX Studio open baffle speaker. I have never seen a review of either of these speaker from an established audio reviewer. These speaker can be bought in kits form or fully built.

I see the idea of 2 Ohm speakers, but are the 8 Ohm and 4 Ohm versions as impressive? Some of us may have what we think is a good smaller wattage amp (like a 20-40Wpc tube amp) and are not ready to go out and find a $19,000 discontinued Luxman amp to power them at 2 Ohms.

Pendragons with the 7 array tweeter set up, so damn good.....

Good summary! I think you need to get out a measuring tape. It may be 3 ft to the front of the speaker but not 3 ft behind them. Nice looking room.

Jay, have you ever listened to the beryllium tweeter option on any Tekton speaker, for either the center teeter or for the midrange ring? If not, could you look into this?

Any plans on reviewing the Moabs?

which Tekton would be a good match with my Kinki EX-M1+ because you have experience with both.. get well soon and stay healthy 🍀

Did you try any other amps? Hegel? Parasound? McIntosh?

What’s with tekton subwoofers ?? There are no reviews at all from anyone so do they suck or what haha. I got and love my tekton enzo xl speakers and be thinking about a subwoofer from them like the 2-10s. Would be nice to see at least one review out there from someone I trust like you Jay. Great video man keep up the great work

Jay, do these speakers have a smell from the paint? I bought Tekton speakers recently, and the paint smell is still strong (after 3 months!)

What tweeters are used in these speakers?

I think that this array of tweeters that act as a "virtual midrange" is very innovative! However, after reading through the patent, it appears that someone can copy this speaker merely by having the center tweeter (which gets the high frequency) being slightly smaller in size (a 3/4" dome vs. a 1" dome) than the surrounding tweeters (which get the slightly lower frequencies). It does save some money, though, to have only one style of multiple tweeters in the box, and that's appears to be what the patent is trying to accomplish.

So how would the 4 ohm Pendragon with 7 tweeters compare to this 2 ohm? Cost is almost the same. 🎶🕺🎶

I always wondered about comb filtering with Tekton speakers. The drawback is that to avoid comb filtering, the crossovers mu st be incredibly complex. That makes me wonder about phase coherence.

The crown poweramp you reviewed earlier could drive these no prob.

Nice review !!! Thanks 🙏🏻. How is the Soundstage ? Big ? Narrow? .

Keep up the good work but I think that my Wilson Audio speakers bass section has more quality than quantity....

I assume you are aware there are other versions of this same speaker with different impedance curves...both 4 and 8 ohm versions?

Those look huge. Are totem tribe towers still competitive today along with their hefty price? Small towers with a big sound are still rare.

So Jay, I'm scratching my head here...is these Pendragons better that the Polk R700s you just got finished raving about ?

How does it compare to CSS audio 2TDX Jay?

Reminds me of my Apogee Scintillas days 🥲

What if you audition the Double Impacts with the Luxman?