Actual Lead Time on Tekton Speakers

No clue on Tekton, but if a manufacturer tells you 6-12 weeks, double the time.  

@spacecadet65,

I was the same when I custom ordered an amp from Odyssey. I called every week as I knew they were back logged. After a few months I got a call saying they had built the exact same amp as mine, only in 220 volt for a European customer who cancelled. He put in the proper transformers and made it to US specs and I received it a week later.

When I ordered my GE Triton Refs, I ordered them in January 2017 with a 4 K deposit and received them July 17th in 2017. Looking back, I am surprised I had enough patience to wait that long.

@spacecadet65,

Absolutely worth the wait!  The problem was I bought them before they were on the market as they were still being manufactured.  The original date was April but it streatched into July.  My speakers were made in the first production run.  I got so antsy that I contacted Sandy Gross at GE and he looked up my order and said the dealer would get it the second week of july.  He was correct.  I am esctatic with the speakers, the best I have ever owned.  I am glad I bought them when I did.  Retail was $8.5K and six months later, price went up to$10K.  That makes me even happier.  Good luck on the long wait.  My Engineering Professor in college told me that "patience is a virtue".

I am sad to say, but this can happen when you purchase from a small company operating on a shoestring budget in another country.  Tekton should make this right but my money says they won’t. I would refuse the merchandise and have it sent back, then hold your breath for a speedy refund.   
Best of luck

@ajzepp,


I had a similar problem when I wanted to return a pair of Pendragons in 2012. Eric was so rude to me, told me if there was even one fingerprint on the returned speakers, I wouldn’t receive my full refund. When I reminded him that one speaker had arrived damaged and that I made him aware of it a week earlier, he seemed to “forget” our conversation. He just said make sure they look brand new before I shipped them out. I could tell by his tone he was very angry.

In all my years of buying high end, I never had an experience like that before. A week After the speakers were returned and the receiving department signed for them, I called to ask when the refund would be forthcoming. Eric very angrily told me they had to be fully checked out before a refund was issued. I made sure to tell him not to get fingerprints on the speakers. Another week went by and still no refund so I called again and 2 days later, my PayPal was credited. This is what happens when you buy from a company with limited employees and on a shoestring budget.