Has anyone here had any dealings with Tekton, particularly their subwoofers


As I explore options for replacing equipment I am it seems constantly finding new sources of components to consider. Tekton has appeared on my radar due to another thread here at audiogon. I just wondered if anyone has gone this direction for subwoofers in particular, but I also have questions about their full range speakers and what they are like to deal with. Given that the world of hi-fi has become even more of a smoke and mirrors game than it has been in the past, I am more cautious about who I am willing to throw down money for than I ever have been.

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I have Tekton double impacts and impact monitors.  Got the double impacts used and they crushed my existing speakers so much that I wanted to get the monitors as well.  Took a while to get but was expected,like 8 weeks after they initially said 6.  I ordered speaker cables and it took them months to send them after multiple promises to receive them.  They're a small company and I don't think they have enough employees it seems for customer service stuff.  They did send an extra pair of cables and apologized profusely, which is really nice I have to say.  I've since replaced those cables with better ones but they're nice as backups. 

To end my rant, I was going to buy subs but after the months of waiting on the wires and being told they'd ship immediately, I was a little soured on them for my subs and went with rhythmiks instead, which I HIGHLY recommend for subs.  Would love to hear a pair of 4-10s or 6-10s but felt I'd get a smoother experience with rhythmik.  For what it's worth, with my tektons tops and rhythmik bottoms, I'm at +/-3 DB frequency response from 25 hz to 20 khz at my listening position with limited room EQ.  Tekton has a pair of 4-10s on their specials for $1700.  Definitely tempting... but I do love my rhythmiks

@incorrigable the drivers are "off the rack" but he goes through many tweeters to find matched responses, and bins the other ones.  Not exactly the most environmentally friendly way to go about it, but I can't argue with the sound. 

@larsman I thought the same thing, but in person is a lot different than seeing pictures online.  In a dark cabinet, the seven tweeters aren't that noticeable.  I understand if you want really pretty boxes that put out decent sound.  I'd rather have speakers that sound like heaven than look like it.  And ofc beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  I think they look solid in person.  A subjective matter regardless

@deep_333 yes, this is exactly what compelled me to give them a try.  At the time he recommended running a dbx crossover which added noise to my signal chain. It was before he started selling amp plated subs or I may have considered along with the wires taking months to get to me.  Spreading out the bass vertically like in the 4-10 or 6-10 certainly can help with nodes.  That being said, my frequency response is quite good with two F12 rhythmiks near the middle of the room.  My room is fully treated 16.5' x 13' with 10' ceilings

This has devolved a bit for the OP.  Classic ASR vs Tekton owners thread.  The truth is somewhere in the middle.  I don't find Amir to be the most unbiased person, so his comments I take with a grain of salt.  He trashed the Sony SSCS5 speakers that sell for $77 regularly, yet have a flatter response than many speakers costing much more.  Sure it hits distortion fast with some SPL pushed, but it's a $77 speaker.

Point being, OP, I wouldn't judge either side because of a personal disagreement among two seemingly opinionated and type A people.  At the end of the day trust your gut.  For subwoofers, rhythmik seems like the king unless you want to take a chance on the tektons. They may be a bigger bang for the buck but return shipping is not cheap if you don't like them.  Best of luck to you!